Art Deco has never really left. From Sydney's interwar apartment blocks to contemporary joinery details, the movement's underlying logic — geometric rigour, material honesty, colour as statement — continues to shape how the best interiors are resolved. This is what still works, and why.

Most vintage interiors get the reference right and the conviction wrong. Here's how Art Deco and Mid-Century Modern actually work — and how to use both without losing the thread.