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FeedModern Roots
Fresh takes on a timeless design
By Alyssa Ford
Photo by Knoll
Universal Bauhaus
“Cesca” arm chair (circa 1928) with continuous chromed steel frame, by Marcel Breuer. Authorized reproductions available through Knoll for $1,231 as shown.
Sometimes an aesthetic becomes so much a part of the collective consciousness that it seems to come from everywhere and nowhere. Such is the case with Bauhaus, the philosophy of mass-produced design that emerged from the Staatliches Bauhaus school in Germany between 1919 and 1933. The Bauhaus school, founded by Walter Gropius, taught such famous designers as Breuer, Ludwig Mies van der Rohe, and Paul Klee before it was closed by the Nazis. Its adherents argued that mass production could be reconciled with individual artistic spirit, that houses and their furnishings should have a meaningful relation to each other, and that every object should be sparely beautiful and functional. The look remains so pervasive that whispers of Bauhaus can be found in nearly every “modern” design available today.
Photo provided by Abraxas Arts
“Isis” bench by Abraxas Arts, $5,400.
Photo provided by Wat Design
“Open Air” flatware by Wat Design, $185 per 24-piece set.
Photo provided by Timothy Schreiber
“E_volve” table by Timothy Schreiber, $20,000.
Photo provided by Boco do Lobo
“Broadway” side table by Boca do Lobo, $1,495.
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