Committee
Meet the ADSUK Committee
Our Committee is entirely comprised of volunteers who willingly give their time, expertise and enthusiasm to keep ADSUK running and to spread the word about Art Deco.
Lucy Jane Santos
Chair
Lucy is a freelance historian specialising in the late nineteenth and early twentieth
centuries. She is particularly interested in how science and technology have
changed people’s daily lives. She has been involved in ADSUK since 2019 and has
been presiding over ADSUK and keeping the rest of the committee in order since
2021.
Art Deco Obsession
Vintage beauty and cocktails
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Lorna MacCulloch
Vice-Chair & Secretary
Lorna’s day job is in business management, but she has been giving up her time to
volunteer for ADSUK for over five years, and for three of those she has been on the
main committee. She’s a keen member of the vintage community and has an
amazing selection of stylish clothes.
Art Deco Obsession
Streamline modern architecture
Emma Bastin
Treasurer
Emma is a historian and writer who focuses on the 1920s and 1930s. She’s
fascinated by the rise of consumer culture in this period, and completed her PhD in
2024. She controls the purse strings of ADSUK and is very keen on spreading the
word about the society.
Art Deco Obsession
Illustrations – especially for fashion and travel
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Angharad Hart
Preservation Coordinator
Angharad is the founder of Aspire Heritage, a consultancy specialising in the
conservation of the historic environment, and ADSUK is incredibly fortunate to have
her skills and enthusiasm to call on. She has worked in the heritage sector for the
last twelve years and knows all there is to know about Art Deco buildings and
architecture.
Art Deco Obsession
Art Deco Architecture
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Thibaut Degenne
Committee Member
Thibaut is a London-based French Furniture Designer & Maker with a strong background in Graphic Design and Motion Graphics (M.A 2011, Distinction). He became a proud Member of the Art Deco Society UK in 2025 and enthusiastically joined the Communication Committee that same year.
His Art Deco passion started as he was collecting books about the glamorous travel lifestyle of the 1920-1930s—above all, the ones focused on the golden age of the ORIENT-EXPRESS and the legendary French ocean liner SS NORMANDIE, celebrated for their unparalleled Art Deco interiors.
Anecdotically, he grew up most of his childhood in a 1936 house with typical Art Deco lines on the facade… but only realised the fact about forty years down the line in 2025 !
Art Deco Obsession
The glamour of the Orient-Express and the Normandie Atlantic liner
Ruthie Good
Committee Member
Ruthie is a pro at hosting our online events, and she has tracked down numerous
speakers over the years. Her love of Art Deco comes from her childhood visits to
her grandparents’ home. She works part time as an Interior Designer.
Art Deco Obsession
1930s bias cut gowns
Paul Smith
Committee Member
Paul is a keen photographer and enjoys exploring new places to seek out Art Deco
buildings. He may not have a formal background in the arts or architecture, but
Paul’s research and enthusiasm, plus a willingness to share this, mean he is an
important member of our community.
Art Deco Obsession
Building a scale Art Deco town!
Emma Taylor
Committee Member
Emma was one of the earliest members of ADSUK and has a deep love of Art Deco
and 1930s design, especially fashion, film and streamline architecture. She has a
cracking collection of vintage clothes, hats and accessories, all of which she wears
with considerable panache.
Art Deco Obsession
1930s fashion and filmsSimon Pollock
Committee Member
Simon is a Simon Pollock was born and raised in the suburbs of London. He started
the Instagram account @LondonSuburbia in 2022. He loves exploring exotic
locations like Pinner, Chigwell, Bromley and Dagenham and has discovered that
amongst the rows of 1930s semi-detached houses, there are architectural marvels to
rival South Beach in Miami.
Art Deco Obsession
Suburbia!
- Honorary: Bevis Hiller
- Ambassador: Kate Garner
Previous Chairs
- Genista Davidson (2019–2021)
- Paul Stewart (2021–2022)