This architectural and artistic style emerged in 1919-1920 in Europe. It got its name from the French “Arts décoratifs” (decorative arts) and literally revolutionised not only the construction industry on two continents, but also the decorative industry in its most diverse forms: interior design, furniture, tableware, clothing, jewellery.
Art Deco penetrated all kinds of art: painting, sculpture, music (Stravinsky, Prokofiev, jazz), theatre sets and costumes (Cocteau, Diaghilev, Meyerhold), even literature (“The Great Gatsby” by Francis Scott Fitzgerald). It’s simply impossible to list all the names of talented authors who created masterpieces in the Art Deco style. But we suggest taking a closer look at architecture. More specifically at a particular London house built in the Art Deco style.
It’s worth noting that in each of the European countries, in America Art Deco absorbed local features, remaining an international style. London is a city that has absorbed throughout its long history many architectural masterpieces of different styles, as well as hundreds of the best examples of Art Deco, from palaces and public buildings (Eltham Palace, Greater London House or Bibendum) to private houses. Yet a small proportion of these mansions on quiet, leafy streets have been carefully preserved inside and out.
So if you want to relax in your private life and get away from the intrusive minimalism of “techno” that dominates architecture and design everywhere nowadays (in cafes, at work, in flats)… we offer you a unique example: an Art Deco house that has preserved many elements of exterior and interior decoration, with restored authentic fireplaces, doors, stairs, even locks and much more. The mansion was built in 1920 by architect Charles Cowles Voysey, son of the famous C.F.A. Voysey, one of the founders of the Arts and Crafts movement and the Modern Style (British Art Nouveau).
After renovation and restoration a few years ago, the size of the house was increased by 25% to 248 square metres. It has 5 bedrooms, state-of-the-art fittings in the bathrooms and kitchen-dining room, and other innovations. The property is surrounded by an extensive garden (about 600 square metres) with a guest cottage (of 29 square metres), which has its own toilet and shower.
The house retains a number of Art Deco furniture items and fittings that can be purchased with the property – for those who love and understand this style and era and would like to own not just a home, but a piece of history.
Location:
300 metres from Ravensbourne station, train to Blackfriars takes 20 minutes;
10 minutes from local centre and Bromley South station, train to Charing Cross or Victoria takes 15 minutes.
So here is a 5-bedroom family home for sale in a leafy part of town with excellent schools, parks and golf clubs, with all the necessary infrastructure at your fingertips, all for half the price of a 2-bedroom flat in central London: £985,000. This is a great investment: the cost per square metre is only £3,555 (for comparison, in central areas 1 square metre costs on average £10,200).
