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The Bauhaus school of design was founded 100 year ago in 1919 (I did the maths), and this book is an introduction to the people, products and politics, the art and the architecture that characterised the Bauhaus, summarised in 100 short essays, each subject illustrated. Founded and developed upon socialist ideals, the Bauhaus inevitably ran foul of the Nazis and closed before WWII, by which time its influence had spread across the world. 👇🏼

So, no mention of the band Bauhaus, yet, against expectation, a mention of David Bowie! How pleasingly ubiquitous he is. Also mentioned are New Order, and the striking video they produced for the song "True Faith". As soon as I saw the costumes for the Bauhaus school's "Triadic Ballet" productions, I groked the influence on the costumes used in the video ?

I'd love a Wassily chair, but at over £2000 for a newly manufactured model, I don't think I'll be getting one!

Not sure about the impractical balaclava, though.

Classic, instantly recognisable, design.

"In 1937, Nazi officials travelled to around 100 German museums and confiscated 20,000 works. The 'Entartete Kunst' [Degenerate Art] exhibition included more than 650 of the seized works that were deemed to be an insult to 'German feeling'."

This included the works of several Bauhaus artists. It's always comforting to know that a movement you're interested in was #bannedbythenazis
It feels like it adds that extra air of legitimacy.

Today's book parcel ?? #bookhaul

While I'm a fan of the seminal goth band, Bauhaus, the book is about the design movement, which I bought on a (rather expensive) whim.

The book with the white cover is "Consider the Lilies" by Iain Crichton Smith, a novel about the impact of the Scottish Highland Clearances. A less expensive whim ?