Bauhaus Notebooks

The School of Life -  3 Notebooks, 3 Thinkers

History is filled with some fascinating 'schools of thought' dedicated to tackling life's big problems in distinctive ways. We've created this exquisite set of notebooks in honor of The Bauhaus.  

Each notebook carries an introduction to a great Bauhaus artist on the inside front page, their name beautifully printed on the cover - and is otherwise empty for your own projects.

Bauhaus thinkers featured in these notebooks: Albers, Itten, Klee

The Bauhaus (or literally, ‘the house of construction’) was founded in Weimar, shortly after the end of World War One. Its founder Walter Gropius wanted to remove ‘the class barriers’ between art and craft, or between engineering, urban planning, and architecture. Gropius recognized that industrial production would overwhelmingly dominate, and his aim was to guide high-quality design for mass production consumer goods: chairs, lamps etc.

After being relocated to Dessau and then Berlin, the Bauhaus was closed in 1933, as it was perceived as ‘communist’ by the Nazi party, which had just come to power. Although, by driving the leading figures overseas, it in fact massively increased the influence of their ideas. Although primarily celebrated for its contribution to architecture – the artists Joseph Albers, Johannes Itten, and Paul Klee were all on the teaching staff.