V. ABOVE Design for Textile by Gunta Stölzl (Germany). Gunta Stölzl Archive, Works – Bauhaus Dessau 1925–1931.
V. ABOVE: Design for Textile by Gunta Stölzl (Germany).
Gunta Stölzl Archive, Works – Bauhaus Dessau 1925–1931.
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RIGHT Weaving by Gunta Stölzl (Germany). Collection of The Museum of Modern Art, New York.
BELOW Weaving by Gunta Stölzl (Germany). Collection of The Museum of Modern Art, New York.
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BELOW Gunta Stölzl in the Bauhaus weaving workshop, c.1928.
Photo: unknown.
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LEFT Textile, 5 Chöre, 1928
by Gunta Stölzl (Germany).
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BELOW The African Chair, designed in 1921 by Gunta Stölzl and Marcel Breuer. Image of Bauhaus-Archiv Berlin. Photo: Hartwig Klappert.
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LAST Textile sample by
Gunta Stölzl (Germany). The Museum of Modern Art, New York.
Textile Teachers:
Gunta Stölzl
Textile Teachers:
Gunta Stölzl
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Gunta Stölzl ran the weaving workshop at the Bauhaus as a space for experimentation. With a deep understanding of material, structure and process, she led her students to experiment with the construction of the cloth. She believed the design came from the making of the structure, rather than it being added after.
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mohair
The mohair blanket is a soft, voluminous blanket with a welcoming tactility, hand-woven using the finest mohair with added wool for greater body and increased longevity. Our Artisans follow centuries-old tradition working the Angora fibres into superlatively soft blankets. Smooth and lustrous in texture, each is breathable and lightweight, crease - resistant and kind to sensitive skin.
As a naturally renewable resource needing no chemical treatment, mohair goes gently on the earth in its production while providing strength and resilience when spun into yarn.
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ABOVE: Portrait of Gunta Stölzl. c.1927–1928.
From Bauhaus-Archiv Berlin
Influenced by the ideas of Paul Klee and Wassily Kandinsky, she brought a new way of thinking to textiles that informed generations of weavers after her. Among her students were Anni Albers and Otti Berger, who became two of the most influential textile designers of their time. Her workshop became known for constant experimentation and developing ideas.
Influenced by the ideas of Paul Klee and Wassily Kandinsky, she brought a new way of thinking to textiles that informed generations of weavers after her. Among her students were Anni Albers and Otti Berger, who became two of the most influential textile designers of their time. Her workshop became known for constant experimentation and developing ideas.
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RIGHT Weaving by Gunta Stölzl (Germany). Collection of The Museum of Modern Art, New York.
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BELOW Gunta Stölzl in the Bauhaus weaving workshop, c.1928.
Photo: unknown.
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ABOVE Textile, 5 Chöre, 1928
by Gunta Stölzl (Germany).
III.
ABOVE Textile sample by
Gunta Stölzl (Germany). The Museum of Modern Art, New York.
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BELOW The African Chair, designed in 1921 by Gunta Stölzl and Marcel Breuer. Image of Bauhaus-Archiv Berlin. Photo: Hartwig Klappert.
She was influenced by the ideas of Paul Klee and Wassily Kandinsky, and brought a new way of thinking to textiles that informed generations of weavers after her. Among her students were Anni Albers and Otti Berger, who became two of the most influential textile designers of their time. Her workshop became known for constant experimentation and developing ideas.
ABOVE: Portrait of Gunta Stölzl. c.1927–1928.
From Bauhaus-Archiv Berlin
ABOVE: Portrait of Gunta Stölzl. c.1927–1928.
From Bauhaus-Archiv Berlin
Influenced by the ideas of Paul Klee and Wassily Kandinsky, she brought a new way of thinking to textiles that informed generations of weavers after her. Among her students were Anni Albers and Otti Berger, who became two of the most influential textile designers of their time. Her workshop became known for constant experimentation and developing ideas.
ABOVE: Portrait of Gunta Stölzl. c.1927–1928.
From Bauhaus-Archiv Berlin
Stölzl entered the Bauhaus in 1919, and it was the students who pushed her to lead the weaving workshop. By 1927 the school named her its first female Master. After leaving in 1931, she continued weaving in Switzerland for the rest of her life. She believed weaving was as much a technical discipline as a creative one. This continues to inform the way textile design is understood today.
Stölzl entered the Bauhaus in 1919, and it was the students who pushed her to lead the weaving workshop. By 1927 the school named her its first female Master. After leaving in 1931, she continued weaving in Switzerland for the rest of her life. She believed weaving was as much a technical discipline as a creative one. This continues to inform the way textile design is understood today.
Stölzl entered the Bauhaus in 1919, and it was the students who pushed her to lead the weaving workshop. By 1927 the school named her its first female Master. After leaving in 1931, she continued weaving in Switzerland for the rest of her life. She believed weaving was as much a technical discipline as a creative one. This continues to inform the way textile design is understood today.
Stölzl entered the Bauhaus in 1919, and it was the students who pushed her to lead the weaving workshop. By 1927 the school named her its first female Master. After leaving in 1931, she continued weaving in Switzerland for the rest of her life. She believed weaving was as much a technical discipline as a creative one. This continues to inform the way textile design is understood today.
II.
LEFT Textile, 5 Chöre, 1928
by Gunta Stölzl (Germany).
III.
BELOW The African Chair, designed in 1921 by Gunta Stölzl and Marcel Breuer. Image of Bauhaus-Archiv Berlin. Photo: Hartwig Klappert.
IV.
LAST Textile sample by
Gunta Stölzl (Germany). The Museum of Modern Art, New York.
V. ABOVE Design for Textile by Gunta Stölzl (Germany).
Gunta Stölzl Archive, Works – Bauhaus Dessau 1925–1931.
mohair
The mohair blanket is a soft, voluminous blanket with a welcoming tactility, hand-woven using the finest mohair with added wool for greater body and increased longevity. Our Artisans follow centuries-old tradition working the Angora fibres into superlatively soft blankets. Smooth and lustrous in texture, each is breathable and lightweight, crease - resistant and kind to sensitive skin.
As a naturally renewable resource needing no chemical treatment, mohair goes gently on the earth in its production while providing strength and resilience when spun into yarn.
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