Bauhaus 100: A Century of Design Revolution

This documentary marks 100 years since the founding of the Bauhaus, the groundbreaking art and design school established in 1919 in Weimar, Germany, by visionary architect Walter Gropius. Far more than just an educational institution, the Bauhaus was a radical experiment - one that reshaped the way we understand creativity, design, and the relationship between art and everyday life.

Bauhaus 100 retraces the movement’s origins, its guiding principles, and the enduring legacy it left on the modern world. Emerging from the aftermath of World War I, Gropius envisioned a new kind of school - one that united art and technology to build a better, more harmonious future. Haunted by the devastation of war, he sought to harness creativity as a force for healing and progress.

Through rich storytelling and historical insight, the documentary explores:

• Gropius’s Utopian Vision: How the horrors of war inspired a new approach to art and design, rooted in collaboration between artists, architects, and craftspeople.

• Interdisciplinary Approach: The way Bauhaus blended painting, sculpture, architecture, typography, industrial design, and even theatre to create a unified creative language.

• Design as Function: The Bauhaus rejection of ornamentation in favor of simplicity, practicality, and purpose - principles that still define modern aesthetics.

• Key Figures: Profiles of iconic teachers and students such as Paul Klee, Wassily Kandinsky, and Josef Albers, whose influence extended far beyond the school itself.

• Global Influence: How the Bauhaus philosophy spread across continents, transforming architecture, product design, and even city planning - and why its ideas still matter today.