2 - Design influences, styles and movements - Modernism: Bauhaus Flashcards
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What is Modernism?
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A period after WW1 when elaborately decorated designs were rejected
Instead, the focus was on functionality
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What was the Bauhaus movement?
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1919-33
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What is Bauhaus?
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Eary 20th century German design school, started by Walter Gropius
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Influences and Inspirations of Bauhaus
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- Post WW1 idealism. Abolishing censorship, view of form and function
- Using WW1 industrial methods and materials
- Influenced by Art Deco, geometrically pure forms
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Who founded the Bauhaus art school, and why was it closed?
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- Walter Gropius founded it
- It was shut down by the Nazis
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Features of Bauhaus
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- “Form follows function” was the basic principle. Aesthetics are dictated by the way a product works
- Rejected the use of decoration, such as the natural forms of Art Nouveau
- Embraced mass production to create ‘everyday products for everyday people’ using MODERN MATERIALS such as tubular steel
- Marcel Breuer’s chairs demonstrate this fuctional, ornament-free approach. He inspired other designers to design bent plywood furniture
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Bauhaus designers
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- Walter Gropius
- Marcel Breuer
- Marianne Brandt
