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 €
Discover the Bauhaus

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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Hirmer Publisher

Werner Graeff - A Bauhaus artist reports

Werner Graeff - painter, graphic artist, typographer, photographer and sculptor - is an important Bauhaus artist and important representative of Constructivi...
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39,90 €
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Av Edition Publisher

Werkbund Settlement Weißenhof

The Werkbund housing estate, built in 1927, is considered a milestone in architectural history and is published by the German Werkbund Baden-Württemberg.
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20,00 €
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Av Edition Publisher

Werkbund Settlement Weissenhof 2

The Werkbund housing estate, built in 1927, is considered a milestone in architectural history and is published by the German Werkbund Baden-Württemberg.
7-10 Days
24,00 €
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Hirmer Publisher

Wassily Kandinsky - Young Art 19

He became a pioneer of abstract art and he was the co-founder of "Blauer Reiter", A theoretician artist and influential Bauhaus teacher.
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11,90 €
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Theater der Klänge

Theater der Klänge CD

In the audio-medial exhibition, the THEATER DER KLÄNGE at the Theatermuseum Düsseldorf presents eight "Bauhaus productions".
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29,00 €
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Hirmer Publisher

The Whole World a Bauhaus

How did the Bauhaus succeed in becoming the epitome of social, creative and didactic radical renewal?
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19,90 €
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Taschen Publisher

The Book of Colour Concepts

"The Book of Colour Concepts" is a visually stunning and intellectually enriching exploration of color's history, spanning from the 17th century to the digit...
7-10 Days
150,00 €
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Minimum

The Bauhaus in 100 Objects

To mark the 100th anniversary of the founding of the Bauhaus, minimum presents in this book 100 legendary style icons and furniture classics.
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24,90 €
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Lars Müller Publisher

State Bauhaus in Weimar 1919-1923

In 1919, the state art school in Weimar was reopened under the direction of Walter Gropius, with a radical new teaching approach and under the new name Bauhaus.
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70,00 €
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Kettler Publisher

Stairway to nowhere

The catalog documents Macuga's engagement with the Kestner Society, which was founded in 1916 at a time of social, political and artistic upheaval.
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25,00 €
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Spector Books

Seven Palms

The Thomas Mann House in Pacific Palisades, Los Angeles
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28,00 €
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Av Edition Publisher

Richard Herre

The architect, designer, graphic artist and translator
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24,00 €
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Phaidon Publisher

Philip Johnson

A spectacular visual biography of one of the most celebrated architects and cultural icons of the twentieth century
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125,00 €
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Hirmer Publisher

Paul Klee - Young Art 1

The Bauhaus in Weimar was just celebrating its first birthday when Walter Gropius sent a telegram to Paul Klee in 1920.
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11,90 €
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Hirmer Publisher

Paul Klee - Landscapes

This bibliophile volume accompanies the reader on a sensuous journey through Paul Klee's imaginary landscapes.
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22,00 €
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Hirmer Publisher

Oskar & Darja - Schlemmers Muse

Born in 1890 in tsarist Slonim, Dora "Darya" Yekimovskaya developed early on into a supporter of the Jewish labour movement.
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17,90 €
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Bindewerk

Notebook Less is more

A notebook that concentrates on the essentials and is of high quality in material and production
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19,90 €
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Taschen Publisher

Mondrian Art

Less was more for Piet Mondrian. With his strictly limited pictorial elements - the colors red, yellow, and blue, black lines, white space.
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12,00 €
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Kettler Publisher

Moholy-Nagy and the New Typography

This comprehensive publication combines for the first time Moholy-Nagy's recently rediscovered exhibition panels in the Berlin Art Library.
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65,00 €
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Phaidon Publisher

Modern Architecture Since 1900

Since its first publication in 1982, Modern Architecture Since 1900 has become established as a contemporary classic.
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60,00 €
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Phaidon Publisher

Modern Architecture Since 1900

Since 1982, "Modern Architecture Since 1900" has been regarded as a timeless classic, combining historical context with concise analysis to shed comprehensiv...
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60,00 €
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Taschen Publisher

Mies van der Rohe

This book presents over 20 of Mies van der Rohe's projects from the period between 1906 and 1967 and highlights his groundbreaking ideas and influence in Ame...
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12,00 €
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Phaidon Publisher

Mies

The classic and definitive monograph on iconic architect Mies van der Rohe
7-10 Days
125,00 €
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Taschen Publisher

Marcel Breuer

In this essential introductory monograph, we survey Breuer’s complete career through some of his most influential projects and ideas.
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12,00 €
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Hirmer Publisher

Lyonel Feininger

Immerse yourself in Lyonel Feininger's artistic universe – 140 pivotal works spanning from the Bauhaus years to his time in New York.
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49,90 €
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Universum Film

Lotte am Bauhaus

The Weimar Bauhaus under the direction of the visionary Walter Gropius aims not only to combine art and craftsmanship, but also to accommodate the "New Man".
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19,90 €
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Taschen Publisher

Le Corbusier Modernism

This book presents some of Le Corbusier’s landmark projects to introduce an architect, thinker, and modern pioneer.
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12,00 €
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Av Edition Publisher

Le Corbusier

His international work in the UNESCO World Heritage Site
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29,00 €
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Seemann Henschel Publisher

Kandinsky und seine Zeit

Kandinsky was one of the most important expressionists and "inventors" of abstract painting.
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14,90 €
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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.
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34,90 €
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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...
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15,00 €
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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...
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15,00 €
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Hirmer Publisher

Hedwig Thun

Bauhaus student, writer and outstanding Informel painter
7-10 Days
0,00 €
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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".
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9,90 €
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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.
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12,00 €
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Phaidon Publisher

Glass Houses

Phaidon Editors, with an introductory essay by Andrew Heid
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40,00 €
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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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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 €
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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...
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45,00 €
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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 €
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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

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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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

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 €
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 €
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12 24 36 48 72 120