READ THE REVIEW (SUBSCRIPTION REQUIRED) Nov 9, 2009
The visionary founder, Walter Gropius, disallowed hierarchical distinctions between artists and artisans. Egalitarian pairs of artists and craft masters conducted hands-on workshops, rather than classes, in sculpture, metalwork, cabinetry, painting and decorating, printmaking, and weaving. (New Yorker)
New book puts a spotlight on the Bauhaus movement Oct 30, 2009
Filled with well-turned anecdotes and blissfully free from art-historical jargon, Weber's text follows the lives and careers of famed Bauhaus architects Walter Gropius and Ludwig Mies van der Rohe and of the painters Paul Klee and Wassily Kandinsky. Weber also offers a truly touching portrait of the husband-and-wife team of Josef and Anni Albers, who befriended him during the 1970s, when he was a graduate student and they were teaching art in the United States. (Missourian Publishing, MO)
Design Research is back - as an installation Oct 29, 2009
A longtime associate of Bauhaus founder Walter Gropius and chairman of the architecture department at Harvard s Graduate School of Design, Ben Thompson was perhaps best known locally as the creator of Faneuil Hall Marketplace. But his interests ranged far and wide. (Boston Globe)
Rediscovering Modernist homes on Cape Aug 13, 2009
Important European architects of the Modern movement had made their way here, including Walter Gropius and Breuer, both professors at the Harvard School of Design. Modernists designed houses in Boston suburbs with flat roofs, cubic shapes, and open floor plans; in the summer, they experimented with their designs on Outer Cape Cod. (Boston Globe)
90 years on, Bauhaus becomes crowd magnet in Berlin Aug 5, 2009
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Bauhaus anniversary show draws many visitors Jul 30, 2009
Shaped by its three directors Walter Gropius, Hannes Meyer and Ludwig Mies van der Rohe, the Bauhaus school was formed in 1919 in Weimar to transcend the divisions that had separated arts and crafts, and emphasize a new modern aesthetic that could also be mass-produced. World-famous teachers such as Vasily Kandinsky, Lyonel Feininger, Paul Klee or Oskar Schlemmer also put their imprint on the 1,250 students who were enrolled in the 14 years of the school's existence. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Home & Garden)
Fresno Burns Building's boring looks belie colorful history May 10, 2009
Bauhaus was a school of trend-setting artists started by architect Walter Gropius in 1919 in Weimer, the German capital. The Bauhaus architects' style wouldn't be called "International" until 1932. (Fresno Bee)
Chair design in Melbourne Mar 5, 2009
The chair continued at the frontline, as the worlds political skyline altered irretrievably after World War I. In 1919, German architect Walter Gropius started the Bauhaus school of modern design, training students to integrate art and technology to develop functional designs for mass production. The faculty head, Marcel Breuer (Germany/US ), designed a cantilever steel tube chair, inspired by a bicycle frame. (India Times)
