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I think art deco is one of my favorites. It still has a clean, modern look that ages surprisingly well, even a century later.

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[-] [email protected] 8 points 4 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago)

Cubism. Just to convince people it's not about designing things any 5yo can build in Minecraft.

[-] [email protected] 7 points 3 days ago

Art Nouveau. It looks so whimsical. I'd also like a Gothic/Gothic Revival.

[-] [email protected] 4 points 3 days ago

I want anything that isn't low effort, bland, inoffensive. I hate modern trend towards boring. I love everything that isn't landlord white.

[-] [email protected] 6 points 4 days ago

I’d like for Baroque furniture to come back. Hella sturdy.

[-] [email protected] 6 points 4 days ago

Generally speaking, art deco, for houses specifically, Georgian.

[-] [email protected] 5 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago)

Hey I love Union Terminal! Great museum. And you're right, the building is beautiful. The massive mural in the entrance area is my favorite piece of any building I know of.

[-] [email protected] 3 points 3 days ago

The. Constructivist Era of the Soviet Union; abstract art meets cubism meets the proletariat.

[-] [email protected] 4 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago)

Genuinely curious: why use an AI image instead of the many real Constructivist buildings?

I especially this one, nice balance of raw concrete and ornamentation:

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[-] [email protected] 5 points 3 days ago

19th century german architecture + red brick Gothic.

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[-] [email protected] 4 points 3 days ago

Art deco rules so much

[-] [email protected] 4 points 3 days ago

Something that doesn't look or feel like it was made at a factory

[-] [email protected] 4 points 4 days ago

Likewise, it's beautiful, so elegant.

[-] [email protected] 3 points 3 days ago

Check out art deco metal band Imperial Triumphant

[-] [email protected] 2 points 3 days ago

There's some good Art Deco in Guillermo del Toro's Nightmare Alley

[-] [email protected] 1 points 3 days ago

I might have to check it out, thanks!

[-] [email protected] 2 points 4 days ago

Anything that is not a square shaped shit brick like so much of the past 50 years.

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