Bauhaus Style

One of the most influential schools of art and design, The Bauhaus, involved everything from furniture to design to textiles, from ceramics to painting. The Bauhaus thrived in post WW I Germany, and was shut down by the Nazis in 1933. Credited with the flourishing of modernism, the Bauhaus attracted such greats of the early 20th-century as Vassily Kandinsky, Paul Klee, and Mies van der Rohe.



(Bauhaus Stairway, by Oskar Schlemmer, 1932)

Want to learn more? In fact, want to actually experience the Bauhaus? The Museum of Modern Art in New York City has a terrific Bauhaus program, on-going until January 15. There is an extensive exhibit, which such gems as paintings, furniture, and pottery designed by Bauhaus legends. There is also a series of hands-on workshops, where you can learn the principles of Bauhaus by actually experiencing it.

See the MOMA website for details: http://www.moma.org/visit/calendar/exhibitions/303