Bauhaus
Best of Bauhaus: An in-depth study of the seminal movement in art and architecture
The Bauhaus Archiv Museum of Design in Berlin holds the most important collection on the Bauhaus today. Documents, workshop products from all areas of design, studies, sketches in the classroom, and architectural plans and models are all part of its comprehensive inventory. The Bauhaus Archiv is dedicated to the study and presentation of the history of the Bauhaus, including the new Bauhaus in Chicago and the Hochschule für Gestaltung (Institute of Design) in Ulm. This book, drawn from the Archiv’s extensive collection, traces this monumental movement in art and architecture via the work of its most important proponents, including WalterGropius, Marcel Breuer, Wassily Kandinsky, and Paul Klee.
About the author:
Magdalena Droste studied art history and literature in Aachen and Marburg. She has worked at the Bauhaus Archiv in Berlin since 1980. She has contributed to numerous exhibitions and publications an Bauhaus artists and has also written a number of essays on the furniture and textile workshops at the Bauhaus and on arts and crafts as a woman's profession.
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Bauhaus
Droste, Prof. Dr. Magdalena
Flexicover, 19.6 x 24.5 cm (7.7 x 9.6 in.), 256 pages $ 19.99 ISBN: 978-3-8228-2105-3 Edition: English Availability: Not in Stock |
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"This compact and reasonable book from TASCHEN shows the whole picture of Bauhaus history. An indispensable book, especially for architects and designers!"
New Design Paradise, Tokyo, Japan
New Design Paradise, Tokyo, Japan
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Bauhaus
Ten Magazine, United Kingdom, March 01, 2006
Ten Magazine, United Kingdom, March 01, 2006
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