Historically, Art Deco, which is short for arts décoratifs, started in France in the early 1900s. “But it really flourished in America in the ’20s and ’30s,” Moon explains.

Today, Cartier’s contemporary design language conveys a 21st-century vision of Art Deco by combining the period’s sharp-edged stone cuts with organic shapes redolent of jewelry of the 1960s ...

The Nassau County Museum of Art’s new exhibit, “Deco at 100,” opens on Jan. 18, showcasing paintings, furniture, fashion and sculptures that capture the decorative art movement of the 1920s.