Ornament and Crime
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"Ornament and Crime" is a seminal 1908 essay by architect Adolf Loos that criticizes decorative ornamentation in design and architecture, advocating for functional simplicity and modernist principles.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
architectural theory text
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essay ⓘ |
| advocates |
abstraction in design
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economic efficiency in design ⓘ functional simplicity ⓘ honesty of materials ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Central European modernism
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Vienna NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| author | Adolf Loos NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Austria ⓘ |
| criticizes |
Art Nouveau ornament
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decorative ornamentation ⓘ historicist styles ⓘ |
| discipline |
aesthetics
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architecture ⓘ design theory ⓘ |
| firstPresentationYear | 1910 ⓘ |
| genre |
architectural criticism
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cultural criticism ⓘ |
| hasEnglishTitle | Ornament and Crime NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasForm |
lecture
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written essay ⓘ |
| hasOriginalTitle | Ornament und Verbrechen NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influenced |
Bauhaus movement
NERFINISHED
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International Style NERFINISHED ⓘ minimalist design ⓘ modernist architecture ⓘ |
| keyConcept |
cultural evolution away from ornament
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moral dimension of design ⓘ ornament as economic crime ⓘ ornament as waste of labor ⓘ |
| mainTopic |
aesthetic theory
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functionalism in design ⓘ modern architecture ⓘ ornament in architecture ⓘ |
| movement |
Functionalism
NERFINISHED
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Modernism ⓘ Vienna Secession (reaction against) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
influence on 20th-century design theory
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radical rejection of ornament ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | German ⓘ |
| partOf | Adolf Loos’s theoretical writings ⓘ |
| positionOnOrnament |
ornament is unnecessary
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ornament leads to economic loss ⓘ ornament shortens the life of objects ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1908 ⓘ |
| timePeriod | early 20th century ⓘ |
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