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The Bauhaus and the Modern Design Education
The Bauhaus, Weimar, Germany 1919 founder Walter Gropius
The concept and the spirit of designing things exist since the beginning of mankind. Till the Bauhaus institution took initiative around the early 20th century to establish a structured curriculum it remained primarily craft oriented field of design. The new design concept tried to analyze and understand the pure form, color and shapes. Such initiative helped to understand the true characteristics of material by stripping away the decorative aspects in design. The spirit of Bauhaus School generated an awareness synthesizing art, craft and industrial design. The creativity in design created a new breed of artist engineers. Thus, the Bauhaus played a pivotal role in the modern Industrial Design profession. It generated enough curiosity and excitement among artists, architects and technologists.
The Bauhaus school was founded by Walter Gropius in Weimar, Germany which operated from 1919 to 1933. The Bauhaus style became one of the most influential forces in the modern architecture and design. The Bauhaus had a significant influence upon later developments in art, architecture, graphic design, interior design, industrial design, and typography. It became the inspiration for a large number of professionals who are interested in interdisciplinaryexperiments and creativity. The Bauhaus gave inspiration to reorient our creative expression.
As a result of Hitler's rise to power in the early 1930s, many took refuge in America along with the teachers from the Bauhaus. The Bauhaus was synthesizing the skill of the individual artisan with the process of mass production. “According to the Bauhaus philosophy of education, it is important for the artist to explore qualities of materials and to experiment with different forms that might be suited to mass production.”
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