The Bauhaus Nazis: the collaborators – and worse – among the design icons
They were seen as heroes and martyrs who defied the Nazis. But a new show in Weimar reveals horrifying details about some Bauhauslers, one of whom designed the crematoriums at Auschwitz
July 2023
Other lives
Jonathan Bayer obituary
Other lives: Photographer and distinguished writer on photography
April 2022
‘Colour is in my blood!’: the vivid life of artist Sheila Hicks
She was taught by Josef Albers, bought rugs for Stanley Kubrick, and lives where Dr Guillotin experimented with his equipment. Yet, at 87, there’s only one person the great textile artist wants to impress
March 2022
Modernist love: stylish 1930s living in the Isokon building
This design masterpiece in north London was once home to celebrated artists, architects and writers. Meet the man who has made it his dream home
September 2020
The Guardian view on good style: it makes life better
Editorial: Design is all around us – let it be beautiful and feed our soul
January 2020
Observer Design
The healing power of Bauhaus at London's St Mary's hospital
The work of Josef and Anni Albers has given a bright, bold new look to a children’s intensive care unit
October 2019
Auf wiedersehen, Walter! Why Britain booted out the Bauhaus
The hard lines and sharp corners of the architectural evangelists were too much for 1930s Britain – which Walter Gropius called a ‘land of fog and emotional nightmares’. Here’s what the UK could have looked like
September 2019
Observer Design
From bob cuts to Bond films, the Bauhaus legacy lives on
Art Weekly newsletter
Bathers, Bauhaus and a bounding bunny – the week in art
August 2019
Bauhaus 100 review – a celebration of an art school that was truly radical
TV tonight
TV tonight: a double bill celebrates the centenary of the Bauhaus art school
May 2019
Hedonism, sex and fear – why the Weimar republic is in vogue
From Fritz Lang to Brecht, 1920s German culture is being celebrated in print and on stage – perhaps because it has clear echoes today
April 2019
A bunker for Bauhaus: design school comes home to Weimar
The Bauhaus was born in Weimar, but was forced to flee the conservative city. Now it’s back with a centenary museum – as Germany’s far right rises again
March 2019
Bauhaus: 100 years old but still ubiquitous in our homes today
How a revolutionary idea became our go-to way of living
Bauhaus at 100: shop the look – in pictures
As Bauhaus celebrates its first century, here’s our pick from the high street
100 years of Bauhaus: Berlin and beyond
Book of the day
Walter Gropius: Visionary Founder of the Bauhaus – review
Rebel with a cause: how the founder of Bauhaus changed the world
February 2019
From the Guardian archive
Bauhaus at 100: how the Guardian reported the German design group in the 1930s
Rare works by 'cultural magpies' of Bauhaus to go on show in London
