Revolutionary essays on design, aesthetics and materialism - from one of the great masters of modern architecture
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'.
Translated by Shaun Whiteside
With an epilogue by Joseph Masheck
| ISBN: | 9780141392974 |
| Publication date: | 30th May 2019 |
| Author: | Adolf Loos |
| Publisher: | Penguin Classics an imprint of Penguin Books Ltd |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Pagination: | 343 pages |
| Series: | Penguin Classics |
| Genres: |
Theory of architecture Philosophy: aesthetics Individual architects and architectural firms Theory of art Decorative arts |
Revolutionary essays on design, aesthetics and materialism - from one of the great masters of modern architectureAdolf 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'.Translated by Shaun WhitesideWith an epilogue by Joseph Masheck
Ornament and Crime features in the following genres: Theory of architecture, Philosophy: aesthetics, Individual architects and architectural firms, Theory of art, Decorative arts
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Ornament and Crime was written by Adolf Loos and published by Penguin Classics an imprint of Penguin Books Ltd
Ornament and Crime has 343 pages
Yes it is part of Penguin Classics series
£8.99, reduced from £9.99. In Stock.