The art school that made IKEA possible — and nearly got Hitler mad.
In 1919 an art school opened in Germany that would change the world forever. It was called the Bauhaus. A century later, its radical thinking still shapes our lives today. Bauhaus 100 is the story of Walter Gropius, architect and founder of the Bauhaus, and the teachers and students he gathered to form this influential school. Traumatised by his experiences during the Great War, and determined that technology should never again be used for destruction, Gropius decided to reinvent the way art and design were taught. At the Bauhaus, all the disciplines would come together to create the buildings of the future, and define a new way of living in the modern world.
Direction
Mat Whitecross keeps archival footage feeling alive and urgent.
Production
Gorgeous period photos and models that'll make you want to redecorate.
Director
Mat Whitecross
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
The famous Bauhaus lamp was designed in 1924 and is still in production — your grandma probably owned one without knowing its revolutionary roots.
Apple's design ethos? Basically Bauhaus with better marketing. Jony Ive openly worshipped at this altar.
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