Wall Hangings
Excerpt from "Die Entwicklung der Bauhaus Weberei" - The Development of the Bauhaus Weaving Workshop - article written by Gunta Stölzl in the journal bauhaus, July 1931:
"The transfer to Dessau brought the weaving workshop new and healthier conditions. We were able to acquire the most varied loom systems (shaft machine, Jacquard loom, carpet-knotting frame) and in addition, our own dyeing facilities. From now on, there begins a clear and final distinction between two areas of education that initially were fused with each other: The 'development of functional textiles' for use in interiors (prototypes for industry) and 'speculative experimentation' with materials, form and color in tapestries and carpets."
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Blanket for the Student Alcove in the Students' Residences
The so-called Preller House at the Bauhaus Dessau building.
Double weave. Note the aluminum tag "Bauhaus Dessau" in the bottom left corner.
1926
246 x 141 cm
An unknown number of blankets were made in the production workshop of the Bauhaus, none of them survived.
The last known one was lost in transit from Europe to the USA, circa 1980s.
Photograph in private collection.