Quote of the day
I went on all over the States, ranting poems to enthusiastic audiences that, the week before, had been equally enthusiastic about lectures on Railway Development or the Modern Turkish Essay.
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







