36 Quotes by Adolf Loos

"Každý kus nábytku, každá věc, každý předmět vypráví příhody, historii rodiny. Byt není nikdy hotový: vyvíjí se s námi a my v něm."

"A kdo si zakládá domov, ať si zařizuje vše sám."

"Changes in the traditional way of building are only permitted if they are an improvement. Otherwise stay with what is traditional, for truth, even if it be hundreds of years old has a stronger inner bond with us than the lie that walks by our side."

"The house has to please everyone, contrary to the work of art which does not. The work is a private matter for the artist. The house is not."

"The work of art shows people new directions and thinks of the future. The house thinks of the present."

"The law courts must appear as a threatening gesture toward secret vice. The bank must declare: here your money is secure and well looked after by honest people."

"Does it follow that the house has nothing in common with art and is architecture not to be included in the arts? Only a very small part of architecture belongs to art: the tomb and the monument. Everything else that fulfils a function is to be excluded from the domain of art."

"The house has to serve comfort. The work of art is revolutionary; the house is conservative."

"The room has to be comfortable; the house has to look habitable."

"The work of art is brought into the world without there being a need for it. The house satisfies a requirement. The work of art is responsible to none; the house is responsible to everyone. The work of art wants to draw people out of their state of comfort."