Art Deco
Art Deco derived its name from the world exhibition in Paris in 1925 which highlighted the applied arts, the ‘Exposition Internationale des Arts Décoratifs et Industriels Modernes’.  The style of Art Deco is based on mathematical geometric shapes. It is widely considered to be an eclectic form of elegant and stylish modernism, influenced by a variety of ‘primitive’ Africa, Ancient Egypt and Aztec Mexican arts. The Art Deco style has also drawn on Machine Age and streamline technologies. Art Deco was the main theme for a collection of styles in the period between the two World Wars. These styles were a reaction to the organic ornament of Jugendstil and the sinuous, natural curves of the Art Nouveau.

Art Nouveau and Jugendstil
Jugendstil (known as Art Nouveau outside of Germany)
The name ‘Jugendstil’, German version of Art Nouveau, appeared around the turn of the century in Germany and Austria. It was named after the magazine “Die Jugend”, an illustrated Art & Life magazine in Munich which promoted it. German Jugendstil designers used stylized natural elements, which were often so stylized that the influencing plant or animal pattern could no longer be recognized.
Art Nouveau derived its name from Siegfried Bing, a great stimulator of innovative art who opened a new gallery in Paris in 1895 called L’Art Nouveau (The New Art).
It was a progressive gallery where young artists exhibited their new art. 

The Dutch New Art* (“Nieuwe Kunst”)
*:Chris van der Hoef and the Dutch New Art (‘Nieuwe Kunst’).
‘Nieuwe Kunst’, Dutch New Art, also arose in the Netherlands around 1900 through innovations in architecture and applied arts. At the time, there were different names circulating for this style such as, 'Berlage' and the ‘Binnenhuis’-style (named after a well known gallery) or ‘nouilly’, due to the curved lines. For simplicity’s sake, the Dutch style was first classified as being in the same category as the international Art Nouveau and Jugendstil. However, as important elements of the Dutch style represent an entirely different and unique art style, the name ‘Nieuwe Kunst’ (New Art) has been used since the 1960s. The most popular form in the 'Nieuwe Kunst' style is a geometric shape, sometimes a series of squares and sometimes strongly stylized plants or animals..