The era known as Modernism (1910-1930), which included the Bauhaus movement, combined bold colors with stark neutrals to create sharp, stark lines that make a statement.

Many of our tile collections easily translate to create
a wall of art inspired by the visual aesthetic of that period. Using our City & Country Tile Collection
(left) together with creative use of colored grout lines you can create an adaptation of K VII, by Hungarian-born László Moholy-Nagy (1895-1946).

K VII (bottom left) was painted when the artist
was living in Berlin and possibly included in his first one-man exhibition at the art gallery Der Sturm in the winter of 1922. This led to his appointment as
a professor at the Bauhaus and subsequently his inclusion in the Bauhaus exhibition at Weimar in the summer of 1923.

Top of page: A design inspired by Anni Albers' 1926 Design for Wall Hanging can be recreated using Claymonde Ceramic Tile.

The Commerce Twin Faced Clock (top) is a testament to "form follows function".

The minimal clock face has black bar hour markers instead of numerals, which means that it can be mounted on a wall, a ceiling, or on top of a horizontal surface. The twin faces make the time visible both coming and going.

The clock measures 10½” square; 6 ¾” deep with an overall projection of 13 ¾”. It has a satin aluminum finish and is available both in quartz and electronic movement. (Available Summer 2009).

The Table Clock, designed by Marianne Brandt (1893-1983) (below), was manufactured in black and white painted sheet-steel with chrome-plated details by Ruppelwerk GmbH circa 1930. Brandt was a German painter, sculputor, photographer and designer who studied at the Bauhaus school and became head of the metal workshop in 1928. Today, her designs for household objects are considered the forerunner of modern industrialist design.

Peter Behrens (1868-1940) was an architect
and designer noted for his influential role in the development of modern architecture in Germany
and a pioneer in industrial design. In 1907 he was appointed as architect and artistic director of AEG where he designed a factory, domestic electrical equipment (including kettles and fans), and a corporate identity. During this period Walter
Gropius, Ludwig Mies van der Rohe and
Le Corbusier worked in his office.

Our Archive Pendant (top left) light was inspired
by a Behrens original; we designed and fabricated
this pendant for the Archive Building in Greenwich Village, New York City.

Lack of ornament, pure function, and adapting
design to the world of machines is some of the most evident characteristics of the Bauhaus school of art and design. Walter Gropius who spearheaded that philosophy designed the original door handle
(below), which inspired our Passage Set design.

The Gropius Door Handle is often considered to be one of the most influential designs to emerge from the Bauhaus.

The form of the door handle is based on pure geometry and is now considered an icon of 20th century design.