Born in the Depression, Restored in a Recession, Delage D8S Gives New Meaning to Elegance
Story by Philip Powell
In perhaps the strangest paradox of the 1930s, as the worst depression the world had ever known was putting millions out of work, extraordinary design still flourished. Bauhaus architecture by the likes of Mies van der Rohe and LeCorbusier gave us functional homes described as “machines for living.” Art Deco and Arte Moderne set new standards of interior decor, then influenced everything from streamlined railway locomotives to dishware. And in the midst of that design revolution, some of the most elegant motor cars ever produced came from the genius of innovative stylists and their custom bodymakers.
