Adolf Loos Ornament and Crime (Paperback) Penguin Modern Classics

Description: Further DetailsTitle: Ornament and CrimeCondition: NewEAN: 9780141392974ISBN: 9780141392974Publisher: Penguin ClassicsFormat: PaperbackRelease Date: 05/30/2019Item Height: 181mmItem Length: 111mmItem Width: 25mmItem Weight: 239gAuthor: Adolf LoosLanguage: EnglishISBN-10: 0141392975Description: 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 MasheckCountry/Region of Manufacture: GBGenre: Architecture & AntiquesTopic: Arts & PhotographyBook Series: Penguin Modern ClassicsRelease Year: 2019 Missing Information?Please contact us if any details are missing and where possible we will add the information to our listing.

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