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Exploring the world of Bauhaus—where form follows function. Join to delve into modern art, design, and architecture. Celebrating simplicity, functionality, and geometric beauty. #Bauhaus #Design #Art #Architecture https://www.bauhausian.com

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Bauhausian @bauhausian.bsky.social · Nov 17

Step into a world where art meets function. Let's celebrate the legacy that continues to shape our modern world. #Bauhaus #Design #Art #Architecture

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Bauhausian @bauhausian.bsky.social · Aug 25

In 1979, the Bauhaus Archiv moved to Berlin into a building designed by Walter Gropius 🏙️ #Berlin #Architecture #Bauhaus

Bauhaus-Archiv, Museum für Gestaltung, Berlin.

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Bauhausian @bauhausian.bsky.social · Aug 23

The Bible

Bauhausian @bauhausian.bsky.social · Aug 23

Magdalena Droste, the author of this book, has worked at the Bauhaus Archiv in Berlin since 1980 to 1997 📚👩‍💻 #MagdalenaDroste #Bauhausass="text-blue-600 dark:text-sky-400">#BauhausScholar #Bauhaus

Cover of Bauhaus by Magdalena Droste — a definitive guide to the school’s people, ideas, and legacy

Bauhausian @bauhausian.bsky.social · Aug 21

The Bauhaus Archiv was founded in 1960 in Darmstadt, Germany, by the art historian Hans Maria Wingler 🏛️ #Bauhausass="text-blue-600 dark:text-sky-400">#BauhausArchiv #DesignMuseum #Bauhaus

Ernst-Ludwig-Haus, home to the Bauhaus-Archiv from 1961 to 1970, before its move to Berlin

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Bauhausian @bauhausian.bsky.social · Aug 20

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Bauhausian @bauhausian.bsky.social · Aug 20

Yep, if you're talking about the book Interaction of Color, that's the same guy!

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The Watch Nerd @tiredofcrazyshite.bsky.social · Aug 15

#Mondaine joins the solar revolution with several new Doppio designs. Nicely three dimensional concave dials with #Bauhaus minimalist markers and numerals (depending on the model). A fully charged battery can last for 8 months even in a drawer. Red second hand 👌 $455

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Doppio Solar, Polished Steel, 41 mm, Blue Vegan Apple Leather

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Bauhausian @bauhausian.bsky.social · Aug 18

Josef Albers kept experimenting with stained-glass throughout his career. "Park" shows his play with color and geometry — a glimpse of what was to come, in Homage to the Square. 🎨🪟 #Albers #Bauhaus

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Bauhausian @bauhausian.bsky.social · Aug 16

Josef Albers contributed stained-glass windows to the Haus Sommerfeld, integrating light and color. 🌈✨ #JosefAlbers #StainedGlass #Bauhaus

Sommerfeld Residence, Berlin, 1920-1921: Stained glass windows designed by Josef Albers

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Bauhausian @bauhausian.bsky.social · Aug 15

One of the greatest

Bauhausian @bauhausian.bsky.social · Aug 14

"Scherben im Gitterbild" (Shards in a Picture Grid) was created in 1921, when Josef Albers was still a student in the Bauhaus glass painting workshop. A glimpse into the early brilliance of a future master. 🪟 #Bauhaus #JosefAlbers #GlassArt

Scherben im Gitterbild, Autor: Josef Albers, 1921.

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Bauhausian @bauhausian.bsky.social · Aug 11

Smooth surfaces and open plans—Fuchs lived the Bauhaus motto “less is more” in the Czech lands 🧩🏠 #LessIsMore #Bauhaus

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Bauhausian @bauhausian.bsky.social · Aug 9

When Fuchs designed the Tesař Villa, he married utility and elegance just like the masters at Dessau 🏡✨ #ModernistArchitecture #Bauhaus

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Bauhausian @bauhausian.bsky.social · Aug 7

Influenced by Bauhaus, as well as by Brutalism. These buildings are characterized, among other things, by their functionalism, although they are certainly not typically "Bauhaus".

Do you consider it Bauhaus?

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Bauhausian @bauhausian.bsky.social · Aug 7

Bohuslav Fuchs’s sleek lines and functional spaces echo Bauhaus ideals in all of his Brno buildings 🏢🖤 #Functionalism #Bauhaus

Česká pošta building, Brno - Bohuslav Fuchs

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akiko @akikoki.bsky.social · Jul 11

“A chair is a very difficult object. A skyscraper is almost easier.” — Mies van der Rohe

Bauhausian @bauhausian.bsky.social · Jul 8

The Bauhaus influenced furniture design, creating functional and aesthetic pieces like Marcel Breuer's Wassily Chair 🪑 #IndustrialDesign #Bauhaus

Wassily Lounge Chair designed by Marcel Breuer in 1925 · www.wenaifurniture.com

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Bauhausian @bauhausian.bsky.social · Jul 10

The Bauhaus principle: "Form follows function". Simplicity and functionality over ornamentation 🏠 #Bauhaus #Minimalism

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Bauhausian @bauhausian.bsky.social · Jul 9

Paul Klee, a master at the Bauhaus, explored abstraction and color in his works 🎨 #ModernArt #Bauhaus

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Bauhausian @bauhausian.bsky.social · Jul 8

The Bauhaus influenced furniture design, creating functional and aesthetic pieces like Marcel Breuer's Wassily Chair 🪑 #IndustrialDesign #Bauhaus

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Bauhausian @bauhausian.bsky.social · Jun 23

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Bauhausian @bauhausian.bsky.social · Jun 23

The German Werkbund aimed to ennoble industrial work through collaboration between art and craftsmanship 🏭🎨🤝 #Werkbund #IndustrialDesign #ArtAndIndustry #Bauhaus

Commemorative stamp marking the centenary (1907–2007)

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Bauhausian @bauhausian.bsky.social · Jun 22

Walter Gropius became a member of the Werkbund in 1912, showing his early interest in industry connection 👨‍🏫🤝 #WalterGropius #Werkbund #Bauhausass="text-blue-600 dark:text-sky-400">#BauhausHistory #Bauhaus

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Bauhausian @bauhausian.bsky.social · Jun 21

The Werkbund was founded in 1907, influencing the idea of integrating art and industry 📅✨ #WerkbundHistory #DesignMovement #Bauhausass="text-blue-600 dark:text-sky-400">#BauhausAntecedents #Bauhaus

Cover of the book “Der Deutsche Werkbund 1907–1934” (The German Werkbund 1907–1934)

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Bauhausian @bauhausian.bsky.social · Jun 17

This Expressionist phase was evident in the works produced, contrasting with the later turn towards functionalism 🖼️🔄 #ArtMovement #DesignEvolution #Bauhausass="text-blue-600 dark:text-sky-400">#BauhausHistory #Bauhaus

Left: Lyonel Feininger, Cathedral, cover for Program of the State Bauhaus in Weimar, 1919, woodcut, 41 x 31 cm (MoMA); right: Herbert Bayer, Bauhaus Exhibition poster, 1923, lithograph, 15 x 10 cm (MoMA).

Source: https://smarthistory.org/

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Bauhausian @bauhausian.bsky.social · Jun 5

The history of the Bauhaus saw an evolution from Expressionism in Weimar to functionalism in Dessau & its final phase in Berlin 🔄🎨🏢 #BauhausHistory #Expressionism #Functionalism

The African Chair, designed in 1921 by Gunta Stölzl and Marcel Breuer

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