The
International Exposition of Modern Industrial and Decorative Arts was a
World's fair held in
Paris,
France, from April to October 1925. The term "
Art Deco" was derived by shortening the words
Arts Décoratifs, in the title of this exposition, and it was popularised in the late 1960s by British art critic and historian,
Bevis Hillier. Artistic creation in the
années folles in France is marked by this event, when on this occasion many ideas of the international avant-garde in the fields of architecture and applied arts were brought together. This major event of the 20s was located between the esplanade of
Les Invalides and the entrances of the
Grand Palais and
Petit Palais. It received 4,000 guests at the inauguration on April 28, and thousands of visitors each of the following days.