BauhausSchule

The Bauhaus School, often referred to simply as Bauhaus, was a German art school founded in 1919 in Weimar by Walter Gropius. It aimed to unify fine arts with crafts and to redesign design education to suit a modern industrial society by integrating artistic practice with new manufacturing techniques and materials.

The school moved to Dessau in 1925 to accommodate growth and expanded facilities, and in 1932 it briefly relocated to Berlin before being closed in 1933 under pressure from the Nazi regime. Many faculty and students fled, spreading Bauhaus ideas to other countries and shaping design education abroad.

Bauhaus pedagogy emphasized a workshop-based, interdisciplinary approach that blended practical craft training with theoretical instruction. It promoted functional, minimalist design; standardization and mass production; and the use of contemporary materials such as steel, glass, and concrete. Its output spanned architecture, graphic design, typography, industrial design, textiles, and interior space.

Its legacy is vast and lasting: Bauhaus principles helped shape modern architecture and design worldwide, contributing to the International Style and influencing design education for decades. Notable figures associated with the movement include Walter Gropius, Ludwig Mies van der Rohe, Hannes Meyer, Wassily Kandinsky, Paul Klee, László Moholy-Nagy, and Marcel Breuer. Through exile teachers and students, Bauhaus ideas permeated schools and studios across Europe and the United States, cementing a new standard for functional, accessible design.