The Art Deco period is usually defined as the years between the first and second world wars, in the 1920s-1930s. The V&A Museum in London, in their Art Deco Exhibition 2003, defined the Art Deco period as the years 1910 to 1939, from the end of the Edwardian era to the first year of Word War II. This was a period of rapid change and modernisation. During this time, women earned their emancipation and the right to vote. The automobile and aeroplane made travel quicker than ever before, and great steel skyscrapers rose from our cities. These changing times influenced artists and designers alike to create sleek, streamlined designs.