Where to visit

Soak up art nouveau style in person…

1. THE PARIS MÉTRO, PARIS

Hector Guimard designed ornate entrances to 141 Paris Métro stations. Using green ironwork and curvaceous plant-like designs, highlights include Porte Dauphine, Abbesses (pictured) and Crimée stations. ratp.fr/en

2. THE GLASGOW SCHOOL OF ART, GLASGOW

Charles Rennie Mackintosh’s largest commission, this building was constructed in two phases (1899 and 1909) and reflects the early and mature design talents of Mackintosh. Architectural Historian Dr Jonathan Foyle has likened the building to ‘a great ocean liner’. gsa.ac.uk

3. MUSÉE CARNAVALET, PARIS

Head here to see the interior of Georges Fouquet’s ornate jewellery shop (formerly at 6 Rue Royale), designed by Alphonse Mucha. ‘Nature, I study it constantly, there is not a plant, a flower, a bit of life that is not full of suggestion,’ wrote Alphonse. carnavalet.paris.fr (NB museum closed until 2019)

4. VICTORIA AND ALBERT MUSEUM, LONDON

From advertising posters by Alphonse Mucha to elegant furniture by the likes of Louis Majorelle and Hector Guimard, there’s an impressive collection of art nouveau designs to explore here. vam.ac.uk

5. 78 DERNGATE, NORTHAMPTON

Designed and remodelled by Mackintosh in 1916 for his client, Northampton model engineer WJ Bassett-Lowke, this small terraced house had a visionary owner and underwent a radical transformation. 78derngate.org.uk