history
The impact of the horrible experiences in the First World
War, poverty and inflation created a new consciousness,
which influenced Design, Architecture and Art.
The Bauhaus reacted to this social change by creating an
aesthetic relevance to the requirements of the time. Bauhaus
protagonists wanted to bridge the gap between the social
idealism and the commercial reality and to promote a
response to the emerging technological culture. The
"New Man" became the ideal, a concept that also expressed
itself in living. The Bauhaus Design showed a simplicity
with emphasis on straight edges and smooth, slim forms
The rooms were sparsely furnished, but filled with hygienic
freshness. Superfluous features were taboo. Shining steel
was discovered as a material for furniture. The aim was to
take advantage of the possibilities of mass production to
achieve a style of design that was both functional and
aesthetic. Objects were to be designed to have simplicity,
multiplicity, economical use of space, material,
time and money which looks as modern as anything in
production today.
The Bauhaus was the most influential art, craft
and design school of the 20th century. The Bauhaus teachers
were highly influential people. Artists such as Paul Klee,
Wassily Kandinsky and Lászl Moholy-Nagy taught alongside
architects and designers such as Walter Gropius and Marcel Breuer.
They believed that students should be able to exercise different
disciplines, from graphics to architecture.
