Part 1 of 5 · freeIntroduction
The Bauhaus (1919-1933) was the most influential art and design school of the 20th century. Founded in Germany just after the First World War, it rejected the useless decoration of the 19th century. Its goal: to invent a simple language, fit for the industrial age.
By fusing art, craft and technique, it laid the foundations of modern Functionalism in design. Its life was short. Its legacy is everywhere.
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- 2Weimar 1919: abolishing the hierarchy of the arts
- 3Form follows function
- 4Closed by the Nazis, saved by exile
- 5A design so obvious it turned invisible
Open-book quiz9 questions whose answers are in the text.
Glossary8 terms explained in a tap.
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