Bauhaus

Question 1

Characteristics of Bauhaus?

Answer 1

1. Form follows function or function over form (1)
2. Designs worked well but also looked good (1)
3. Simple geometrically pure forms / cubic shapes / right
   angles (1)
4. Minimalist design / less is more (1)
5. High-end functional products with artistic pretensions (1)
6. Products that worked well but also looked good (1)
7. Products for a machine age/products look machine made
   ‘machine aesthetic’ (1)
8. Use of modern materials such as tubular steel (1)
9. Everyday objects for everyday people (1) 10.Functional, cheap and easily mass produced (1) 11.Rejects decorative details (1)
   12.Flat roofs / smooth facades (1)
   13.White / grey / black / beige / dull colours (1)