In a short span of just fourteen years between the two World Wars, the German art and design school Bauhaus transformed the face of modernity. With utopian ideals for the future, it developed a groundbreaking fusion of art, craft, and technology, which it implemented across all design media and methods, from film to theater, from sculpture to pottery.

This reference work was created in collaboration with the Bauhaus Archive/Museum of Design in Berlin, the world's largest collection on the history of Bauhaus. Over 250 new photographs, writings, studies, sketches, plans, and models not only document the realized works but also bring the spirit of Bauhaus back to life. From casual shots of group gymnastics to drawings from Paul Klee's classes, from detailed construction plans to a sleek ashtray by Marianne Brandt – all are testimonies of an idealistic creative community determined to rethink design entirely and shape a better future for modern people.

The book presents Bauhaus not only as a groundbreaking movement of modernism but also as a model example of art education, where creative expression and forward-thinking ideas led to products that were both beautiful and functional. Featured artists include Josef Albers, Marianne Brandt, Walter Gropius, Gertrud Grunow, Paul Klee, Ludwig Mies van der Rohe, and Lilly Reich.