I've always heard the term "Bauhaus" thrown around and never really known what it means. This NYT article on Margarete Heymann piqued my interest and sort of led me down an interesting path.
(From Wikipedia) Staatliches Bauhaus was a craft/fine arts school in Germany founded by Walter Gropius. Protoges of Gropius would go on to define "Modernism" in the 20th century, especially when it came to architecture (Mies van der Rohe led the Bauhaus for a time. See earlier posts on Philip Johnson and van der Rohe). One driving concept behind the "Bauhaus style" was the desire to unify craft, art and technology. One need only look at the skyscrapers of the 20th century to see the extensions of this concept.
Now I know!
via NYT
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