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A combination of modern and organic motifs, Art Deco design continues to be captivating and collectable. Deco is the passion of the presenters of this programme that explores the local and global Deco scene, preservation and heritage, the buildings, jewellery and furnishings with interviews, music, notice of coming events; a sharing of the knowledge of Club Moderne, the Art Deco Society of Auckland.
Presenters
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Producer / Presenter: Nancy Smith
Nancy once had a shop selling antiques, including many Art Deco items of china, jewellery, lamps, even clothes. She has long worked in hospitality and currently operates a B&B. The mother of two daughters and grandmother of three, Nancy enjoys cooking and gardening and especially savours art house movies, especially when screened at the Deco-styled Civic Theatre.
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Presenter: Philippa Wallace
In the 60's Philippa moved to London and the Webber-Douglas Academy of Dramatic Art. She performed in pantomime and children’s theatre before traveling the world. On her return home Philippa rediscovered NZ through our stories on radio, film and television. Horse riding, reading, walking and environmental issues all claim her time along with her interest in the history of fashion and all things Deco and Retro.
Deco Retro
Curtain call
In this final episode of Deco Retro, we revisit an interview with Jackie Wilkinson from Friends of the Auckland Philharmonia Orchestra. Listen to find out some of the ways you can join and support the APO.
Presenters
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Producer / Presenter: Nancy Smith
Nancy once had a shop selling antiques, including many Art Deco items of china, jewellery, lamps, even clothes. She has long worked in hospitality and currently operates a B&B. The mother of two daughters and grandmother of three, Nancy enjoys cooking and gardening and especially savours art house movies, especially when screened at the Deco-styled Civic Theatre.
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Presenter: Philippa Wallace
In the 60's Philippa moved to London and the Webber-Douglas Academy of Dramatic Art. She performed in pantomime and children’s theatre before traveling the world. On her return home Philippa rediscovered NZ through our stories on radio, film and television. Horse riding, reading, walking and environmental issues all claim her time along with her interest in the history of fashion and all things Deco and Retro.
Previous podcasts
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Hear author Denis Dwyer’s account of taking the last train to Clyde in 1990 (from his book New Zealand Adventures By Rail) and Katherine Mansfield’s journal entry documenting her train ride over the Kaingaroa Plain in 1907, as well as railway enthusiast Rev. David Crooke’s reliving of some of the goings-on at New Zealand’s most magnificent and historic railway station in Dunedin.
