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’.

Format: Paperback
Published: in UK in 2019
Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd
Pages: 352
Language: English
ISBN 13: 9780141392974
ISBN 10: 0141392975