Decades shaped by Sex ‘Some movements in the decorative arts… exude a po-faced moral earnestness… Art Deco alone aims at glamour – and not glamour only, but sexual allure. The architectural firm of Casson Mann, who designed the sleek, chic, installation for the Victoria and Albert Museum’s Art Deco exhibition, understands this perfectly. Displaying the works of art against a colour range of black, silver and grey, they have made every object in the show look desirable in the physical as well as in the covetable sense of the word.’