Bauhaus remains one of the most important design movements of the 20th century. Many of the core principles of Bauhaus have become fully integrated with design and development, influencing city planning and public art as well, because the fundamental principle of Bauhaus is the integration of design with everyday life. Architect Walter Gropius started the Bauhaus movement in 1919 Weimar. In 1925, Gropius moved Bauhaus's headquarters to Dessau. Simplicity of form and an embrace of industrialization were cornerstones to the Bauhaus movement as a whole, throughout its existence. However, there are several elements that distinguish the earlier Weimar Bauhaus from the Dessau Bauhaus. Although Weimar is where Bauhaus began, Dessau is where Bauhaus matured. In Weimar, the groundwork was laid for the conceptualization of the new approach to art and design. The 1919 logo for the Bauhaus movement encapsulates the geometric elements that became a hallmark of Bauhaus. A circle encloses lines and rectangles to form the image of a human profile. Thus, Bauhaus signifies the use of simple and basic design elements in service of functionality. Unnecessary adornments are shunned in favor of the basics. For example, a chair designed by Marcel Breuer in 1920 exemplifies this early era of Bauhaus in Weimar. It is a simple chair in that the wooden frame is sharply linear. Only a few bands of fabric provide support for buttocks and back, showcasing the minimal elements required for an object to be called a "chair." A minimalist...

A 1923 Bauhaus poster incorporates the original 1919 logo into a larger geometric composition. Solid blocks of color create absolute shapes including square and circle. Printed text is fully integrated with the geometric design, showing that Bauhaus is about the synthesis of all elements of life: art no longer needs to be segregated from the practical needs of existence. Bauhaus actually did encompass typeface design as part of its oeuvre. Moreover, this 1923 poster also imparts the sense of being an architectural blueprint. The shapes convey chairs and tables in their essential forms.
Looking at Herbert Bayer's 1923 symbol for the Kraus stained glass workshop also shows how Mondrian was rooted in Bauhaus sensibilities. A square provides the solid outline containing the rest of the stained glass form. Only three lines are on the inside, forming four segments (two rectangles and two squares). Bayer then drafted architectural drawings using similarly simple bisected squares and rectangles, revealing the fusion of art, design, and architecture.

When Bauhaus moved to Dessau in 1925, the first great architectural landmark of the movement was erected there for the official Bauhaus building. Bauhaus was always a concrete idea, about a "home" (haus) and building ("bau"). The 1925 edifice…