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Ornament and Crime Paperback – 3 Sep 2019

by Adolf Loos (Author)

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'But art has nothing to do with forgery, with lies. The paths of art may be thorny, but they are clean.'

Ornament and Crime comprises a selection of essays by celebrated Viennese architect, Adolf Loos, and cover the full range of design - from architecture to jewellery, pottery to plumbing, craft training to printing. A great enthusiast and great hater, Loos and his ideas were absolutely fundamental to 20th century aesthetics, as well as being very enjoyable to read. He extols heroes and denigrates villains, as he makes quite clear- 'If you want to have a contemporary craft, if you want to have contemporary utility objects, then poison the architects'.

The Penguin on Design series includes the works of creative thinkers whose writings on art, design and the media have changed our vision forever.

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Paperback: 352 pages
Publisher: Penguin; 1 edition (3 September 2019)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0141392975
ISBN-13: 978-0141392974
Product Dimensions: 11.1 x 2.5 x 18.1 cm
Boxed-product Weight: 181 g
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Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 160,681 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
- #246 in Aesthetics (Books)
- #166 in Architectural Criticism
- #227 in Individual Architects & Firms

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Revolutionary essays on design, aesthetics and materialism - from one of the great masters of modern architecture.

About the Author

Adolf Loos (1877-1933) was a leading Austro-Hungarian architect, perhaps most famous for the revolutionary 'Loos House' opposite the Hofburg Palace in Vienna, which caused outrage when it was built in 1912, and the wonderful American Bar, also in Vienna. He wrote extensively on architecture and design, working in reaction to the elaborate mass of decoration celebrated by the Vienna Secession movement.

Joseph Masheck, modern art and architectural historian and critic, and sometime editor-in-chief of Artforum, was awarded the 2018 Distinguished Lifetime Achievement Award for Writing on Artof the College Art Association.

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Jason Killgore

Excelent book!

26 February 2014 - Published on Amazon.com

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Excelent book! Nice insite on Adolf Loos concepts of ornament and design. Very well writen and translated. A must read

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Nicholas Rawlings

Great essays, but one less than what I hoped for

26 March 2006 - Published on Amazon.com

I was a bit disappointed that this volume did not include "The Poor Little Rich Man" in its selection, but it is otherwise a nice collection of Loos' delightful and insightful essays. In addition to "Ornament and Crime", this book gives you:

Our School of Applied Art

The Christmas Exposition in the Austrian Museum

The Jubilee Exhibition: The Exhibition Buildings

The Silver Court and the Neighboring Pavilion

Men's Fashion

The New Style and the Bronze Industry

Interior Design: Prelude

The Interiors of the Rotunda

Chairs

Glass and China

Luxury Carriages

Plumbers: Baths and Kitchen Ranges

Gentlemen's Hats

Footwear

Shoemakers

Ladies' Fashion

Underwear

Furniture

The Furniture of 1898

Printers

A Review of the Applied Arts I

A Review of the Applied Arts II

The English Schools in the Austria Museum

Pottery

Surplus to Requirements

In Praise of the Present

Culture

Cultural Degeneration

Brief Intermezzo

Beethoven's Ears

Hands Off!

Ornament and Education

Short Hair

Oscar Kokoschka

On Josef Hoffman

33 people found this helpful

Ko Wibowo

The Origin of Modern Architecture and Design Starts Here

30 July 2014 - Published on Amazon.com

What an architect with clear conviction on design for the greater good. Loos had such a wide range of understanding in other disciplines, not just architecture. His writing and criticism went as far as fashion and everyday objects. You can see his clear idea and synthesis that binds them all in this book.

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