bauhaus 1919-1933 Japanese

the Bauhaus standard work | updated edition

In a short period of only fourteen years between the two world wars, the German art and design school Bauhaus changed the face of modernity. With utopian ideals for the future, it developed a groundbreaking fusion of art, craft, and technology, which it implemented across all design media and methods, from film to theater, from sculpture to pottery.
This book was created in collaboration with the Bauhaus Archive/Museum of Design in Berlin, the world's largest collection on the history of Bauhaus. Writings, studies, photographs, sketches, plans, and models document not only the realized works but also bring the spirit of Bauhaus back to life. From informal shots during group gymnastics to drawings from Paul Klee's classes, from detailed construction plans to a sleek ashtray by Marianne Brandt – all are testimonies of an idealistic creative community determined to completely rethink design and shape a better future for modern people.
The book presents Bauhaus not only as a groundbreaking movement of modernism but also as a prime example of art education, where creative expression and forward-thinking ideas led to products that were both beautiful and functional. The featured artists include Josef Albers, Marianne Brandt, Walter Gropius, Gertrud Grunow, Paul Klee, Ludwig Mies van der Rohe, and Lilly Reich.