ORNAMENT

ORNAMENT IN ARCHITECTURE

By Louis Sullivan

Only America, a country not held back by its own history, can develop that new architecture in which rationalism and ornament fuse together. Read more

HUMOUR IN ORNAMENT

By Christopher Dresser

A brief analysis of the application of humour in design, a surprisingly neglected subject, in Dresser's 1873 Principles of Decorative Design. Read more
 

THE GRAMMAR OF ORNAMENT

By Owen Jones

With his attempt to abstract decoration, Jones was arguably more influential on Victorian aesthetics than any other designer.  Read more