From Art Deco to the Avant-Garde
In the 1920s Catalonia experienced another revival of the decorative arts thanks to institutions such as the Escola Superior dels Bells Oficis [Higher School of Arts and Crafts], which welcomed jewellers, glaziers, lacquerers and ceramicists. Many of the artists working in these fields were acknowledged in the International Exhibition of Decorative Arts held in Paris in 1925, a show that acted as a catalyst for Art Deco, the eclectic style that imposed the taste for straight geometric lines and reflected the new modern times.
In the 1930s avant-garde trends would permeate the spheres of interior design and design in general, as exemplified by the Joieria Roca ensemble created by Josep Lluís Sert (one of the exponents of the group of rationalist architects GATCPAC), and by the range of brooches designed by Manuel Capdevila and made in Paris in conjunction with the lacquerer Ramon Sarsanedas in 1937.
Roca jewellery shop
