Gropius wanted to bring fine art, architecture, graphic design, and interior design together into one movement.
The school nurtured many famous furniture designers and artists. There was a wide array of workshops available from painting to weaving, interior design, industrial design, and beyond. The Bauhaus School of design taught design fundamentals, color theory, fine art, and of course, the famed architecture program. It was founded upon the intention to unite art forms and create a Gesamtkunstwerk, meaning a “comprehensive artwork.” The Bauhaus movement affected so many disciplines due to Gropius' grand vision of bringing all arts and crafts together under one roof. Modern furniture designers, graphic designers, architects, and painters still often work with principles developed at The Bauhaus. The school itself ignited an entire movement that would change design history. The architecture school was central to the curriculum of the design school and influenced its approach to design, creating a style that was concerned with form, structure, and functionality.
Gropius himself was an architect, and 'Bau' translates to 'build' or 'architecture' in German. The school has had a significant influence on design philosophy and has affected multiple arts, design, and crafts disciplines. The Staatliches Bauhaus was a German art and design school founded by German architect Walter Gropius in Weimar, Germany, in 1919.
