reprint: mondrian: new design – neoplasticism | english edition fabriano 1920s © Bauhaus-Archiv / Museum

1920s © Bauhaus-Archiv / Museum für Gestaltung

almost a miniature monument

Deep-drawn and decorative

Cubo ashtray made of melamine and aluminium

reprint: mondrian: new design – neoplasticism | english edition fabriano 1920s © Bauhaus-Archiv / MuseumAlthough Piet Mondrian (18721944) was not an active member of the Bauhaus, his name is often mentioned in connection with the art school. Mondrian, cofounder of the De Stijl movement in the Netherlands, called for a strict reduction of visual language to orthogonal composition and primary colors, which met with great approval in Bauhaus circles. His rigorous geometric compositions of verticals and horizontals and strident palette of essential colors