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Meet the Austrian-born designer who gave Jazz Age America its unmistakable look. Joseph Urban (1872–1933) brought European modernism to the American stage — from the shimmering sets of the Metropolitan Opera to the Ziegfeld Follies, from grand ocean-liner interiors to the famous ‘Urban Blue’ that became his signature — and made it sing.
In this lavishly illustrated volume, John Loring — design director emeritus of Tiffany & Co. — traces Urban’s journey from Vienna to New York, where his architectural and theatrical visions reshaped everything from Broadway theatres to department stores. Richly documented and beautifully designed, the book celebrates an artist-architect-designer whose work defined an era of glamour.
Urban’s legacy endures in the buildings, sets, and interiors he left behind — and in the very idea that design could be both spectacular and modern. A feast for lovers of theatre, architecture, and Art Deco style: the giant of American design, restored to the spotlight he deserves.
Meet Joseph Urban (1872–1933), the Austrian-born designer who gave Jazz Age America its unmistakable look. From the shimmering sets of the Metropolitan Opera to the Ziegfeld Follies, from grand ocean-liner interiors to the famous ‘Urban Blue’ that became his signature, Urban brought European modernism to the American stage — and made it sing.
In this lavishly illustrated volume, John Loring — design director emeritus of Tiffany & Co. — traces Urban’s journey from Vienna to New York, where his architectural and theatrical visions reshaped everything from Broadway theatres to department stores. Richly documented and beautifully designed, the book celebrates an artist-architect-designer whose work defined an era of glamour.
Urban’s legacy endures in the buildings, sets, and interiors he left behind — and in the very idea that design could be both spectacular and modern. A feast for lovers of theatre, architecture, and Art Deco style, this book restores a giant of American design to the spotlight he deserves.
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