Bauhaus Building in Dessau
Bauhaus Logo
Bauhaus was a school in Germany that combined fine art and arts and crafts. It was a workshop as well, that helped introduce orthodox Modernism to all design media from graphic design to architecture. The art school was founded by Walter Gropius in Weimar, 1919. The term ‘Bauhaus’ means ‘house of construction’, which stood for ‘School of Building’.
Despite the fact that The Bauhaus’s founder being an architect, the school did not have an architecture department in its first years. However, it was founded with the idea of creating different art departments throughout the years and eventually bringing all arts together. Their school followed a strictly organized syllabus, which focused mainly on the connection between theory and practice. The Bauhaus had a major influence on the development all types of art, architecture, graphic design typography, etc. The school existed in three different major cities in different times – Weimar (its founding city) from 1919 to 1925, Dessau from 1925 to 1932 and Berlin from 1932 to 1933. The changes of venue led to a constant change of focus, style and techniques.Unfortunately, The Bauhaus did not survive long after its founding. It was closed by the Nazi government in 1933 with their thought of it being a center of communist intellectualism.
Syllabus of the Weimar Bauhaus, 1923
It is fascinating to realize how, in spite of the fact that The Bauhaus school lasted for such a short time – fourteen years, It has made such a major impact on a great deal of our world’s art. Its principles can be seen in what is thought of as contemporary or modern design today. This could be our homes – interior design, or typography. Much of the interior products we own, chairs, tables, modern decorations such as lamps, etc., can be said to have been influenced by and originated from The Bauhaus.
http://99designs.com/designer-blog/2013/08/15/know-your-design-history-the-bauhaus-movement/
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