Leonetto Cappiello 1920's French Poster "Mossant" Cushion

Art Deco emerged from the interwar period when rapid industrialisation was transforming culture. One of its major attributes is an embrace of technology. The style is often chraacterised by rich colours, bold geometric shapes and lavish ornamentation. Leonetto Cappiello ( April 1875 in Livorno, Italy – 2. February 1942 in Cannes, France) was an Italian and French poster art designer who lived in Paris.[1] He is now often called 'the father of modern advertising' because of his innovation in poster design. He was the first poster artist to use bold figures popping out of black backgrounds, a startling contrast to the posters early norm. This advertisement for "Mossant" hats features three bowler style hats being held out by three gloved hands. The hats are black and grey in elegant 1920's style and the gloves are white and yellow, all against a dark rich yellow background