was known for her art deco interiors (above) Despite her heft, a revolutionary hydrodynamic hull and turbo-electric engine also made Normandie the fastest ship afloat, completing her maiden voyage ...

Introduced in 1932, the French liner was a floating shrine to Art Deco and ... all sailed on the Normandie. The news: The Normandie’s interiors were auctioned after the ship’s fiery demise ...

In the Normandie Theater, Farcus chose an art-deco style and Tiffany glass for the two-story showroom named after the French liner, considered the most beautiful ship of its day. The America Piano ...

The luxurious Art Deco ships that symbolised speed, glamour and adventure As a new exhibition at London’s Victoria & Albert Museum highlights, ocean liners were once a passport to a new, forward ...

Here and elsewhere, buildings were named after ocean liners – Normandie ... varies with a ship’s dimensions, type of cargo and water densities. Its presence on Art Deco façades ties in ...

Fans of art deco will get a full-immersion experience beginning Thursday as the Queen Mary and Art Deco Society of Los Angeles stage the 10th annual Art Deco Festival aboard the iconic ship.

However, Normandie's art deco grandeur and overemphasis on first-class amenities are also credited with ultimately harming ...