Bauhaus 1919: Design Revolution

The Bauhaus school founded in Weimar, Germany by architect Walter Gropius in 1919 became one of the foremost centres of modern design and architecture. The creators of the Bauhaus believed that art, craft and technology should not be separate worlds. They’re meant to work together. Bauhaus generated a new perspective on design by obliterating the traditional separation of visually pleasing yet function designs.

In the school, students learned through practice, and together. Their day was almost spent in the workshops where they experimented with materials and techniques while straddling the boundaries between the disciplines. Many fields such as city planning, product design, graphic arts and architecture were influenced.

Essentially geometry and the rightful appropriation of materials were the basic ingredients of their design language. This statement tells that Bauhaus ideas spread throughout the world and it did not remain limited to Germany only. Thus, with time, it helped in forming the International style. The Bauhaus has been established for over a hundred years, which is why it influences how we design objects, buildings and visual communication to this day.