. Realized in collaboration with the
In a fleeting 14-year period between two world wars, Germany’s
Bauhausschool 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 workis 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 modelsrecord 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.
As we approach the
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. The
handy editionfeatures artists Josef Albers, Marianne Brandt, Walter Gropius, Gertrud Grunow, Paul Klee, Ludwig Mies van der Rohe, Lilly Reich, and many more.
