Most of the art deco buttons I've been posting this week present boldly geometric forms angled in straightforward extravagance. But the art deco "look" also takes its inspiration from nature and (finally) here's an example of that in the form of stylized leaves carved into butterscotch Bakelite. This ideal button of the 1920's exudes everything I look for in an old Bakelite treasure: strength, vitality, beauty and pizzazz. What I love most about the art deco style is the confidence it sets forth. Whether it be a flapper's cigarette-holder, a stately mantle clock or an exotic car's hood ornament (as pictured below), where there's an element of art deco you'll witness a flashback to the grand and eternally stunning ideas of another time.
-Sherbert McGee
"There was going to be no more poverty, no more ignorance,
no more disease. Art Deco reflected that confidence,
no more disease. Art Deco reflected that confidence,
vigor and optimism by using symbols of progress, speed and power."
—Robert MacGregor (British engineer)
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