NEWS & EVENTS 2007
2007 was an exciting year – especially for art deco
enthusiasts, with Melbourne's hosting of the World Congress
on Art Deco. Some other highlights of our walks and talks:
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A Night
at the Pictures
October
Moving pictures were a part of Sydney life as early
as 1894 but the golden age of cinema architecture only
began in 1909, culminating in the movie palaces of the
1920s and the sleek streamlined theatres of the 1930s
and 1940s.
The Society’s president, Roy Lumby, discussed
the architecture of this most popular form of entertainment
in terms of its social and aesthetic context, supported
by a rich array of images.
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August: Tulkiyan and
Eryldene
Rarely does a house survive for more than ninety years
without major and sometimes destructive change taking
place. The survival of domestic gardens is even less
common.
The Society had a rare opportunity to visit two very
different homes that were built just before World
War I and designed by two of the most respected architects
of the era, Bertram Waterhouse and William Hardy Wilson
– “Tulkiyan” and “Eryldene”.
Both are outstanding exemplars of early twentieth
century domestic architecture with original interiors
and, in the case of “Eryldene”, an extraordinary
and very beautiful garden.
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May : Fantastic Plastic!
Hardly any object captures the spirit and
the style of the middle third of the twentieth century
like bakelite (and other plastic) radio receivers.
Here advanced communications technology came into
everyone’s home via up to the minute Art Deco
design.
It was a memorable evening at the Power House Museum
when Dr Peter Sheridan, authority and collector, shared
his passion for these most marvellous manifestations
of commercial twentieth century style.
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Our group in Canberra – minus
Ian Kirk (who took the photo)
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April: the Ninth World Congress on Art Deco,
Melbourne.
This exciting event was presented by the Art Deco
Society of Victoria. Lovers of art deco from around
the globe gathered for presentations by experts, tours
of Melbourne's deco highlights, and social events.
April: Pre-Congress program, Canberra.
In the days leading up to the Congress, we presented
walks and talks in Canberra,
Australia's national capital. The group saw some superb
art deco, as well as a wide range of other architectural
styles.
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April:
Art Deco Tour of Ku-ring-gai.
On
April 1st, we spent a leisurely and information-packed
tour exploring the localities rich and diverse heritage
items of significance both of the architectural and
natural realm.
This very special tour included such treasures as:
a superb Functionalist style house, the Killara Golf
Club which features extensive Art Deco ornamentation,
Dormie House, and ‘MAHRATTA’ the 1941
house designed by Architect Douglas Agnew, followed
by a guided tour by the Friends of the Blue Gum High
Forest at St. Ives.
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Main picture: 1930s cinema in Narrabeen.
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