3 Important Rules of Bauhaus

After doing some basic research and discussion with my lecturer, i decided to go on for Question no.4.

The Bauhaus School is a German design school, founded in 1919 by Walter Groupius. Bauhaus led a movement and style which has had an important impact on contemporary design today. The Bauhaus embraced the industrialisation using modern methods and use of new materials while putting a different focus on function and need for mass production on design. New elements were considered into art and design with economic, ecological and affordability considered. Expressionism and constructivism had merged whilst students also began to start thinking as engineers and broadened their methods and approaches. 

Scientific laws of primary colours linked colour with geometry, contributing to the inspired ways in changing how artists and designers typically expressed their ideas. 

I found out there were 3 important rules based on the idea of Bauhaus. 

#1 Forms Follows Function.

The merge of form and function at the Bauhaus encouraged honest use of materials and looked at the structural use of steel, glass, concrete and other industrial materials.

This also caused a close connection between machine and artists as the Bauhaus curriculum focused on simplicity, functionality and geometry. 

Angular forms and straight abstract lines were extremely popular which has had a lasting impact on future artists and designers. 

The Wassily Chair is a clear example of this as an icon of this age and archetypical of Bauhaus. Now chairs were not simply functional or made from basic materials, the design aspect allowed the product to look stylish and have a clear and beautiful finished form. 

#2 Typography matter.

Bauhaus also created a new typeface and developed typography which was bold, simply, devoid of decoration and serifs were banned.

This has been inherited into fonts now with a variety of choices with similar qualities.

Regard for Bauhaus typography is well-known for placing text at angles and also wrapping text around objects

                     

The Bauhaus style of design often features strong visual communication which is through the use of harmony, color balance, balanced layout, and sharp geometric lines and shapes. 

#3 Geometric forms.

-Bauhaus showed a deep love of simple geometry 

-By breaking down objects into their rawest geometric shapes to create new, and more modern items.

- Clean, abstract and geometric forms were constantly used

 


References 

I. Walker, A. ,Sala, S. （2014） 'Dial-a-Style #1: Bauhaus Design' , Site Point, March 17. Available at: http://www.sitepoint.com/nailing-detail-bauhaus-design/ (Accessed at: 15 May 2015).

II. Lekach, M. (2015) 'Know Your Design History: The Bauhaus Movement'，99Design, Febuary 13. Available at: http://99designs.com/designer-blog/2013/08/15/know-your-design-history-the-bauhaus-movement/ (Accessed at: 15 May 2015).