Ornament and Crime : Thoughts on Design and Materials
by Loos, Adolf
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Translated by Shaun Whiteside
Published by :
Penguin Books
(UK)
Physical details: 343 Pages 18x11 cm | PB
ISBN:9780141392974.
Subject(s):
Europe
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Decorative arts
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Austria
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Decoration and ornament
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Loos, Adolf, 1870-1933
Year: 2019
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Adolf Loos, the great Viennese pioneer of modern architecture, was a hater of the fake, the fussy and the lavishly decorated, and a lover of stripped down, clean simplicity. He was also a writer of effervescent, caustic wit, as shown in this selection of essays on all aspects of design and aesthetics, from cities to glassware, furniture to footwear, architectural training to why 'the lack of ornament is a sign of intellectual power'
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