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The ABC’s of Triangle, Square, Circle: The Bauhaus and Design Theory

by Ellen Lupton (Editor), J. Abbott Miller (Editor)

The Bauhaus, the illustrious school in Dessau, Germany, revolutionised architecture and design worldwide. When it was first published in 1991, this book broke new ground by incorporating psychoanalysis, geometry, early childhood education, and popular culture into the conventional political history of the Bauhaus. Additionally, The ABC’s of Triangle, Square, Circle introduced two young designers, Ellen Lupton and J. Abbott Miller, whose multidisciplinary approach revolutionised design writing and research. This collection of visually and intellectually stimulating essays, with a new preface by Lupton and Miller, is a must-read for educators and students.

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