Bauhaus
Bauhaus is very important history for Design studies. It is a part of design culture. There are heaps of similarities between the Design education in earlier Bauhaus and today's modern education in first year of Design. Mostly the teaching methods are same but the subjects, courses and options are changed and are different as compared to that time.
The ideas of new technologies and Mechanical industrial production were expressions found in Bauhaus school of design located in Weimar in Germany. The first director of the school was Walter Groupis (1883-1969).
At first in Bauhaus the art classes begins in the teacher’s classrooms and while the craft classes took place in the workshops including other courses such as metal work, bookbinding, weaving, printmaking and painting. The main courses and subjects were art, painting, craft, metal work, weaving and print making.
Where as in our first year design classes mostly every class whether its for art, craft, painting or other metal works is done in studio’s or workshops. Only the lectures are given in classes, and for rest practical work studios and workshops are made for this. But the working workshops is similar to as was done early in Bauhaus. Also there was a slight difference between subjects and courses, now courses are media-design, industrial-design and cultural-design, which enables students to learn from other fields as well.
Moreover earlier in Bauhaus, Vorkurs couldn’t seek solely familiarise students with objective analysis elements of art as visual language construction and interior design. In first year we are taught to visually analyse and feel the object before making it practical as drawing or craft.
The major similarity is that Walter always taught that they don’t want to design buildings or make them instead he wants students to work upon objects. Similarly in first year design we are taught to experiment and critically look and work upon objects.
At first in Bauhaus the art classes begins in the teacher’s classrooms and while the craft classes took place in the workshops including other courses such as metal work, bookbinding, weaving, printmaking and painting. The main courses and subjects were art, painting, craft, metal work, weaving and print making.
Where as in our first year design classes mostly every class whether its for art, craft, painting or other metal works is done in studio’s or workshops. Only the lectures are given in classes, and for rest practical work studios and workshops are made for this. But the working workshops is similar to as was done early in Bauhaus. Also there was a slight difference between subjects and courses, now courses are media-design, industrial-design and cultural-design, which enables students to learn from other fields as well.
Moreover earlier in Bauhaus, Vorkurs couldn’t seek solely familiarise students with objective analysis elements of art as visual language construction and interior design. In first year we are taught to visually analyse and feel the object before making it practical as drawing or craft.
The major similarity is that Walter always taught that they don’t want to design buildings or make them instead he wants students to work upon objects. Similarly in first year design we are taught to experiment and critically look and work upon objects.
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