Bauhaus Movement, Post-war Buildings, German Modern Architecture Design
Bauhaus inspired architecture and furniture
Modernist Architecture Article? 20th Century Built Environment + The International Style
Dec 1, 2019
Bauhaus; blending industry and art for function and grace
The Bauhaus movement is both a major milestone in the history of design and a timeless inspiration for architecture and furniture. This movement achieved what some might see as an oxymoron. It asserted that industry (including technology and machines) and art belong together. Bauhaus devotees believed that the moulding of the two could result in a thing of beauty.
Truth in design and substance
From the Bauhaus Movement comes a design principle that buildings or furniture can be highly practical in function, using a core form without edifice or ornament, but can still be visually pleasing. Central to the Bauhaus design ethos is ?truth to materials?. This refers to using construction materials in their truest and most ?honest? way. For example, having steel structures exposed rather than covered over, and letting their reassuring strength be part of the overall aesthetic. What are the origins of this highly influential design concept"
How Staatliches Bauhaus came to be
The Bauhaus movement began in 1919 in Germany, when architect Walter Gropius founded a school that combined both crafts and fine art. Incidentally, ?Bauhaus? comes from the German ?hausbau,? meaning ?building house?.
It was the end o...