Bauhaus

The Bauhaus was the greatest instrumental modernist art school whose perspective was educating, and comprehending art's connection to society and technology. Bauhaus was given the name by Gropius, which means building a house and it also stands for “an eagerness to experiment, openness, creativity, a close link to industrial practice and inter-nationality.” Gropius invented a craft-based syllabus that would turn out artisans and designers skilled to manufacture practical and attractive things relevant to this recent living system. The Bauhaus amalgamated components of both fine arts and design tuition. Inventiveness and production were drifting apart, and the Bauhaus aspired to combine them one more time, renovating design for day-to-day life.

Bauhaus building in Dessau, Germany (1919-1925) by Walter Gropius

Bauhaus Building

At the base it evolves into a magnificent sequence of altering aspects, above each component is completely split from the following and at the top the design seems firmly united. The building is composed of an asphalt tiled roof, steel framework, and fortified concrete bricks to lessen the noise and safeguard against the weather (Borteh, 2017). Gropius demonstrated the school's functionalist perspective by maintaining an elegance that presented how glamour and feasibility could be amalgamated. Balconies and large windows in the dormitory rooms were also planned out. The Bauhaus building has studios, auditoriums, classrooms and housing in an asymmetrical pinwheel layout.

Light is brought into the studios through the glass curtain walls and industrial sash.

Club Chair (Model B3) (The Wassily Chair) (1925) by  Marcel Breuer

The Wassily Chair

"The structural design seemed like Breuer's bicycle handlebars that were crafted from the seamless material" (Borteh, 2017). The elegant design and progressive use of materials in the Club Chair are particular of the pioneering developments in design that made the Bauhaus well known. It is both lightweight and the chair is effortlessly mass produced. Its components are assembled with precision that makes its layout intelligible straight away. Breuer assembled the chair applying recently sophisticated seamless-steel bent tubing that could persist physical pressure without hesitation (Borteh, 2017). Breuer stated The Wassily Chair as his "most extreme work . . . the least artistic, the most logical, the least 'cozy' and the most mechanical."

Model No. MT 49 (1927) by Marianne Brandt

Model No. MT 49

This design is a knowledge of basic geometric forms. This tea-pot is a presentation of how simple forms can be amalgamated to manufacture lovely items for daily use. The basic sophistication of Brandt's tea infuser epitomizes the practicality of Bauhaus design and it can be replicated without any difficulty. The semi-circle handle and silver cylindrical spout are ingenious in design (Borteh, 2017).

Tel Aviv’s White City

The central White City, Tel Aviv is where one finds the best-preserved collections of Bauhaus and International Style architecture.

Bruno House, 3 Strauss Street by Ze'ev Haller, 1933

Bruno House

Its design has Modernist characteristics, such as the special importance on the balconies on the Strauss Street facade, uniquely designed in a curving line continuously.

Dr Leon Pines House, 79–81 Yehuda Halevi Street by Yitzhak Rapoport, 1938

Dr Leon Pines House

This symmetrical building is meticulously designed. It has two entrances. Its architectural importance is due to tremendous observation to details.

Ehrlich House, 79 Herzl Street by Ze'ev Haller, 1933

Ehrlich House

Haller gave special importance to the building's horizontal dimension through the grey stripes that link the windows together. The vertical thermometer window of the stairwell was made more noticeable. The top-floor balcony and the roof pergola puts a prominent emphasize on the corner (Howarth, 2016).

References

Research:

"Bauhaus Movement Overview and Analysis". [Internet]. 2017. TheArtStory.org. Content compiled and written by Larissa Borteh. Edited and published by The Art Story Contributors. Available from: <http://www.theartstory.org/movement-bauhaus.htm> [Accessed 26 March 2017]

Dan Howarth. “10 of Tel Aviv's best examples of Bauhaus residential architecture”. [Online]. 24th August 2016. Dezeen. < https://www.dezeen.com/2016/08/24/10-tel-aviv-best-examples-bauhaus-residential-architecture/> [Accessed 26 March 2017]

Publication excerpt from The Museum of Modern Art, MoMA Highlights, New York: The Museum of Modern Art, revised 2004, originally published 1999, p. 128

Lee F. Mindel. “Why Anyone Who Loves Design Should Visit Bauhaus Dessau”.[Online]. 20 November 2015. Architectural Digest. < http://www.architecturaldigest.com/story/bauhaus-dessau-campus-architecture> [Accessed 26 March 2017]

Images:

Publication excerpt from The Museum of Modern Art, MoMA Highlights, New York: The Museum of Modern Art, revised 2004, originally published 1999, p. 128

Lee F. Mindel. “Why Anyone Who Loves Design Should Visit Bauhaus Dessau”.[Online]. 20 November 2015. Architectural Digest. < http://www.architecturaldigest.com/story/bauhaus-dessau-campus-architecture> [Accessed 26 March 2017]

Marcus Fairs. “The $361,000 teapot: Marianne Brandt breaks Bauhaus auction record”. [Online]. 21 December 2007. Dezeen. < https://www.dezeen.com/2007/12/21/the-361000-teapot-marianne-brandt-breaks-bauhaus-auction-record/> [Accessed 26 March 2017]

Dan Howarth. “10 of Tel Aviv's best examples of Bauhaus residential architecture”. [Online]. 24th August 2016. Dezeen. < https://www.dezeen.com/2016/08/24/10-tel-aviv-best-examples-bauhaus-residential-architecture/> [Accessed 26 March 2017]