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I thought I totally hated Bauhaus, probably mistaking it for brutalism, and now I just realized I do have, in my living room, the chrome Bauhaus chairs shown in

I thought I totally hated Bauhaus, probably mistaking it for brutalism, and now I just realized I do have, in my living room, the chrome Bauhaus chairs shown in TFA! And I just discovered that the amazing "Barcelona" chair is considered a Bauhaus item: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barcelona_chair https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barcelona_chair And I think Le Corbusier (he was swiss french, not german that said)'s famous "LC4" lounge chair is considered Bauhaus too (it's Bauhaus era for sure). I still don't like Bauhaus buildings that said but thanks HN for making me realize that there are a few furnitures I own and love that are actually Bauhaus! It's incredible how modern these furnitures from the 1920s do actually still look even today.

atombender 5y ago
Le Corbusier is rightly famous for his architecture, but the person who arguably deserves more mention here is Charlotte Perriand [1]. She designed the LC4 together with Pierre Jeanneret, Le Corbusier's cousin, who was also a great designer. But Le Corbusier took credit for this chair and other furniture that she designed, and she never achieved anywhere near the fame of Le Corbusier during her lifetime. Fortunately, this is changing. [1] https://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/2019/oct/07/charlotte-perriand-le-corbusier-design https://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/2019/oct/07/charlot...