Owen Jones, writer of the 'Grammar of Ornament, argued that construction should be decorated and decoration should never be purposely constructed. The title of this passage indicates that Jones was eager to be known for the object of his work, and that it was intended not to create a series of works and/or models for mere plagiarists. What Jones meant by his statement about decoration and construction is that items or objects should be purposely constructed for further usability, and decoration is just an artistic compenent used for enhancements to the construction, so therefore, objects should not by any means be constructed for use of decoration. He beleived the true order of construction was that the object came first, while the decoration was secondary to the requirements.
In regards to Owen Jone's statement, I would agree with him as objects are constructed for development, and as Jones was saying, decoration comes second. A persons efforts would be wasted on a concept of design for no usability except for decorative qualities, and the design of their work would have no further development in the future, whereas decoration is one of the main key factors in development of design. The stone ceramics displayed in the image below are an example of 'decoration constructed, which Owen Jones would have been appalled by. You can identify in this image, that a persons artistic talents and efforts are wasted on objects which are not designed to make 'the world go round,' as these works will have no other uses aside from decoration.
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