Bauhaus. Updated Edition
£15.60
In a fleeting 14-year period between two world wars, Germany’s Bauhaus school of art and design changed the face of modernity. With utopian ideas for the future, the school developed a pioneering fusion of fine art, craftsmanship, and technology, which they applied across media and practices from film to theater, and sculpture to ceramics.
This best-selling reference work is made in collaboration with the Bauhaus-Archiv/Museum für Gestaltung in Berlin, the world’s largest collection on the history of the Bauhaus. Some 575 illustrations including architectural plans, studies, photographs, sketches, and models record not only the realized works but also the leading principles and personalities of this idealistic creative community through its three successive locations in Weimar, Dessau, and Berlin. From informal shots of group gymnastics to drawings guided by Paul Klee, from extensive architectural plans to an infinitely sleek ashtray by Marianne Brandt, the collection brims with the colors, materials, and geometries that made up the Bauhaus vision of a “total” work of art.
This is a defining account of Bauhaus’ energy and rigor, not only as a trailblazing movement in Modernism but also as a paradigm of art education, where creative expression and cutting-edge ideas led to simultaneously functional and beautiful creations. The handy edition features artists Josef Albers, Marianne Brandt, Walter Gropius, Gertrud Grunow, Paul Klee, Ludwig Mies van der Rohe, Lilly Reich, and many more.
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Additional information
| Publisher | TASCHEN, Updated edition (5 Mar. 2022) |
|---|---|
| Language | English |
| Hardcover | 552 pages |
| ISBN-10 | 3836565544 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-3836565547 |
| Dimensions | 15.3 x 4.2 x 19.9 cm |
by richard hughes
Two consecutive pages were badly torn so very dissapointd.
by R. Caswell
Taschen publish the best ‘Art’ books & this is no exception.
This is the definitive book on Bauhaus & the only one you need. It covers the whole of Bauhaus from inception to the end under Nazi pressure. It covers every aspect: Architecture, dance, drama, furniture, graphic design, metalwork, painting, photography, pottery, printing, sculpture, typography, et al.
It covers the major players: Josef Albers, Marianne Brandt, Marcel Breuer, Walter Gropious, Gertrude Grunow, Paul Klee, Wassily Kandinsky, Gerard Marcks, Hans Mayer, Ludwig Mies van der Rohe.
It is copiously illustrated throughout with original photographs.
I bought the smaller book in the ‘Bibliotheca Univeralis’ edition which is the compact version (6” x 8”, 150 x 200mm) of the larger book.
I don’t know how Taschen publish these books at such reasonable cost, but long may they continue.
This is great value for money.
5⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Unreservedly recommended.
by Amazon Customer
Simply put; an incredible account of the Bauhaus design school movement. Generously illustrated throughout. Well worth a read for anyone interested in this extraordinary episode/period in Germany’s history. Big thumbs up!!
by christopher hugh courtenay
Well illustrated, a strong introduction to the movement,it’s principal artists, designers and craftspeople.
Highly recommended.
by Luke coulton
would recommend anyone to buy a little over priced however the product meets up with it
by Ger ODonnell
I loved the book and it came so quickly
by Ian Wright
This is an excellent introduction to the development of the Bauhaus movement describing the philosophy, the artefacts and the personalities of the movement. I will be sending further copies as present to various folk who have an interest in industrial design
by ELEFTHERIOS GKILIMANAKIS
Great book, compact and complete content