Chart: Bauhaus

I have to admit that everything is starting to make more sense now that I have the time to research these movements more. When it came to choosing my 5 Movements I tried to kill two birds with one stone by choosing one movement towards the beginning of the idea of design and one movement as close as today as possible and three movements in between that explained clearly all the changes that went on.

So the next movement I will be talking about is:

Bauhaus 1919 – 1933

Bauhaus Logo

It was one of the most influential movements of the time.

Deutscher Werkbund

De Stijl

Constructivism

Futurism 

Streamlining

- Was inspired by other movements such as the Deutscher Werkbund, De Stijl, Constructivism, Streamlining & Futurism 

Ludwig Mies van der Rohe

Cantilever Chair

Kettles for AEG

Peter Behrens

Walter Gropius 

Bookshelf

- Three very important designers from this movement were Walter Gropius, Peter Behrens and Ludwig Mies van der Rohe - the latter of which designed the cantilever chair which was to later inspire Verner Panton during Pop Design. Two very important phrases which are associated with the Bauhaus are Less is more and Form follows Function which was inspired by both A.W.N. Pugin and William Morris.

- Was shut down when Hitler rose to power in Germany 

REFERENCES:

Thomas Hauffe, 2001. Design: From the Industrial Revolution to the 21st Century (Flipguides). Edition. Dumont Monte.

Charlotte & Peter Fiell, 2012. Design of the 20th Century (25). Edition. Taschen.