The Co-Op Principle - Hannes Meyer and the Concept of Collective Design |
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Text by:
| Perren, Claudia Volpert, Astrid |
Editor:
| Franklin, Raquel |
ISBN: | 978-3-95905-010-4 |
Publication Date: | Feb 2016 |
Publisher: | Dreen, Markus, Anne König u. Jan Wenzel. Spectormag GbR
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Book Format: | Paperback |
List Price: | USD $20.00 |
Book Description:
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Collective design principles from the second director of the Bauhaus
Edition Bauhaus 48 Cooperatives, sharing communities, co-housing -- the collective is in high demand. At the end of the 1920s the Bauhaus took a keen interest in addressing questions surrounding the relationship between society and design, between individual and collaborative creation and production. The second Bauhaus director Hannes Meyer played a key role here radically orienting the school's teaching and...
More DescriptionCollective design principles from the second director of the Bauhaus
Edition Bauhaus 48 Cooperatives, sharing communities, co-housing -- the collective is in high demand. At the end of the 1920s the Bauhaus took a keen interest in addressing questions surrounding the relationship between society and design, between individual and collaborative creation and production. The second Bauhaus director Hannes Meyer played a key role here radically orienting the school's teaching and workshops and its planning and architecture around the idea and needs of the collective. Meyer's concept of a collaborative design process was particularly revolutionary. This so-called co-op principle is now the subject of an exhibition at the Dessau Bauhaus running from 21 May to 4 October 2015.