Art Deco Dublin

27/04/2026

[𝗗𝗲𝗿𝗻𝗶𝗲𝗿 𝗱𝗶𝗺𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗵𝗲 𝗱'𝗮𝘃𝗿𝗶𝗹 : "𝗝𝗼𝘂𝗿𝗻𝗲́𝗲 𝗻𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹𝗲 𝗱𝘂 𝘀𝗼𝘂𝘃𝗲𝗻𝗶𝗿 𝗱𝗲𝘀 𝘃𝗶𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗺𝗲𝘀 𝗲𝘁 𝗱𝗲𝘀 𝗵𝗲́𝗿𝗼𝘀 𝗱𝗲 𝗹𝗮 𝗱𝗲́𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻"]

Publiée récemment sur le site de "La Nouvelle République", une photo de Marguerite Lapaire, ancienne résistante de Tours. Un portrait issu d’une photo de mariage des années 30 (qui a été colorisée) et où elle arbore un style typique de la période.

De 1941 à 1944, son hôtel à Tours (situé rue Richelieu) servait d’hébergement à un réseau de résistance. C'est pour cela qu'elle fut arrêtée et déportée (à droite, les documents attestant de son titre de déportée-résistante).
Un appel est lancé pour sortir Marguerite Lapaire de l’oubli et rendre hommage à cette dame qui a donné sa vie...
Des bénévoles recherchent ses descendants pour écrire son histoire :
https://www.lanouvellerepublique.fr/tours/son-hotel-a-tours-a-servi-de-refuge-a-la-resistance-un-appel-pour-sortir-de-l-oubli-marguerite-lapaire-1775232707

25/04/2026

Guess, in qhich building in Dublin you can find this octagon shape?

25/04/2026

World Art Deco Month - become an octagon sleuth.

Art Deco societies across the globe, all members of the International Coalition of Art Deco Societies (ICADS), are celebrating Art Deco month this year by going on a scavenger hunt for the elongated octagon. Art Deco loved its geometric and abstracted shapes - the stretched octagon was a favourite choice of designers and architects in the 1920s & '30s, appearing in jewellery, architecture, homewares and fashion.

We don't think that Aussies were quite as mad about the octagon as the Europeans and Americans, but our favourite homegrown example is this gorgeous roof light depicting a native platypus from our nation's capital. If you've got some other great examples then post them here for us all to see.

ℹ Our cute art deco platypus features in one of Canberra's finest buildings of the Inter-war Stripped Classical / Art Deco style - the 1931 Australian Institute of Anatomy. The stained-glass platypus skylight takes pride of place in the foyer. As the Institute of Anatomy, it was one of the key public buildings provided by the Federal Capital Commission in the first phase of Canberra's development, built to broaden national interest and establish the city as a centre of archives and collections. The building currently houses the National Film and Sound Archive. Photo: Marg Wade.

▶ For more info on the building: https://region.com.au/dissections-ghosts-and-movies-if-walls-could-talk/566792/

14/04/2026

If you click on the link, you should land on RTE 1 player and be able to watch it.

Nationwide explores some Art Deco buildings in Dublin, meeting some of the property owners to uncover the history of this distinctive architectural style and its influences. Watch Nationwide 2026-04-13 on RTÉ Player for free