BAUHAUS
Founded in 1919 by Walter Gropius in Weimar, the German art school is the birthplace of modernism, promoting the idea that "crafts = fine arts" and the fusion of educational principles with industrial production. Its educational methods, which integrated art and technology, laid the foundations for modern design based on practicality, rationality, and the harmony of form and function. Pieces such as Marcel Breuer's "Wassily Chair," Mies van der Rohe's "Barcelona Chair," and Josef Albers' nesting tables are still highly regarded in museums around the world and as masterpieces of furniture.