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Bauhaus to Alessi

Bauhaus

noun

A school of design established in Weimar in 1919 by Walter Gropius, moved to Dessau in 1926, and closed in 1933 as a result of Nazi hostility.

Adjective

Of or relating to the concepts, ideas, or styles developed at the Bauhaus, characterized chiefly by an emphasis on functional design in architecture and the applied arts.

Alberto Alessi

“A true design work must move people, convey emotions, bring back memories, surprise, and go against common thinking.”

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