bauhaus history

German Bauhaus:
Bauen=build
Haus=house

They believed in very simplistic design and believed that beauty comes from within the object itself.

1919- Founded by Walter Gropius in Weimer, Germany

1922- Van Doesberg taught a course at Bauhaus & clearly reflected the stark simplicity and functionalism of much of the bauhaus output after that.

1925- Moved to Dessau, Germany. Into a new purpose built home which reflected the core Bauhaus values
Marcel Breuer's 'Wassily' chair. Great marriage between Art, Design and Machine Production

1926- Bauhaus Building completed

1927- Architecture department opens

1928- Gropius resigned and Hanneys Meyer took over

1929- Photography department is opened

1930- Hanneys dismissed in 1930 for bringing politics into the house and creating a haven for communism

1932- Bauhaus Dessau closed & migrated to Berlin

1933- Bauhaus disbands for good, due to Nazi's acclaiming them to be Communists 

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Political pressure and constant scrutiny by the Nazi movement continued to cast a shadow over the school and in 1928 Gropius resigned and was succeeded by Hannes Meyer. 

A socialist, he was dismissed in 1930 for bringing politics into the Bauhaus and creating a haven for communism. 

Ludwig Mies van der Rohe (1886-1969) took his place at the helm and attempted to eliminate the politics and get back to the basic principles of the movement but by 1932 the Dessau parliament had decided to dissolve the Bauhaus and although it found a temporary home in Berlin for a period, it was effectively at an end. 

Despite the fact that it lasted for only fourteen years,