“In my opinion, it is not the case that the Bauhaus in its time produced all the ideas that are today conveniently described as ‘Bauhaus style.'”

“It is certainly a delicate task for a French writer to offer a categorical judgment on the decorative arts of England at the present time . . .”

“For whom do these luxury workshops exist? What results are produced by the limitless workforce, the vast amounts of materials, and the enormous sums of money involved?”

Newly translated into English, these extracts from Le Corbusier appeared in French, Czech, and German in the Prague journal Tchéco-Verre in 1935.