Bauhaus
Form follows function
Bauhaus was a German art and design school (1919–1933) whose influence extended far beyond its brief existence.
The school unified fine arts with crafts and industrial design, emphasizing clean lines, geometric forms, and functional simplicity.
As an adjective, Bauhaus describes this aesthetic: Bauhaus architecture, a Bauhaus chair.
The style favors form following function, with minimal ornamentation and honest use of materials.
Arranging letters for display
- furnitureMovable room objects
- graphic designArranging images and text
- industrial designPlanning manufactured objects' form
- architectureBuilding design discipline
textiles · ceramics · metalwork · woodworking · glasswork · stage design · product design · interiors
Design shaped by purpose
- geometricRelating to mathematical shapes
- simplicityLack of complexity
- minimalismAesthetic of reduction
- unityWholeness through cohesion
rationalism · abstraction · asymmetry · grid · primary colors · clean lines · modular · standardization
Modernist architect, Bauhaus creator
Thuringian city, cultural landmark
- BerlinGermany's largest city
- ChicagoMajor Illinois metropolis
- emigrationLeaving homeland permanently
- curriculumEducational program's content plan
Hollow cylindrical metal sections
- chess setStrategic board game kit
- teapotSteeping and serving vessel
- cradleRocking bed for infants
- door handleMechanism for opening portals
typography
Arranging letters for display
- furnitureMovable room objects
- graphic designArranging images and text
- industrial designPlanning manufactured objects' form
architecture · textiles · ceramics · metalwork · woodworking · glasswork · stage design · product design · interiors · craftsmanship
form follows function
Design shaped by purpose
- geometricRelating to mathematical shapes
- simplicityLack of complexity
- minimalismAesthetic of reduction
unity · rationalism · abstraction · asymmetry · grid · primary colors · clean lines · modular · standardization · Gesamtkunstwerk
Gropius
Modernist architect, Bauhaus creator
Weimar
Thuringian city, cultural landmark
- BerlinGermany's largest city
- ChicagoMajor Illinois metropolis
- emigrationLeaving homeland permanently
curriculum · foundation course · atelier · pedagogy · closure
tubular steel
Hollow cylindrical metal sections
- art schoolsAshcan School, art center, Barbizon School, design school, art academy
- modernismPicasso, Matisse, Duchamp, Braque, Kandinsky
- German Art MovementsDer Blaue Reiter, Nazarenes
- artfine art, Renaissance, painters, masterpieces, paint
- art formspainting, drawing, sculpture, photography, music
- architectureEiffel Tower, buildings, architects, design, thatching
BauhausRococo
Lavishly ornamented decorative style
Art Nouveau · Baroque · maximalism · Beaux-Arts · eclecticism
BauhausRomanticism
Emotion-centered artistic movement
Neoclassicism · Gothic Revival · Pre-Raphaelites · Mannerism · Palladian
BauhausGothic architecture
Medieval style with pointed arches
McMansion · Victorian architecture · Queen Anne style · postmodernism · deconstructivism