Phaidon Publisher

An Illustrated Biography

A stunning visual biography of the life of Walter Gropius, founder of the Bauhaus, and one of the world's most influential architects. This illustrated biography tells the story of Gropius's life, beginning with his shattering experiences in World War One, his turbulent marriage to the notorious Alma Mahler, the establishment of the Bauhaus, and the tragic death of their daughter Manon.

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A stunning life of Walter Gropius

Founder of the Bauhaus

This is the first comprehensive illustrated biography of one of Modern architecture's most important figures. Features more than 375 illustrations including letters, telegrams, sketches, drawings, photographs, posters, brochures, and other ephemera. The authors present the life of Walter Gropius as not just a key figure of 20th-century architecture.

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Architecture in the 20th Century

100 years of architecture’s finest, gathering large-format photos, drawings, and floor plans alongside a chronological overview to take you to the heart of t...
50,00 €
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Bauhaus Journal 1926-1931

100 years after the founding of the Bauhaus, the journal bauhaus is an important written testimony to this icon of modernity.
70,00 €
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Futura. The Typeface

Futura. The typeface is a cultural and aesthetic journey back in time to the future and opens up a new perspective on Classical Modernism.
50,00 €
Lars Müller Publishers

Bauhausbücher in Slipcase

Between 1925 and 1930, the Bauhaus, a legendary school of design, published a series of 14 books written by teachers and friends of the school. These books addressed the core ideas of the Bauhaus in art, design, and architecture. Considered groundbreaking, these publications reflect the revolutionary concepts that made the Bauhaus famous worldwide.

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THE SCHOOL OF MODERNISM

Discover the Bauhaus

No art movement has impacted the world of products quite like the Bauhaus. Founded in 1919 by the architect Walter Gropius in Weimar, Germany, the school’s original manifesto proposed a union of art, architecture and design via a curriculum that would “create a new guild of craftsmen, without the class distinctions that raise an arrogant barrier between craftsman and artist.”

Art and Technology - A new Unity

Discover the Bauhaus

Modern design is all about simplicity and functionality and can be found in many products we're using on a daily basis. Learn how the Bauhaus influenced design history with its emphasis on theory and practice as taught by the masters.


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Anni & Josef Albers

A spectacular and unprecedented visual biography of the leading pioneers and protagonists of modern art and design
120,00 €
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Atlas of Mid-Century Modern Houses

The most complete in-depth survey of global Mid-Century Modern homes ever published – more than 400 stunning homes from 40 countries, designed by more than 2...
65,00 €
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Breuer's Bohemia

Breuer’s Bohemia explores a vibrant period of midcentury modern design and culture as seen through the influential New England houses
60,00 €
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Ezra Stoller

A captivating history of 20th-century Modern American architecture, as seen through the eyes of a legendary photographer.
125,00 €
Bauhaus-Archiv Berlin

100 years of bauhaus

This book is made in collaboration with the Bauhaus-Archiv/Museum für Gestaltung in Berlin, the world’s largest collection on the history of the Bauhaus. Some 550 illustrations including architectural plans, studies, photographs, sketches, and models record not only the realized works but also the leading principles and personalities of this idealistic creative community through its three successive locations in Weimar, Dessau, and Berlin. 

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Braun: Designed to Keep

The definitive history of Braun – the pioneering German electronics brand that changed the face of modern design
69,95 €
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Gerrit Rietveld

The richly illustrated and accessible monograph on the Dutch designer and world-renowned architect
40,00 €
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Books & Medias

Both an institution and a design philosophy, Bauhaus has been one of the greatest influences in modern design. Learn how the Bauhaus Movement influenced design history with its emphasis on theory and practice as taught by the masters.

Bauhaus Books & Media

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Phaidon Publisher

Anni & Josef Albers

A spectacular and unprecedented visual biography of the leading pioneers and protagonists of modern art and design
7-10 Days
120,00 €
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Taschen Publisher

Architecture in the 20th Century

100 years of architecture’s finest, gathering large-format photos, drawings, and floor plans alongside a chronological overview to take you to the heart of t...
7-10 Days
50,00 €
Picture of Atlas of Mid-Century Modern Houses
Phaidon Publisher

Atlas of Mid-Century Modern Houses

The most complete in-depth survey of global Mid-Century Modern homes ever published – more than 400 stunning homes from 40 countries, designed by more than 2...
7-10 Days
65,00 €
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Phaidon Publisher

Atlas of Never Built Architecture

Atlas of Never Built Architecture presents a comprehensive collection of over 300 impressive architectural projects from the 20th and 21st centuries that wer...
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125,00 €
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Constantin Film

Bauhaus - A New Era

The series is an excellent insight into the Weimar period of the Bauhaus.
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19,90 €
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be.bra Publisher

Bauhaus - A photographic journey

The Bauhaus movement, founded in Weimar in 1919, influenced the development of modern architecture far beyond the borders of Germany.
7-10 Days
46,00 €
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Seemann Henschel Publisher

Bauhaus Icons

Matching Game with 36 classics of the famous art school
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14,90 €
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Lars Müller Publisher

Bauhaus Journal 1926-1931

100 years after the founding of the Bauhaus, the journal bauhaus is an important written testimony to this icon of modernity.
7-10 Days
70,00 €
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Michael Kimmerle

Bauhaus Postcards

The typographer Michael Kimmerle traces with these abstract forms the stroke »Bauhaus«. He thus follows the interaction of Arts and Crafts – one of the basic...
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15,00 €
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Icarus Films

Bauhaus Spirit - 100 Years of Bauhaus

Celebrate the 100th anniversary of Walter Gropius’ Bauhaus with this lively, wide-ranging documentary exploring the history, present and future of the utopia...
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35,00 €
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Letterform Archive

Bauhaus Typography at 100

An unprecedented look at the school’s typography and print design, from its early expressive tendencies to the functional modernism for which it is famed today.
7-10 Days
50,00 €
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Hirmer Publisher

Bauhaus and National Socialism

"Bauhaus and National Socialism" explores how Bauhaus artists navigated the complexities of the National Socialist regime, revealing their diverse responses...
7-10 Days
50,00 €
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Lars Müller Publisher

Bauhausbücher 1-14 in Slipcase

From 1925 to 1930, the Bauhaus published a series of 14 books. The books were written by teachers and friends of the legendary school of design.
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495,00 €
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Lars Müller Publisher

Bauhausbücher 5

New Design - Neoplasticism, Nieuwe Beelding - Piet Mondrian
7-10 Days
30,00 €
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Lars Müller Publisher

Bauhausbücher 7

New Works from the Bauhaus Workshops - Walter Gropius
7-10 Days
40,00 €
Picture of Braun: Designed to Keep
Phaidon Publisher

Braun: Designed to Keep

The definitive history of Braun – the pioneering German electronics brand that changed the face of modern design
7-10 Days
69,95 €
Picture of Breuer's Bohemia
Phaidon Publisher

Breuer's Bohemia

Breuer’s Bohemia explores a vibrant period of midcentury modern design and culture as seen through the influential New England houses
7-10 Days
60,00 €
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Seemann Henschel Publisher

Dance the Bauhaus

The Bauhaus festivals offered special occasions for dance experiments and enjoyment, in which the 'Bauhaus band', which specialises in a mix of jazz and folk...
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14,95 €
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Phaidon Publisher

Design for Children

A comprehensive, genre-defining survey of children's product and furniture design from Bauhaus to today
7-10 Days
50,00 €
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Kettler Publisher

Ein Hagener am Bauhaus

The book brings together works from all creative phases, including an extensive selection of rarely shown photographs and film stills.
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28,00 €
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Phaidon Publisher

Ezra Stoller

A captivating history of 20th-century Modern American architecture, as seen through the eyes of a legendary photographer.
7-10 Days
125,00 €
Picture of Form and Light - From Bauhaus to Tel Aviv
Hirmer Publisher

Form and Light - From Bauhaus to Tel Aviv

The fragment - an essential part of the structure which carries within it the genetic code of the whole, is in the core of this visual inquiry depicting Tel...
7-10 Days
45,00 €
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Hermann Schmidt Publisher

Futura. The Typeface

Futura. The typeface is a cultural and aesthetic journey back in time to the future and opens up a new perspective on Classical Modernism.
7-10 Days
50,00 €
Picture of Gerrit Rietveld
Phaidon Publisher

Gerrit Rietveld

The richly illustrated and accessible monograph on the Dutch designer and world-renowned architect
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40,00 €
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Phaidon Publisher

Glass Houses

Phaidon Editors, with an introductory essay by Andrew Heid
Coming Soon
40,00 €
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Taschen Publisher

Gropius

More than any other German designer and architect of the past century, Gropius has left its mark on our living environment.
In Stock
12,00 €
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Hirmer Publisher

Haus am Horn

This comprehensive overview presents the eventful history of the only remaining Bauhaus architecture in Weimar, the "Haus am Horn".
In Stock
9,90 €
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Hirmer Publisher

Hedwig Thun

Bauhaus student, writer and outstanding Informel painter
7-10 Days
0,00 €
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Michael Kimmerle

Hommage au Bauhaus - Typo-Essay Book 1

The typographer Michael Kimmerle traces with these abstract forms the stroke »Bauhaus«. He thus follows the interaction of Arts and Crafts – one of the basic...
In Stock
15,00 €
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Michael Kimmerle

Imaginary and Real Bauhaus Icons Book 2

The typographer Michael Kimmerle traces with these abstract forms the stroke »Bauhaus«. He thus follows the interaction of Arts and Crafts – one of the basic...
In Stock
15,00 €
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Hirmer Publisher

Johannes Itten & Thun - Nature in Focus

Nature in Focus" shows the decisive role of the Thun landscape in Johannes Itten's artistic development, from realistic depictions of nature to abstract art.
7-10 Days
34,90 €
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Seemann Henschel Publisher

Kandinsky und seine Zeit

Kandinsky was one of the most important expressionists and "inventors" of abstract painting.
7-10 Days
14,90 €
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