Walter Gropius Furniture Designs
Back and seat with flat cushion in fabric or leather.
Walter gropius furniture designs. In 1908 Gropius found employment with the firm of Peter Behrens one of the first members of the utilitarian school. Door Knob by Walter Gropius This modernist door handle by Bauhaus founder and German architect Walter Gropius was first put into mass production in 1923 after being originally designed for the. Walter Gropius Senior had a keen interest in architecture and Gropiuss uncle Martin Gropius was also an established architect his biggest commission being the design for the Museum of Decorative Arts in Berlin 1881 consequently Gropiuss interest in architecture was encouraged from a young age.
When it was established its goal was to create art that adapted to the needs of post-war German society and design that was accessible to all. Designed in minimalist style and crafted of solid oak and lacquered acrylic glass the set is an example of the application of Bauhaus colour principles taught in the preliminary course. In 1910 he started his own architecture firm.
Along with fellow architects Ludwig Mies van der Rohe Le Corbusier and Frank Lloyd Wright Walter Gropius was a pioneer of modern architecture and the International Style. Gropius theory was that all design should be functional as well as aesthetically pleasing. Walter Gropius directed the Bauhaus until its closure in 1933 emigrated to England in 1934 and to Cambridge USA in 1937 to teach as professor of architecture at.
May 13 2013 - Walter Gropius was a German architect and founder of the Bauhaus School and is widely regarded as one of the pioneering masters of modern architecture and design. Using technology as a basis he transformed building into a science of precise mathematical calculations. The architectural and design School where Walter Gropius and Mies are taught altered the look of things like the chair the tea cup the wall paper the coffee grinder and silver ware in the kitchen the lamp in the study etc.
I had the honor to work on a re-edition for Tecta celebrating the 100th birthday of Bauhaus. In 1903 he began his studies at the Technical University in Munich which he continued in 1906 at the Technical University of Charlottenburg but dropped out in 1908 without a degree. The German-American architect was the founder of the famous Bauhaus school of architecture and design and one of the leading proponents of the modernist movement in America Europe and indeed internationally.
This year Bauhaus the design school founded by Walter Gropius in 1919 is celebrating its 100th anniversary. Gropius was also a leading architect of the International Style. Frame and armrests in solid ash black or white lacquered or in solid walnut.