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Ornament and Crime: Selected Essays
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1997
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Parole nel vuoto
by Adolf Loos, Sonia Gessner 4.00 avg rating — 9 ratings
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1983
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Ins Leere gesprochen
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1921
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Warum Architektur Keine Kunst Ist Fundamentales Über Scheinbar Funktionales
by Adolf Loos, Peter Stuiber 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating
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2009
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Adolf Loos, 1870-1933: Raumplan, Wohnungsbau: Ausstellung Der Akademie Der Kunste, 4. Dezember 1983 Bis 15. Januar 1984
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Adolf Loos: Why A Man Should Be Well Dressed
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Paroles dans le vide - Malgré tout
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1979
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Adolf Loos
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Ornament und Verbrechen
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Adolf Loos, 1870 1933
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“The unadorned gentleman's suit was the product of the change from rigid status to social structures constantly shifting in response to the forces of modern capitalism, becoming ever more egalitarian in both appearance and reality.”
― Adolf Loos
― Adolf Loos
“I will not subscribe to the argument that ornament increases the pleasure of the life of a cultivated person, or the argument which covers itself with the words: “But if the ornament is beautiful! ...” To me, and to all the cultivated people, ornament does not increase the pleasures of life. If I want to eat a piece of gingerbread I will choose one that is completely plain and not a piece which represents a baby in arms of a horserider, a piece which is covered over and over with decoration. The man of the fifteenth century would not understand me. But modern people will. The supporter of ornament believes that the urge for simplicity is equivalent to self-denial. No, dear professor from the College of Applied Arts, I am not denying myself! To me, it tastes better this way.”
― Adolf Loos, Ornament and Crime: Selected Essays
― Adolf Loos, Ornament and Crime: Selected Essays
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