Design in ContextMarcel Breuer and the Bauhaus movement

Marcel Breuer

• Marcel Lajos Breuer was born in Pécs, Hungary in 1902, and became on of the greatest architects and furniture designers of the 20th century .

• Bauhaus, a school of design where modern principles, technologies and the application of new materials were encouraged in both the industrial and fine arts.

• His reputation was based upon his invention of tubular steel furniture, one big residence, two apartment houses, some shop interiors and several competition entries.

Bauhaus Movement

• The Bauhaus movement art and design characterized by • Geometric design• Respect for practical material • Economic sensibilities.

• The Bauhaus school was created when Walter Gropius was appointed head of two art schools in Weimar and united them into one.

• Teaching at the school concentrated on functional craftsmanship and students were encouraged to design with mass-produced goods in mind. Enormously controversial and unpopular with right wingers in Weimar, the school moved in 1925 to Dessau.

Bauhaus Movement

• The Bauhaus school had some famous teachers such as :• Paal Klee.• Wassily Kandinsky.• Marcel Breuer.

• The ideas of the Bauhaus creators have influenced architecture, furniture, typography, and weaving.

• Famous artists of the Bauhaus movement include Lyonel Feininger, Johannes Itten, Franz Marc, Georg Muche, and Oskar Schlemmer.

Examples of Bauhaus Design