bauhaus 1919-1933 | japanese edition

in a short period of only fourteen years between the two world wars, the german bauhaus school of art and design changed the face of modernism. with utopian ideals for the future, it developed a groundbreaking fusion of art, craft and technology, which it implemented across all creative media and methods, from film to theatre, from sculpture to pottery.

this book was produced in collaboration with the bauhaus archive/museum of design in berlin, the world's largest collection on the history of the bauhaus. writings, studies, photographs, sketches, plans and models not only document the works, they also bring the spirit of bauhaus back to life. from casual shots of group gymnastics to drawings from paul klee's lessons, from detailed blueprints to a sleek ashtray by marianne brandt, they are all testimonies to an idealistic creative community determined to completely rethink design and shape a better future for modern people.

the book shows bauhaus not only as a groundbreaking movement of modernism, but also as a prime example of art education, in which creative expression and forward-looking ideas led to products that were beautiful and functional. featured artists include josef albers, marianne brandt, walter gropius, gertrud grunow, paul klee, ludwig mies van der rohe, and lilly reich.