Quote of the day
If thou desire the love of God and man, be humble, for the proud heart, as it loves none but itself, is beloved of none but itself. Humility enforces where neither virtue, nor strength, nor reason can prevail.
Owen Jones

Born: February 15, 1809
Died: April 19, 1874 (aged 65)
Bio: Owen Jones was an English-born Welsh architect. A versatile architect and designer, he was also one of the most influential design theorists of the nineteenth century.
Known for:
- The Grammar of Ornament (1856)
- The illuminated books of the middle ages (1844)
- Ornament and Design of the Alhambra
- Owen Jones' Chinese Ornament CD-ROM and Book