The Bauhaus School
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| Bauhaus Museum |
| Over the weekend, my class went on a trip to Weimar and Dessau. We learned more about the foundations of the Bauhuas School through seeing close-up examples of the style and understanding in-depth about the school’s history. Walter Gropius, founded and designed the Bauhaus. He developed the latest design style, which incorporated “new” materials of the period. This includes glass, iron and concrete. A fundamental objective of Bauhaus design is creating simple, functional objects that effectively use space, material, time and money. |
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| Tour |
At the Bauhaus School in Dessau, we had a wonderful informational tour. On campus, we visited the theatre, cafeteria, dormitory and Director’s room. The tour was my favorite part of the day because I got to appreciate Bauhaus principles and aesthetics as a saw its purpose more clearly through creations.
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| Bauhuas School in Dessau |
One principle is that the use of color has to be understandable. A more vibrant color, such as a bright orange, immediately grab student and visitor attention. Therefore, the bright orange outlines the door they should enter, such as the door leading to the workshop building. In comparison, a door leading to the cafeteria’s kitchen is outlined in grey, which makes it less noticeable and inviting, because it is only for kitchen staff to enter.
As I thought more about Bauhaus principles, it not only incorporates clean, new materials, but it also considers people's natural instincts of color.
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| One of the Meisterhaussiedlung (Master's House) |
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| Contemporary Bauhaus Design |
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