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An Introduction to Design and Culture in the Twentieth Century by Penny Sparke

There’s one thing I like more than a good book at the moment, and that’s a good design book. Getting into the swing of the whole design history is pretty interesting stuff. Finding out about the philosophies, work and different ideas of people who have gone before you in an extremely new profession is very […]

Albers & Moholy-Nagy: From The Bauhaus To The New World Exhibition At The Tate Modern

I took a little adventure last weekend down to the Tate Modern with my girlfriend to view one of their latest exhibitions. Following on from the Modernism Exhibition at the V&A and a little reading about the Bauhaus I was fully prepared to take on more information from what seems like ‘Modernist Season’ around London […]

Bauhaus by Frank Whitford (world of art)

In this ‘world of art’ series from Thames and Hudson, Frank Whitford takes a look into the history of the Bauhaus. The book starts at the Bauhaus’ inception in 1919 and ends soon after the close of the Bauhaus in 1933.
This short book seems like the perfect introduction to the Bauhaus, and within the week […]

Modernism Exhibition At The V&A

This weekend I had the pleasure of visiting the Victoria and Albert Museum (V&A) to have a look at the newly opened Modernism exhibition. Apart from being packed full of people, the exhibition was a great chance to learn more about modernism in a very visual and friendly environment. The whole exhibition took us around […]