The Bauhaus movement, which was the starting point of modern design, was born in the school of the same name in 1919, by Walter Gropious in Weimar (first period 1919-1925), continued in Dessau (1925-1932) under the direction of Hannes Mayer and ended up in Berlin, where it lasted until 1933, under the direction of famous Mies Van der Rohe. There, students were taught arts, architecture and technology applications on them. The aim of the school was to connect art with industrial design, so that a completely new current emerged, open to challenges and innovations. Apart from the emblematic buildings and the numerous projects where the Bauhaus movement was put into practice, everything produced within the school is still an object of admiration and a pole of attraction for collectors around the world. There are countless reproductions, as well as authentic products that are sold very expensively. A common feature of all, is the obsession with geometric shapes - sometimes rigid and sometimes extremely user-friendly - and the use of wood, glass and other construction materials with structural use of metal (mainly chrome). The Bauhaus movement was applied to furniture, lighting, wallpapers, carpets, space dividers and utilities whilst gradually it became synonymous with the term modernism in architecture.
The famous representatives of the movement:
Friends and worthy followers:
The buildings and the items of the bauhaus
Today's interior designers, a century after the founding of the Bauhaus movement, insist on introducing key elements into every home or building. Now, reproductions of the original furniture and lighting fixtures of the time, as well as those that imitate them diligently, can now be made accessible to anyone who loves the Bauhaus.
Bauhaus in fashion
Fashion, is clearly influenced by the Bauhaus movement and introduces it to clothing, adopting Kandinsky's geometric lines, the cubist view of things by Mondrian (although he does not belong to the school, Mondrian is very close to the Bauhaus) and the bright colors.
You can find many companies to equip your home with one or more typical Bauhaus furniture-reproductions, some even have online shops. Pay attention to prices, make your research. Unfortunately, proper reproduction costs money.
More about the Bauhaus movement and its followers and evolution today, as well as the new designers who praise it with their creations, in a next post. See you!