Bauhaus

Legendary German institute of design

"Form follows function" or "transparency in design" was the guiding Modernist principle of the Arts and Crafts Movement and the Bauhaus, legendary German institute of design, founded by Walter Gropius in 1919. The Bauhaus faculty included the pre-eminent architects, artists, designers, craftsmen and typographers of the early 20th century who celebrated the mastery of craft while rejecting the thoughtless decoration characteristic of the Industrial Revolution. The Bauhaus was closed by the Nazi Party in 1933, forcing many instructors to emigrate to America further advancing the Institute's influence on world culture. Faculty included: Hannes Meyer, Ludwig Mies van der Rohe, Hannes Meyer, Laszlo Moholy-Nagy, and Josef Albers.

Todd, United States - 12 June 2009