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25.01.2022 Designed by prominent architectural firm Hennessy & Hennessy, 'Bulolo' was built in 1934 for successful Brisbane businessman and politician T.C. Beirne who wanted to provide self-contained residential flats for the single young women working in his Fortitude Valley department store // Photo by Paul Dielemans Photography
25.01.2022 Happy Birthday to the Walter Taylor Bridge. Opened to traffic on St Valentine's Day 83 years ago, this concrete and steel suspension bridge spanning the Brisban...e River between Indooroopilly and Chelmer was a toll bridge until 1965. This group of spectators enjoyed the opening day entertainment from the Chelmer side. Don't forget to register your Heritage Festival event at https://www.nationaltrust.org.au/ahf/qld SLQneg no 181335 See more
24.01.2022 Designed by prominent architectural firm Hennessy & Hennessy, Bulolo was built in 1934 for successful Brisbane businessman and politician T.C. Beirne who wanted to provide self-contained residential flats for the single young women working in his Fortitude Valley department store // Photo by Paul Dielemans Photography
24.01.2022 How great is this custom lighting, timber inlays and panelling, decorative plaster in the Finney Isles & Co. department store dining room, c1930! // Photo by H.B. Green & Co via David Phillips
23.01.2022 Decorative window to Queen Street from the Tattersall's Club Members Dining Room +
23.01.2022 How gorgeous is this 1933 illustrated Shell advertisement page from The Queenslander Annual? If youd like to learn more about Queenslands motor industry, head along to State Library of Queensland on 19th June to hear from 2018 Queensland Business Leaders Hall of Fame Fellow Dr Hilary Davies (and Brisbane Art Deco contributing author!) about the Canada Cycle and Motor Agency Ltd (Qld) - which was a leading company in Queenslands cycling and early motor industry between 1905 and 1930. Bookings here: https://www.slq.qld.gov.au//research-reveals-putting-queen
23.01.2022 We're excited to host the only Queensland showing of "The World Turns Modern: ART DECO from the National Collection" from Sat 7 September to Sun 27 October, 10a...m-5pm daily. Free entry. Comprised entirely of works selected from the National Gallery of Australia collection, this exhibition provides superb examples of the diverse expressions of Art Deco. #IAGpresents http://bit.ly/ArtDeco-IpswichArtGallery Margarete Heymann-Loebenstein Tea set c.1928 glazed earthenware: slip cast National Gallery of Australia, Canberra Purchased with the assistance of Diana Woollard 1988
21.01.2022 Check out this page from The Courier-Mail, 17 Nov 1933, showing all the trades, crafts, and suppliers who came together to build the incredible Coronet Court! We often receive requests from people seeking guidance on choosing appropriate tradespeople to undertake works at their heritage properties. Can anyone recommend suitably qualified heritage-friendly tradespeople working in and around Brisbane?
20.01.2022 Can you imagine if Hennessy, Hennessy & Co.'s proposed plans for The Great Hall at The University of Queensland had been realised? Check out that monumental facade in this ca.1936 illustration!
19.01.2022 Decorative window to Queen Street from the Tattersalls Club Members Dining Room +
19.01.2022 999 Brunswick St (1940): Clifford Plant & R.W.Voller
18.01.2022 Who is lucky enough to be going to see Opera Australias The Merry Widow, with its spectacular Art Deco costumes and sets, at QPAC when it reaches Brisbane in June? Tickets available now: https://www.qpac.com.au/event/oq_merry_widow_18/
18.01.2022 This year's German Film Festival in Brisbane features a focus on the 1920s and 1930s - Bauhaus, Brecht, Threepenny Opera, Mack the Knife. Might be interesting for the Art Deco sets and costumes!
17.01.2022 Ladies to the front! Here is a close-up of sculptor Marguerite Weller's low relief pressed cement Art Deco panel that adorns the main entrance of Hampton Court and expresses "the spirit permeating the history attaching to the name of Hampton Court" // Images from The Courier-Mail, May 10 1938; and Paul Dielemans Photography
17.01.2022 Social distancing doesn't have to mean social disengagement and the Art Deco Society of New York is happy to provide you with a daily dose of Deco! In this s...eries we’ll highlight many aspects of interwar architecture and design as well as the unique culture of the 1920s and 30s. Today we are highlighting Melbourne Art Deco & Modernism, in which Robin Grow invites you to explore the wonderful Art Deco architecture and design in Melbourne, Australia. Full Article: https://www.artdeco.org/melbourne-art-deco-and-modernism Photo: David Thompson, Koala clings to Australian Natives Association Building.
16.01.2022 Maude Rose Lores Bonney, AM, MBE was an aviator & the first woman to fly solo from Australia to England (1933) #GoogleDoodle https://t.co/UXLI4ZMWih
16.01.2022 Who is lucky enough to be going to see Opera Australia's 'The Merry Widow', with it's spectacular Art Deco costumes and sets, at QPAC when it reaches Brisbane in June? Tickets available now: https://www.qpac.com.au/event/oq_merry_widow_18/
16.01.2022 Have you noticed the gently curved frontage of the Queensland Primary Producers No. 4 Woolstore along Skyring Terrace? This image from The Courier Mail, 1937
16.01.2022 Happy Birthday to the Walter Taylor Bridge. Opened to traffic on St Valentines Day 83 years ago, this concrete and steel suspension bridge spanning the Brisban...e River between Indooroopilly and Chelmer was a toll bridge until 1965. This group of spectators enjoyed the opening day entertainment from the Chelmer side. Dont forget to register your Heritage Festival event at https://www.nationaltrust.org.au/ahf/qld SLQneg no 181335 See more
15.01.2022 The 'rainbow arch' William Jolly Bridge (formerly Grey Street Bridge) is constructed of concrete encased steel, and was designed by A E Harding Frew and built by M R Hornibrook Ltd between 1928 and 1932
15.01.2022 Ladies to the front! Here is a close-up of sculptor Marguerite Wellers low relief pressed cement Art Deco panel that adorns the main entrance of Hampton Court and expresses "the spirit permeating the history attaching to the name of Hampton Court" // Images from The Courier-Mail, May 10 1938; and Paul Dielemans Photography
15.01.2022 Would you like to find out more about the history of your house? Library Shop have a great range of local history guides for areas in and around Brisbane as well as books on Queensland's heritage. Shop in store or online: https://bit.ly/2AsC8y7
14.01.2022 Its been four years since the Brisbane Art Deco book was published! To celebrate, enjoy free shipping (within Australia) when you purchase your copy from our official website - use promo code CELEBRATE during checkout
14.01.2022 Opened to road traffic on 4 October 1935, The Hornibrook Highway shortened the road journey between Brisbane and Redcliffe by several hours. Also a special co-o...rdinated rail-bus service was inaugurated by the company to convey commuters between Sandgate and Redcliffe. Prior to its construction, all road traffic between Brisbane and Redcliffe needed to travel via Petrie and Kallangur. With a length of 2.7km, it was the longest road bridge in the Southern Hemisphere and the second longest in the world at that time. It was named after Sir Manuel Hornibrook who was chief engineer of the construction. See more
14.01.2022 Do you ever stop and look up in our busy city? This is one of the Finney Isles & Co. buildings (later became David Jones)
13.01.2022 This years German Film Festival in Brisbane features a focus on the 1920s and 1930s - Bauhaus, Brecht, Threepenny Opera, Mack the Knife. Might be interesting for the Art Deco sets and costumes!
13.01.2022 "The new home of The Courier-Mail, which will be the best and most up-to-date newspaper office in Australia, combining features in design, lay-out, and plant hitherto considered beyond justification in this continent" Illustration of The Courier Mail building which was once on Queen Street by Wilfred Morden from 1935 appearing in the 1936 'Queenslander Annual' // Image from SLQ
13.01.2022 Today is International Jazz Day. In 1995 we recorded an extensive interview with Sid Bromley, who was instrumental in the development of jazz in Queensland. Sid... started the Brisbane Swing Club in 1941, and revived it after World War II as the Brisbane Hot Jazz Society. Requested by the ABC to assemble a regular broadcasting jazz band, he formed the Canecutters (1947-1952). In 1955 he began regular appearances at the Story Bridge Hotel and activated a succession of jazz venues throughout the 1960s. He was a long-time presenter on the Radio 4ZZZ jazz show. Sid passed away in 2004. The recordings have since been digitised and can be listened to online - http://hdl.handle.net/10462/eadarc/8440 See more
13.01.2022 Check out this lovely new Art Deco inspired mirror designed and made locally by Kirralee & Co. who create minimal, ethical, and sustainable wooden pieces from their solar-powered shed near Ipswich!
11.01.2022 Photo from the State Library of Queensland // A rendered drawing by George Rae of the St. James Theatre in Brisbane from 1938. Previously the Empire Theatre (a ...'vaudeville' theatre) on Albert St in Brisbane city, the building was significantly reconstructed in the thirties and became the St. James Theatre (primarily a 'talkie' theatre). In 1965 the building was again renovated and became the Paris Theatre until it was demolished in 1986. The Myer Centre now stands on the site. See more
11.01.2022 It's been four years since the Brisbane Art Deco book was published! To celebrate, enjoy free shipping (within Australia) when you purchase your copy from our official website - use promo code 'CELEBRATE' during checkout
11.01.2022 As Brisbane slowly recovered from the Great Depression, commercial business thrived in the Stones Corner area. Stones Corner Plaza was built in 1938 by Burns, Philp & Co. as one of J.C. Penneys department stores // Photo by Thomas Ryan Photography
10.01.2022 Did you know that renowned Art Deco architects Hall & Phillips (known for McWhirters and Shell House) designed this humble Stewarts & Lloyds factory on Montague Road (1937)? // Photo by Thomas Ryan Photography
10.01.2022 Have you noticed Merillon sitting pretty on Brunswick Street? It was originally known as 'Durham Court', and was designed around 1940 by Eric (E.P.) Trewern // Photo by Paul Dielemans Photography
09.01.2022 The rainbow arch William Jolly Bridge (formerly Grey Street Bridge) is constructed of concrete encased steel, and was designed by A E Harding Frew and built by M R Hornibrook Ltd between 1928 and 1932
09.01.2022 Just gorgeous Qantas !
09.01.2022 Check out this lovely deco detail - do you know where this is?
09.01.2022 How gorgeous is this 1933 illustrated Shell advertisement page from The Queenslander Annual? If you'd like to learn more about Queensland's motor industry, head along to State Library of Queensland on 19th June to hear from 2018 Queensland Business Leaders Hall of Fame Fellow Dr Hilary Davies (and Brisbane Art Deco contributing author!) about the Canada Cycle and Motor Agency Ltd (Qld) - which was a leading company in Queenslands cycling and early motor industry between 1905 and 1930. Bookings here: https://www.slq.qld.gov.au//research-reveals-putting-queen
08.01.2022 Have you noticed Merillon sitting pretty on Brunswick Street? It was originally known as Durham Court, and was designed around 1940 by Eric (E.P.) Trewern // Photo by Paul Dielemans Photography
08.01.2022 Check out these gorgeous Easter specials that you could pick up at McWhirters in 1941 // Image from The Telegraph, 25 March 1941 via State Library of Queensland
07.01.2022 A very special opportunity!
06.01.2022 For a limited time only, take advantage of free postage Australia-wide - use discount code DECO2018 at checkout! (Ends 13 Dec 2018)
06.01.2022 Chateau Nous (1937, designed by Douglas Roberts)
05.01.2022 Regina Court, with its bold dark red and blue colour scheme, was designed by Arthur (A.W.F.) Bligh and built in 1939. These days it's tucked away behind lush vegetation, but you can appreciate its complex form (cylindrical, cubic, polygonal, and angular volumes) in this photo which appeared in The Sunday Mail newspaper shortly after it was built!
05.01.2022 Purchase the Brisbane Art Deco book ($34.95) and receive FREE SHIPPING! During checkout, use the promo code: decodreams. For 2 weeks only, offer ends 9 Dec 2019. Australia only. Valid only on the official Brisbane Art Deco website: www.brisbaneartdeco.com.au/publication
04.01.2022 The gorgeous The Bowerbird and The Bride Exhibition is opening soon at Old Government House Brisbane! Why not head along to one of the special events - there are a series of Behind the seams tours, an 'In Conversation with Marion Boyce' presentation, and an extra special Wedding Garden Party on QUT (Queensland University of Technology)'s kidney lawn!
03.01.2022 Were excited to host the only Queensland showing of "The World Turns Modern: ART DECO from the National Collection" from Sat 7 September to Sun 27 October, 10a...m-5pm daily. Free entry. Comprised entirely of works selected from the National Gallery of Australia collection, this exhibition provides superb examples of the diverse expressions of Art Deco. #IAGpresents http://bit.ly/ArtDeco-IpswichArtGallery Margarete Heymann-Loebenstein Tea set c.1928 glazed earthenware: slip cast National Gallery of Australia, Canberra Purchased with the assistance of Diana Woollard 1988
03.01.2022 Can you imagine if Hennessy, Hennessy & Co.s proposed plans for The Great Hall at The University of Queensland had been realised? Check out that monumental facade in this ca.1936 illustration!
02.01.2022 Check out this 1930s Spanish Mission beauty
02.01.2022 Maude Rose 'Lores' Bonney, AM, MBE was an aviator & the first woman to fly solo from Australia to England (1933) #GoogleDoodle https://t.co/UXLI4ZMWih
02.01.2022 What do you remember about Cloudland? Magnus Eriksson spent the last two years perfecting a digital recreation of the iconic Brisbane ballroom using old photo...graphs, plans and written accounts. He says the project was extremely difficult because private cameras were not allowed in Cloudland in the 50s, and the venue was notoriously under-lit by weak artificial lights of the day. Magnus released his first version of these digital images in 2017. We think his latest attempt is fantastic!
