Bauhaus Masterworks: New World View by Michael Robinson is a visually striking and insightful exploration of the Bauhaus movement’s revolutionary impact on modern art, architecture, and design. Published as part of the Masterworks series, this book highlights the school’s pioneering philosophy—merging craftsmanship, industrial aesthetics, and functionalism—through key works by luminaries like Walter Gropius, Ludwig Mies van der Rohe, Marcel Breuer, Wassily Kandinsky, and Paul Klee.
Rich with photographs, blueprints, and archival material, it showcases iconic designs such as the Wassily Chair, the Bauhaus Dessau building, and experimental typography, while contextualizing the movement’s political struggles and diaspora after its 1933 closure by the Nazis. Robinson emphasizes how the Bauhaus ethos reshaped global modernism, from American skyscrapers to minimalist interiors.
For related reads, try:
- Bauhaus 1919–1933 (Taschen, 2019) – A comprehensive survey with 550 illustrations.
- The Bauhaus Idea and Bauhaus Politics (1995) by Éva Forgács – A deep dive into the school’s ideological tensions.
- László Moholy-Nagy: Future Present (2016) – Focused on the Bauhaus polymath’s multidisciplinary genius.
