What does the term Bauhaus siginify today?
On Google and Instagram, search terms such as “Bauhaus style”, "Bauhaus table cloth” result in a mix of depictions of original Bauhaus designs and colourful products with geometric shapes – from tote bags to phone covers and entire interiors, selfies taken at exhibitions, and Bauhaus-inspired works by artists, fashion designers, and amateurs. 100 years after the beginning of the Bauhaus, a notion arises that the term “Bauhaus” no longer (only) carries the intended reference to its initial founders, but has taken on an additional, more eclectic meaning.
I have woven these results into a set of kitchen towels, using handweaving techniques in the tradition of the Bauhaus Weaving Workshop. For a long time, women were only allowed to enter this course. They responded by developing innovative weaving techniques and putting the medium in the spotlight.
︎ Part of Rethinking Bauhaus, a research project initiated by KABK, Gerrit Rietveld Academie, and Stedelijk Museum. ︎ On view at Stedelijk Museum Amsterdam [NL], 2019.
On Google and Instagram, search terms such as “Bauhaus style”, "Bauhaus table cloth” result in a mix of depictions of original Bauhaus designs and colourful products with geometric shapes – from tote bags to phone covers and entire interiors, selfies taken at exhibitions, and Bauhaus-inspired works by artists, fashion designers, and amateurs. 100 years after the beginning of the Bauhaus, a notion arises that the term “Bauhaus” no longer (only) carries the intended reference to its initial founders, but has taken on an additional, more eclectic meaning.
I have woven these results into a set of kitchen towels, using handweaving techniques in the tradition of the Bauhaus Weaving Workshop. For a long time, women were only allowed to enter this course. They responded by developing innovative weaving techniques and putting the medium in the spotlight.
︎ Part of Rethinking Bauhaus, a research project initiated by KABK, Gerrit Rietveld Academie, and Stedelijk Museum. ︎ On view at Stedelijk Museum Amsterdam [NL], 2019.
