Art Deco
304 printed pages
- Copyright owner
- Parkstone International
- Original publication
- 2014
- Publication year
- 2014
- Publisher
- Parkstone International
Impressions
- mjdejor jekemeshared an impression8 years ago
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- Anna Suvorovashared an impression6 years ago
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Quotes
- katiadolzhenkohas quoted5 years ago
The restorer of Austrian architecture, at the end of last century, was Otto Wagner. The most brilliant of his pupils, Josef Hoffmann, was given the torch. - katiadolzhenkohas quoted5 years agomatch with the rooms, the seats and beds were low, and the wardrobe with a full-length mirror replaced by the sideboard.
- katiadolzhenkohas quoted5 years agowell-known manifesto of the Austrian architect Adolphe Loos, Ornament and Crime, became the bible for a whole group of young artists. “The ornament of an ordinary object,” Loos essentially said, “is, like tattooing, a sign of cruelty or degeneration. It is a criminal waste of time, money, and energy.” Loos foretells of a civilisation where “the streets of the cities will shine out like large, very white walls”.
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