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Chinese Craft: Bauhaus Reimagined
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Chinese Craft: Bauhaus Reimagined

Chinese craft traditions are reinvented with a Bauhaus twist—local artisans blend centuries-old techniques with modern, functional design ✂️

Bauhaus Paradox: Gender and Design
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Bauhaus Paradox: Gender and Design

The Bauhaus promoted an ideal of design for everyone, yet in practice many women were steered into “acceptable” workshops such as weaving. This gap between progressive ideals and social reality reveals an early struggle for recognition within modernism. Far from being mere craft, their work reshaped the boundaries of design and showed that true innovation goes beyond assigned roles.

Marianne Brandt: Shaped Light
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Marianne Brandt: Shaped Light

Marianne Brandt, the only woman in the Bauhaus metal workshop, designed iconic lamps and utensils. 💡👩‍🎨