Facts about Bauhaus Design Movement

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   In its curriculum, Bauhaus students completed a foundational preliminary course before specializing in a workshop pairing a master craftsman with a master of form.

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   A core principle of Bauhaus design was the unity of art and technology, emphasizing that everyday objects should be both functional and aesthetically considered.

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   Bauhaus masters included artists such as Paul Klee, Wassily Kandinsky, and László Moholy-Nagy, blending painting with industrial design pedagogy.

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   Forced to close by Nazi political pressure, the Bauhaus movement relocated from Weimar to Dessau and finally to Berlin before shutting down in 1933.

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   The Bauhaus school was founded by Walter Gropius in Weimar, Germany, in 1919, merging fine arts with functional craftsmanship.

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