In fact, the lack of interest in pure decoration is one of the hallmarks of the truly personal collector.
It was partly pictorial, partly pure decoration.
The carpet pages (pages of pure decoration) exemplify Eadfrith's use of geometrical ornamentation.
"We are interested in the surface," he explains, "not as pure decoration but for its capacity to have an impact on the space."
A phallocrypt can also be a simple ornament hung from male genitalia as part of a cultural expression, for ceremonial use or pure decoration.
It is the only useless piece of men's clothing, the only pure decoration and the only frivolous dress code women haven't been subjected to.
Although these functional devices are not pure USB decorations, they are still have prominent decorative aspects.
They are too oblique, the data-like patterning drifting toward pure decoration.
The Ancient Egyptian culture is arguably the first civilization to add pure decoration to their buildings.
Once quilts became pure decoration, they were welcomed in the parlor.