"All art is quite useless."
Essay, 1888
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"'The apron is the banner of the future!' exclaimed the lecturer, and he took his coat off and put his apron on."
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"These handicrafts are not primarily expressive arts; they are impressive arts."
"Hence it comes that good decoration is always traditional."