The ABCs of the Bauhaus: The Bauhaus and Design Theory. BOOK
By Ellen Lupton, J. Abbott Miller
Details
Published by Editorial GG (Gustavo Gil). Barcelona, Spain 1999, 2002, 2019. 72 pages.
By
Ellen Lupton, J. Abbott Miller
Price
USD 50
Description
First published in 1991, The ABCs of the Bauhaus has become an essential reference and a true classic among designers.
The book delves into the origins and rise of one of the most widely debated, analyzed, imitated, and disseminated phenomena of modern design: the Bauhaus. It explores the creative impact of its pedagogical experiment on design, psychoanalysis, geometry, early childhood education, and popular culture.
While the texts, contributed by various experts, offer a theoretical and provocative exploration of the foundations of the famous school, the book itself—designed by Ellen Lupton and Abbott Miller—is a visual manifesto of its ideals, brought to life through the editors’ typography and visual composition.
An extraordinary manual, it remains an enduring source of inspiration for design professionals and a revelation for anyone interested in 20th-century culture.
About
Ellen Lupton is a graphic designer, educator, and curator of contemporary design at the Cooper-Hewitt National Design Museum in New York. She also serves as director of the Center for Design Thinking and the graduate Graphic Design program at the Maryland Institute College of Art. Lupton is the author of numerous influential works on design, including Thinking with Type (2011), Graphic Design Thinking: Beyond Brainstorming (2015), Type on Screen (2015), and Graphic Design: The New Basics (2016), all published by GG Editions.
J. Abbott Miller uses design as a tool to explore and interpret art, architecture, public space, performance, fashion, and design. He is a partner at Pentagram’s New York office, where he combines roles as editor, writer, curator, and designer.
