Abstract: The Art Nouveau movement in Hungary was about the rebirth of Hungarian art and design culture. Due to constant foreign-imposed monarchies and their influence on art and architecture, Hungarians had lost their sense of identity in the realms of art and architecture. The need and demand for a "Hungarian National Style" had become increasingly prominent. To fulfill this desire, artists and architects, along with the Zsolnay ceramic factory, collaborated and worked on creating a "Hungarian National Style" and "Hungarian folk motifs." In the early 19th century, European educators were already learning and teaching Arabesque designs. Ödön Lechner was the first architect to look towards the East for guidance in the search for a Hungarian style, under the false belief that the Hungarian tribes had Eastern roots.