Bauhaus

The aesthetic of our contemporary environment, including everything from housing developments to furniture and websites, is partly the result of a school of art and design founded in Germany in 1919, the Bauhaus. While in operation for only fourteen years before being shut down by the Nazis in 1933, the school left an indelible mark on design as well as the practice of art education throughout the world. Placing the Bauhaus into its socio-historic context, Frank Whitford traces the ideas behind the school’s conception and describes its teaching methods. He examines the activities of the teachers, who included artists as eminent as Paul Klee, Josef Albers and Wassily Kandinsky, and the daily lives of the students. This remains the most accessible and highly illustrated introduction to perhaps the most significant design movement of the last hundred years.

The aesthetic of our contemporary environment, including everything from housing developments to furniture and websites, is partly the result of a school of art and design founded in Germany in 1919, the Bauhaus. While in operation for only fourteen years before being shut down by the Nazis in 1933, the school left an indelible mark on design as well as the practice of art education throughout the world. Placing the Bauhaus into its socio-historic context, Frank Whitford traces the ideas behind the school’s conception and describes its teaching methods. He examines the activities of the teachers, who included artists as eminent as Paul Klee, Josef Albers and Wassily Kandinsky, and the daily lives of the students. This remains the most accessible and highly illustrated introduction to perhaps the most significant design movement of the last hundred years.

Schon die Gründung des Bauhauses im Jahr 1919 glich einem gewaltigen Paukenschlag: Walter Gropius, Gründer der Kunstschule, beabsichtigte nichts Geringeres als die Grenzen zwischen Handwerk, Kunst und Technik aufzulösen. Was als Experiment begann, revolutionierte schon bald das Verständnis von Architektur, Kunst und Design. Gropius setzte seine ehrgeizige Vision mithilfe innovativer Künstler um, die er als Lehrer ans Bauhaus berief. Inspiriert vom avantgardistischen Geist der Schule, entwickelten sie neue künstlerische Ansätze und begründeten gemeinsam den Mythos Bauhaus. Autor Boris Friedewald erzählt die komplexe Geschichte dieser Kunstschule auf unterhaltsame und verständliche Weise. Zahlreiche historische und zum Teil erstmals publizierte Abbildungen machen die Menschen und Orte des Bauhauses lebendig. Ein abschließender Blick auf die weitreichende Wirkung des Bauhauses bis in die heutige Zeit hinein rundet das Buch ab.

Schon die Gründung des Bauhauses im Jahr 1919 glich einem gewaltigen Paukenschlag: Walter Gropius, Gründer der Kunstschule, beabsichtigte nichts Geringeres als die Grenzen zwischen Handwerk, Kunst und Technik aufzulösen. Was als Experiment begann, revolutionierte schon bald das Verständnis von Architektur, Kunst und Design. Gropius setzte seine ehrgeizige Vision mithilfe innovativer Künstler um, die er als Lehrer ans Bauhaus berief. Inspiriert vom avantgardistischen Geist der Schule, entwickelten sie neue künstlerische Ansätze und begründeten gemeinsam den Mythos Bauhaus. Autor Boris Friedewald erzählt die komplexe Geschichte dieser Kunstschule auf unterhaltsame und verständliche Weise. Zahlreiche historische und zum Teil erstmals publizierte Abbildungen machen die Menschen und Orte des Bauhauses lebendig. Ein abschließender Blick auf die weitreichende Wirkung des Bauhauses bis in die heutige Zeit hinein rundet das Buch ab.

I sine eksistensår nåede Bauhaus-skolen at udvikle en revolutionerende måde at kombinere fin kunst med håndværk og ingenørarbejde. I "Bauhaus" fortæller Magdalena Droste mere. "Bauhaus" handler om højskolen Bauhaus, der fra 1919-1933, lærte sine elever om design og arkitektur. Højkultur kunne pludselig kombineres med ingeniørarbejde og håndværk - både i arkitekrur, møbler, tyopgrafi og selv i teatersammenhænge. I sine kun 14 års levetid, nåede Bauhaus at få kæmpemæssig inflydelse på hvordan vi ser kunst, arkitektur og indistruelt design i dag. I denne bog viser Magdalena Droste værker frem.

In a fleeting 14-year period between two world wars, Germany’s Bauhaus school of art and design changed the face of modernity . With utopian ideas for the future, the school developed a pioneering fusion of fine art, craftsmanship, and technology , which they applied across media and practices from film to theater, and sculpture to ceramics. This best-selling reference work is made in collaboration with the Bauhaus-Archiv /Museum für Gestaltung in Berlin, the world’s largest collection on the history of the Bauhaus. Some 575 illustrations including architectural plans, studies, photographs, sketches, and models record not only the realized works but also the leading principles and personalities of this idealistic creative community through its three successive locations in Weimar, Dessau, and Berlin . From informal shots of group gymnastics to drawings guided by Paul Klee, from extensive architectural plans to an infinitely sleek ashtray by Marianne Brandt, the collection brims with the colors, materials, and geometries that made up the Bauhaus vision of a “total” work of art . This is a defining account of Bauhaus' energy and rigor , not only as a trailblazing movement in Modernism but also as a paradigm of art education , where creative expression and cutting-edge ideas led to simultaneously functional and beautiful creations. The handy edition features artists Josef Albers, Marianne Brandt, Walter Gropius, Gertrud Grunow, Paul Klee, Ludwig Mies van der Rohe, Lilly Reich, and many more.

I sine eksistensår nåede Bauhaus-skolen at udvikle en revolutionerende måde at kombinere fin kunst med håndværk og ingenørarbejde. I "Bauhaus" fortæller Magdalena Droste mere. "Bauhaus" handler om højskolen Bauhaus, der fra 1919-1933, lærte sine elever om design og arkitektur. Højkultur kunne pludselig kombineres med ingeniørarbejde og håndværk - både i arkitekrur, møbler, tyopgrafi og selv i teatersammenhænge. I sine kun 14 års levetid, nåede Bauhaus at få kæmpemæssig inflydelse på hvordan vi ser kunst, arkitektur og indistruelt design i dag. I denne bog viser Magdalena Droste værker frem.

In a fleeting 14-year period between two world wars, Germany's Bauhaus school of art and design changed the face of modernity. With utopian ideas for the future, the school developed a pioneering fusion of fine art, craftsmanship, and technology, which they applied across media and practices from film to theater, and sculpture to ceramics. This best-selling reference work is made in collaboration with the Bauhaus-Archiv/Museum fur Gestaltung in Berlin, the world's largest collection on the history of the Bauhaus. Some 575 illustrations including architectural plans, studies, photographs, sketches, and models record not only the realized works but also the leading principles and personalities of this idealistic creative community through its three successive locations in Weimar, Dessau, and Berlin. From informal shots of group gymnastics to drawings guided by Paul Klee, from extensive architectural plans to an infinitely sleek ashtray by Marianne Brandt, the collection brims with the colors, materials, and geometries that made up the Bauhaus vision of a "total" work of art. This is a defining account of Bauhaus' energy and rigor, not only as a trailblazing movement in Modernism but also as a paradigm of art education, where creative expression and cutting-edge ideas led to simultaneously functional and beautiful creations. The handy edition features artists Josef Albers, Marianne Brandt, Walter Gropius, Gertrud Grunow, Paul Klee, Ludwig Mies van der Rohe, Lilly Reich, and many more.

In a fleeting 14-year period between two world wars, Germany’s Bauhaus School of Art and Design changed the face of modernity . With utopian ideas for the future, the school developed a pioneering fusion of fine art, craftsmanship, and technology , which they applied across media and practices from film to theater, sculpture to ceramics. This book is made in collaboration with the Bauhaus-Archiv /Museum für Gestaltung in Berlin, the world’s largest collection on the history of the Bauhaus. Some 550 illustrations including architectural plans, studies, photographs, sketches, and models record not only the realized works but also the leading principles and personalities of this idealistic creative community through its three successive locations in Weimar, Dessau, and Berlin . From informal shots of group gymnastics to drawings guided by Paul Klee, from extensive architectural plans to an infinitely sleek ashtray by Marianne Brandt, the collection brims with the colors, materials, and geometries that made up the Bauhaus vision of a “total” work of art. Updated on the occasion of Bauhaus' centennial , this is a defining account of its energy and rigor , not only as a trailblazing movement in modernism but also as a paradigm of art education , where creative expression and cutting-edge ideas led to simultaneously functional and beautiful creations. Featured artists include Josef Albers, Marianne Brandt, Walter Gropius, Gertrud Grunow, Paul Klee, Ludwig Mies van der Rohe, and Lilly Reich.

In a fleeting 14-year period between two world wars, Germany’s Bauhaus School of Art and Design changed the face of modernity . With utopian ideas for the future, the school developed a pioneering fusion of fine art, craftsmanship, and technology , which they applied across media and practices from film to theater, sculpture to ceramics. This book is made in collaboration with the Bauhaus-Archiv /Museum für Gestaltung in Berlin, the world’s largest collection on the history of the Bauhaus. Some 550 illustrations including architectural plans, studies, photographs, sketches, and models record not only the realized works but also the leading principles and personalities of this idealistic creative community through its three successive locations in Weimar, Dessau, and Berlin . From informal shots of group gymnastics to drawings guided by Paul Klee, from extensive architectural plans to an infinitely sleek ashtray by Marianne Brandt, the collection brims with the colors, materials, and geometries that made up the Bauhaus vision of a “total” work of art. Updated on the occasion of Bauhaus' centennial , this is a defining account of its energy and rigor , not only as a trailblazing movement in modernism but also as a paradigm of art education , where creative expression and cutting-edge ideas led to simultaneously functional and beautiful creations. Featured artists include Josef Albers, Marianne Brandt, Walter Gropius, Gertrud Grunow, Paul Klee, Ludwig Mies van der Rohe, and Lilly Reich.