Ornament and crime : thoughts on design and materials /
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 aesthetic...
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| Other Authors: | , |
| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English German |
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[London] UK :
Penguin Books,
2019
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| Series: | Penguin classics
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| Summary: | 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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| Item Description: | "With an epilogue by Joseph Masheck"--Page 4 of cover |
| Physical Description: | 343 pages ; 19 cm |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 323-327) |
| ISBN: | 0141392975 9780141392974 |