Living Like A Bauhäusler

Reconstructed room at Studio Building, Bauhaus Dessau.
Photo: Yvonne Tenschert 2013, Bauhaus Dessau Foundation.

Both an institution and a design philosophy, Bauhaus has been one of the greatest influences in modern design. Although forced to shut down in 1933, the historic buildings of the Bauhaus School at Dessau still exist as a museum and visitors’ centre, offering a wide range of activities related to the Bauhaus legacy. We recently found out that visitors now have the option to spend the night in one of the Bauhaus buildings, namely the Studio Building, which is where junior masters and promising students used to live and work. Built in 1926, the so-called ”Prellerhaus” – named after Friedrich Preller – includes 28 studio flats of about 24 square meters each (single- and double-bed), which offer a hospitality experience ‘‘in the Bauhaus style’’ (which, apart from the original-design furniture and a 1920‘s ambience, also features hallway communal showers and restrooms– it was, after all, a students’ dormitory). The two restaurants on campus will make sure that you never get hungry.

Studio building (Prellerhaus), Walter Gropius 1925/26, View from east.
Photo: Yvonne Tenschert, 2010, Bauhaus Dessau Foundation.

Visitor on a balcony of the studio building (Prellerhaus),Gropius 1925/26.
Photo: Yvonne Tenschert, 2009, Bauhaus Dessau Foundation.

So for your next pilgrimage to Bauhaus Dessau, book a studio at the Prellerhaus and get a taste of what it was like living like a Bauhäusler.

More information and price lists on the accommodation page of Bauhaus Dessau.

Personalized studio of Alfred Arndt.
Photo: Yvonne Tenschert, 2009, Bauhaus Dessau Foundation.

Personalized studio of Alfred Arndt.
Photo: Yvonne Tenschert, 2009, Bauhaus Dessau Foundation.

Personalized studio of Franz Ehrlich.
Photo: Yvonne Tenschert, 2013, Bauhaus Dessau Foundation.

Reconstructed room at Studio Building, Bauhaus Dessau.
Photo: Yvonne Tenschert 2013, Bauhaus Dessau Foundation.

Reconstructed room at Studio Building, Bauhaus Dessau.
Photo: Yvonne Tenschert 2013, Bauhaus Dessau Foundation.

Marianne Brandt room at Studio Building, Bauhaus Dessau.
Photo: Yvonne Tenschert 2013, Bauhaus Dessau Foundation.

Personalized studio of Josef Albers.
Photo: Yvonne Tenschert, 2013, Bauhaus Dessau Foundation.

Marianne Brandt room at Studio Building, Bauhaus Dessau.
Photo: Yvonne Tenschert 2013, Bauhaus Dessau Foundation.

Studio building (Prellerhaus) of Bauhaus building Dessau, Walter Gropius 1925/26, View from south-east.
Photo: Yvonne Tenschert, 2012, Bauhaus Dessau Foundation.

The Bauhaus Building: Built in 1925–26 according to designs by Walter Gropius. A multi-winged, asymmetrically configured complex, consisting
of a workshop wing, vocational school (connected by a bridge) and a studio building, which is linked to the workshop wing by a single-storey connecting structure (auditorium, stage, cafeteria). Color design: Hinnerk Scheper and Laszlo Moholy-Nagy (foyer). Interiors: Marianne Brandt, Marcel Breuer, Max Krajewski.

photo © Thomas Lewandovski.

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Bauhaus Dessau

A Halloween Treat

Hedi Xandt, The God Of The Grove, 2013.
gold-plated brass, polymer, distressed black finish, marble.
Courtesy of Hedi Xandt.

Apart from an opportunity to dress up as something terrifying or macabre, Halloween is also a time to remember the deceased. Death, as the inevitable fate of every human, has inspired art since the beginning of history. In tune with the holiday spirit, I have brought together a selection of my favourite artworks featuring the most ancient symbol of death: the human skull. From pop-art to fine art, and from graphic design to fashion, here are some ingenious takes on the skull and its symbolism.

Hedi Xandt, The God Of The Grove, 2013. (detail)
gold-plated brass, polymer, distressed black finish, marble.
Courtesy of Hedi Xandt.

Hedi Xandt, The Longer You Last III, 2013
translucent red plastic cast of an 18th century skull with coated black nails, custom-made plastic fixture (in aluminum paint).
Courtesy of Hedi Xandt.

Paul Koudounaris, St.Valentinus in Waldsassen.
The image is featured in the ”Heavenly Bodies: Cult Treasures and Spectacular Saints from the Catacombs” book by Thames and Hudson.
Courtesy of Paul Koudounaris.

Skull evolution by Charis Tsevis.
Mosaic illustration of a human skull for May 2011 cover of Discover magazine.
Courtesy of Charis Tsevis and Discover Magazine.

Scott Campbell’s Skulls made of US Currency.

Scott Campbell’s Skulls made of US Currency.

Aeroskull by Jarre Technologies.

‘Michaels Guide To Life” personal project by Michael Pharaoh.

Histoires Naturelles by Juliette Bates.

Ever Magazine August 2012 “She Has Waited Too Long” featuring Clémentine Lévy photographed by Pauline Darley.
Make up : MademoiselleMu / Hair : Sophie Haise / Stylist : Valeriane Dousse & Clémentine Lévy.

Skull drawing by Tom French.

Skull Sugar by Snow Violent.
Prototype maker: DR.HC.
Photographer: Olesya Turchuk.

Jolly Roger armchair by Fabio Novembre for Gufram.

TILL DEATH DO US PART by Magnus Gjoen.
Limited Edition Print.

KAWS, COMPANION (ORIGINALFAKE), 2011
Fiberglass and rubberized paint; grey colorway; 96 x 48 x 36 inches
Installation view at the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, 2013.
Image courtesy of PAFA.

Gary James McQueen
The Womens’ SS’09 show invitation and the front cover of Alexander McQueen’s Savage Beauty Exhibition Catalogue (Metropolitan Museum of Art).
Photo of Alexaner McQueen taken by Gary James and Chrome Skull created again by Gary James using Photoshop.
Courtesy of Gary James McQueen.

Cocaine by Alexis Marcou.

Damien Hirst, The Anatomy of an Angel, 2008 (detail).
Carrara marble, Sculpture
1870 x 980 x 785 mm | 73.6 x 38.6 x 30.9 in | Edition of 3 (indoor version)
Photographed by Prudence Cuming Associates © Damien Hirst and Science Ltd. All rights reserved, DACS 2012

Rick Genest / Anatomy of Change, MUGLER F/W 2011-12.
Photo by Mariano Vivanco, styling Nicola Formichetti, photo retouch by Chris Roome of Happy Finish.
Courtesy of MUGLER.

Skull Bag by Aitor Throup.

Our Exquisite Corpse Huichol Black Skull Made Exclusively For LN-CC.

Our Exquisite Corpse Huichol Black Skull Made Exclusively For LN-CC. (detail).

Illustrated skull by Ali Gulec.

Paper skull by Helen Musselwhite.
photo © Helen Musselwhite and Boxbird Gallery.

Skull by HAROSHI
Used skateboards
8 5/8 × 5 1/8 × 6 3/4 in // 21.9 × 13 × 17.1 cm.
Courtesy of Jonathan LeVine Gallery.
Photo by Taro Hirano / Pictureman Studio.

KATSUYO AOKI, Trolldom, 2012
Porcelain
24 3/5 × 18 1/10 × 4 3/5 in // 62 1/2 × 46 × 11 4/5 cm
Courtesy of Tomio Koyama Gallery.

A real-size human skeleton made from pressed flowers by creative director Mari Nishimura

The Ephemeral Lighting Installation

Collective (fos) has created this temporary installation on the facade of a vegetarian restaurant in Madrid. This trio of artists offers a very successful creation playing on perspective with yellow. To discover in the following pictures.