Bauhaus

The Bauhaus took avant-garde ideas as the focal point of the movement, it was like nothing else being created at the time. The Bauhaus art school was open in various forms from 1919-1933. This art movement has effected the design of everything in modern life from the design of cities and buildings to the everyday furniture and utensils we use in out homes. The Bauhaus was born out of catastrophe as the 'old world' ended. It was a utopian dream, the spirit of the time immortalised in the art movement and teachings of the Bauhaus school.

Not only did the Bauhaus signify a revolution in the style of art and design, but also in art education. Making use of workshop based training a creating a greater link between machine and artist. Skills were learnt in the Bauhaus through practice, not purely through theory. This is a model of art education that is still widely used today.

This book cover features one of the furniture pieces built in the Bauhaus. This is a child's cot, which features the simple clean lines of geometric shapes and primary colours. This is paired with a simple sans serif typeface that has been stylised in the title, with the ascenders of the 'b' and 'h' extended off the page.

SOURCES:
DVD, BAUHAUS -THE FACE OF THE TWENTIETH CENTURY

THE METROPOLITAN MUSEUM OF ART, THE BAUHAUS, http://www.metmuseum.org/toah/hd/bauh/hd_bauh.htm

IMAGES:

http://www.essential-architecture.com/STYLE/STY-M04.htm