Gesamtkunstwerk – Complete Art Work
2023-08-08
Gesamtkunstwerk is a 19th-century German concept that unifies various art forms into a single work. Richard Wagner popularized it through his opera cycle “The Ring of the Nibelung,”Read More →
Herbert Bayer (1900 – 1985) American multi-disciplined designer
2023-06-26
Herbert Bayer was one of the Bauhaus’s most influential students, teachers, and proponents. Most of Bayer’s photographs come from the decade 1928–38, when he was based in Berlin working as a commercial artist. He designed the show Road to Victory (1942), which would set the course for Steichen’s influential approach to photography.Read More →
Exploring the Pedagogy of the Bauhaus: A Typical Lesson
2023-06-08
The Bauhaus School, founded by Walter Gropius in 1919, revolutionized art, architecture, and design by combining theoretical knowledge with practical training. Students completed the Vorkurs, followed by specific workshops, theoretical instruction, and interdisciplinary projects, fostering unity across arts and crafts.Read More →
Fabric Samples of Bauhaus students, 1921-31.
2023-06-02
Student fabric from the Bauhaus showcases creativity and talent, blending art and technology, with bold geometric patterns and playful abstract shapes. These fabrics make a statement and add Bauhaus-inspired style to any space.Read More →
Abstract Geometric Bauhaus Prints and Wall Art
2023-05-30
Abstract Geometric Bauhaus Prints and Wall Art
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Josef Pohl (1894 – 1975) Czech lighting designer
2023-05-14
Josef Pohl (1894 – 1975) was a Czech lighting designer. He designed the 1929 precursor of the adjustable lamp. Gerd Balzer produced his model. As part of its Kamden collection, Korting und Mathieson created a similar lamp. Pohl and others at the Bauhaus also executed the prototype adjustable wall lamp illustrated in Staaliches Bauhaus, Weimar and produced by Jucker. In 1932, Balzer and Pohl were given the task of coordinating Bauhaus students’ work, which culminated in a competition for conference and furniture design.Read More →
Friedl Dicker – Austrian Jewish Designer: A Creative Journey
2023-03-29
Friedl Dicker (1899 – 1944) was an Austrian architect and furniture, interior, and textile designer. She was active with Franz Singer in their Werkstätten bildender Kunst, Berlin, and amalgamated her studio with Singer’s, Vienna, designing houses, apartments, kindergartens, offices, textiles, interiors, and furniture. She was arrested during the Starhemberg Putsch in Vienna, practised interior architecture with Grete Bauer-Fröhlich, taught drawing, and was active as an artist and anti-fascist.Read More →
Otti Berger (1898 – 1944) Bauhaus Designer weaver
2023-03-28
Otti Berger was a Bauhaus designer, weaver, teacher, and head of the Bauhaus Weaving Workshop. Berger was the only textile artist at the Bauhaus who was well-known internationally, and her inventions were granted patents.Read More →
Walter Gropius (1883 – 1969) is the history of modern architecture
2023-03-28
Walter Gropius (1883 – 1969) was an architect born in Germany in the early twentieth century who contributed to the founding of the Bauhaus School. He lived in the United States after 1937 and taught at Harvard University, where he continued to defend the principles of Bauhaus, especially the use of functional materials and clean geometric designs.Read More →
Walter Allner (1906–2006), an American painter and designer
2023-03-13
Walter Allner (1906–2006) was an American painter and designer known for his creativity, artistic skill, and imagination. He was trained at the Bauhaus under Josef Albers, Wassily Kandinsky, and Joost Schmidt and used bold colours, strong typography, and striking imagery in his designs.Read More →
Herbert Bayer (1900 – 1985) – Universal Typeface – Bauhaus Master
2023-01-10
The universal typeface, 1925, was a geometric alphabet based on bar and circle and was designed by Herbert Bayer. READ MORERead More →
Theodor Bogler (1897-1968) German ceramicist and designer
2023-01-10
Theodor Bogler (1897 – 1968) studied at the Bauhaus and the University of Munich. He designed a 1923 mocha machine in ceramics for serial production. His earthenware kitchen containers by Velten-Vordamm ceramic factory were shown at the Bauhaus Exhibition.Read More →
Deutscher Werkbund German artistic and production association
2023-01-09
The organisation, Deutscher Werkund was founded in Munich (1907) to improve products’ design through the joint efforts of artists, craftsmen, and manufacturers: its leading lights were Behrens, Theodor Fischer, Hermann Muthesius and Fritz Schumacher.Read More →
Eva Zeisel (1906 – 2011) Hungarian designer and ceramicist
2023-01-04
Eva Zeisel (1906 – 2011) was a Hungarian designer and ceramicist. She was born in Budapest. She was professionally active in Germany, Russia, Austria, and the USA. She settled in the United States in 1938.Read More →
Black Mountain College (1933 – 1957) the experimental spirit
2023-01-04
Black Mountain College was founded by John Andrew Rice and a group of dissident, radical academics in North Carolina’s mountains in 1933. It symbolised academic freedom and the experimental spirit of American culture.Read More →
Carl J. Jucker (1902 – 1997) Swiss metalworker
2023-01-03
Carl J.Jucker was a metal worker from Switzerland. He studied at the Kunstgewerbeschule, Zürich, from 1918-1922. He studied under Muche between 1922 and 1923. He studied at Bauhaus with Christian Dell, Paul Klee and László Moholy-Nagy.Read More →
Hermann Junger (b.1928) Bauhaus influenced jewellery
2022-07-31
Hermann Junger was one of the best goldsmiths in Germany. His creative jewellery had a big impact not only in Germany, but also all over Europe and the U.S. He studied at the Staatliche Zeichenakademie, Hanau.Read More →
Otto Lindig (1895 – 1966) German Ceramicist
2022-07-18
He was an enthusiastic supporter of the pottery workshop at the Bauhaus, contending that it should be included in the school’s curriculum. When it was separated into design and production workshops, Lindig supervised the latter, combining hand work and mass production approaches.Read More →
Hermann Gretsch (1895 – 1950) designer for Arzberg
2022-06-29
Hermann Gretsch was a German architect, engineer and product designer. In the 1930s, Gretsch worked for the Porzellanfabrik Arzberg.Read More →
Oscar Barnack (1879 – 1936) and the first 35mm camera
2022-01-11
The Leica 1, the first functional 35 mm camera, was introduced in Germany in 1925, making photography much more accessible to the general public.Read More →