Although Bauhaus originally opened in Weimar, the Bauhaus most people understand as Bauhaus is Bauhaus Dessau. But can the students of the Bauhaus University Weimar reclaim "Bauhaus" for Weimar? The Bauhaus University Weimar's annual Summaery exhibition offered a chance to learn more..... Bauhaus University Weimar (Photo © Bauhaus-Universität Weimar, Foto: Nathalie Mohadjer) Bauhaus University Weimar In context of architecture and design the combination of "Bauhaus" with "Weimar" is not
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On the evening of Thursday June 9th Bauhaus University Weimar formally opened the 2015 edition of their annual Summaery end of year exhibition; thus, and equally formally, launching our 2015 summer tour of student showcases. For all in or near Weimar this weekend, Summaery 2015 runs at the Bauhaus University Weimar, and at locations throughout the town, until 6pm on Sunday July 12th, full details can be found at www.uni-weimar.de/summaery, and here three design projects which particularly
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On the evening of Thursday July 10th the annual Bauhaus University Weimar "Summaery" student showcase exhibition opened for its 2014 edition. In terms of product design, and without meaning to be disingenuous, it wasn't the strongest Summaery we've ever been to. There were however a few projects that allowed us to leave without the feeling of having completely wasted our train fares. And so, and in no particular order..... WOob by Lisa Kästner (Realised in context of the class: MACHEN? -
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If we're honest when we initially saw Speiseschrank by Nadin Jahn at the Bauhaus University Weimar 2012 Diploma exhibition we kept on walking. It just didn't tickle us. Didn't seem that interesting or relevant. But when we approached it a second time we stopped and considered it properly. Thankfully! Back in the day fruit and vegetables were stored in cellars, garages and similar naturally cool, dark spaces. Today they are stored in heated kitchens and as most of us only go shopping once a
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Among a decent if not especially vintage selection of Diploma projects on show at the Bauhaus University Weimar Summaery 2012 exhibition, the one that was getting the least attention when we were there was also, in our opinion, the best. Schwarz auf Weiss by Jenni-Fee Hahn. Modern communication is all well and good. It's quick, it's easy, it's universal. But we all know it is also, as Blur so very nearly put it. Rubbish. It doesn't satisfy us. It doesn't motivate us. It doesn't inspire us.
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When we mentioned it last year it was just intended as a cheap pun. But slowly we can see a lot of sense in changing the name of the annual end of year exhibition at the Bauhaus University Weimar to Autumnery. For as with Summaery 2011, Summaery 2012 wasn't. And although we had the feeling that this years show was less extensive than last years, we still found plenty to distract us from the unseasonal weather. Among the highlights for us were the results of the classes "Falter" which
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One of the more interesting anomalies about Bauhaus Weimar is that it never had an architecture department. Despite Walter Gropius' desire to unite the arts and crafts with, and in the service of, architecture. The modern Bauhaus University Weimar does have an architecture department. A very good and award winning architecture department. At Summaery 2011 the faculty presented the results of numerous research projects: including, greenhouse - globally the first building constructed from a
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Arable farmers are famously living, breathing weather databases. Ask one what the weather was like in July four years ago and they'll tell you. While explaining why it was bad for the crop. Regardless of how the weather was. Designs journalists are similar. Summaery 2010 lived up to its billing and was very Summery. Summaery 2011 wasn't. It was more Autumnery. Which of course didn't distract from our enjoyment. We just wanted to crowbar that pun in. A central feature of Summaery 2011 was
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Many of you will no doubt remember our summer tour 2010. We'll it's that time of year again. Our 2011 summer tour kicks of on July 7th with the semester show at the HTW Dresden - the first time we've visited their show. We don't know why, we just feel we should go. Then on July 14th we'll be in Thüringen for the opening of Summaery 2011 at the Bauhaus University Weimar, Friday July 15th is Potsdam and the annual end of year show at the Fachhochschule. Then, as ever, its gets complicated.
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When we visited the "Summaery" exhibition at Bauhaus Uni Weimar one object stood out amongst all the others. Sadly, at that point we were asked not to say too much about it; for reasons all designers will understand. But now we can. R2B2 by Christoph Thetard is well on it's way to being our "Design of the Year", and having caught up with Christoph Thetard at Designers' Open in Leipzig we have to say that the industry could well use a few more designers with his approach. But more on
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On account of other commitments we sadly had to cancel our trip to Karlsruhe, and so the (smow)summer tour 2010 started at Bauhaus University Weimar. Or better put start on a wonderful summers evening at Bauhaus University Weimar. Over the years and the trade shows Bauhaus University has always been the university that has left us feeling a little bit under-nourished: the few tasty morsels on display whetting an appetite that couldn't be satisfied by the remaining works. For all the "My
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Yesterday afternoon took us over the border to Thüringen and the opening of the annual summer exhibition at the Bauhaus Univeristy Weimar. Our full review of Summaery 2010 will follow in the coming days, along with those of the summer shows at Burg Giebichenstein, UDK Berlin, KH Weissensee Berlin and the HGB Leipzig. Until then a couple of photos, and the recommendation that if you are in or near Weimar - or indeed merely using the A4 through Thüringen - a quick stop at the Bauhaus Uni is
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