The Bauhaus
Bauhaus is the common term for the "Staatliches Bauhaus", an art and architecture school in Germany that operated from 1919 to 1933, and for the approach to design that it developed and taught. Bauhaus style became (and in many ways still is) one of the most influential currents in Modernist architecture and furniture design. In many ways, Bauhaus style is what most people refer to as Modern, even today.
Bauhaus, in the beginning.
The Bauhaus school was founded by Walter Gropius at Weimar in 1919. Gropius' intention was for the Bauhaus to be a combined architecture school, crafts school, and academy of the arts. Walter Gropius was head of the school from 1919 to 1928.
With the end of the first world war, a new era had begun, and Gropius had a vision to create a new architectural style to reflect this. The new style (Bauhaus Style) was to be functional, affordable and ready for mass production. Gropius wanted to bring art, craftsmanship and functionality together into affordable, mass produced products to the general population.
With the end of the first world war, a new era had begun, and Gropius had a vision to create a new architectural style to reflect this. The new style (Bauhaus Style) was to be functional, affordable and ready for mass production. Gropius wanted to bring art, craftsmanship and functionality together into affordable, mass produced products to the general population.
The Bauhaus moves to Dessau
The Bauhaus was largely subsidized by the early Weimar Republic. After a change in government, the school moved to Dessau in 1925, where the Bauhaus University was built. At this point, the school was mainly concerned with architecture, and often built affordable public housing for the Weimar government. The Bauhaus issued a magazine called "Bauhaus" and a series of books called "Bauhausbücher". Its head of printing and design was Herbert Bayer.Gropius was succeeded by Hannes Meyer and later by Ludwig Mies van der Rohe. The Bauhaus was moved yet again in 1932 to Berlin, and in 1933 was ordered closed by the Nazi regime (on the grounds that they considered it to be a front for Communism and considered the Bauhaus to be "un-German").
Aftermath
Many of the original members of the Bauhaus left Germany, or were exiled by the Nazis, choosing instead to live in America and other Western European countries. Not coincidently, the Bauhaus style had a major impact on art and architectural trends in those countries as the artists involved continued to practice and teach.
One of the most significant contributions made by the Bauhaus was in the field of furniture design. To this day Bauhaus Furniture is still considered my many as the last word in modern, practical & functional furniture design.
One of the most significant contributions made by the Bauhaus was in the field of furniture design. To this day Bauhaus Furniture is still considered my many as the last word in modern, practical & functional furniture design.
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