The Bauhaus was a progressive German art and design school founded by the architect Walter Gropius that operated from 1919 to 1933. Authentic Bauhaus furniture — sofas, dining chairs, tables and more — and the school’s followers married industrial and natural materials in simple, geometric forms. The goal of the Bauhaus was to erase the distinction between art and craft while embracing the use of new technologies and materials.
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The name Bauhaus is derived from the German verb bauen, “to build.” Under the school’s innovative curriculum, students were taught the fine arts, such as painting and sculpture, as well as practical skills like carpentry and metalworking.
The school moved from Weimar in 1925 to the city of Dessau, where it enjoyed its heyday under Gropius, then Hannes Meyer and Ludwig Mies van der Rohe. The period from 1932 to 1933 when it operated in Berlin under Mies was its final chapter. Despite its brief existence, the Bauhaus has had an enduring impact on art and design in the United States and elsewhere, and is regarded by many as the 20th century’s chief crucible of modernism.
The faculty roster at the Bauhaus reads like a who’s who of modernist creative genius — it included such artists as Paul Klee, Wassily Kandinsky and László Moholy-Nagy along with architects and designers like Mies and Marcel Breuer, who became known for his muscular brutalist-style concrete buildings in the postwar years. In 1925, while he was head of the Bauhaus carpentry workshop, Breuer gave form to his signature innovation: the use of lightweight tubular-steel frames for chairs, side tables and sofas — a technique soon adopted by Mies and others. Breuer’s Cesca chair was the first-ever tubular steel frame chair with a caned seat to be mass produced, while the inspiration for his legendary Wassily chair, a timeless design and part of the collection crafted to furnish the Dessau school, was the bike he rode around campus.
Bauhaus design style reflects the tenets by which these creators worked: simplicity, clarity and function. They disdained superfluous ornament in favor of precise construction. Seating pieces such as side chairs, armchairs or club chairs for example, were made with tubular metal or molded plywood frames, and upholstery was made from leather or cane. Above all, designs in the Bauhaus style offer aesthetic flexibility. They can be the elements of a wholly spare, minimalist space, the quiet foundation of an environment in which color and pattern come from one’s own collection of art and artifacts.
Today, from textiles to typefaces, architecture, furniture and decorative objects for the home, Bauhaus creations continue to have an outsize influence on modern design.
Find a collection of authentic Bauhaus furniture on 1stDibs.
Set of Two Bauhaus Hand-Hammered Brass Lidded Box & Vase by Friedrich Marby 1925
By Christian Dell, Hans Przyrembel Bauhaus, Marianne Brandt, Hayno Focken
Located in München, BY
Set of two extremely rare and minimalistic Bauhaus hand hammered brass objects; a lidded box and vase. High quality craftsmanship of the German Bauhaus student and metalsmith Friedri...
Brass
Swedish Bauhaus Era Candleholder in Bronze by Oskar Olsson
Located in Esbjerg, DK
A heavy candlestick holder executed in solid bronze. For a regular sized candle. Signed/marked Oskar Olsson, 1935. Made in Sweden possibly by Skultuna. Measurements: H: 24 cm, Diam...
Bronze
Beautiful Large Bauhaus Wall Clock
Located in Vienna, AT
Very rare wall clock made of wooden frame with white painted glass clock face and black digits caught in steel, made by Chomutov in the 1930s. The original movement replaced to an el...
Steel
Eva Zeisel Art Deco Bauhaus Pottery Vase, SMF Schramberg, Germany 1920s
By Eva Zeisel, Schramberg Majolica
Located in Vienna, AT
A colorful and charming Majolica pottery vase from the German modernist Bauhaus era, designed in the late 1920s by Eva Zeisel for the Schramberg Majolika Fabrik (SMF) in Germany. Han...
Ceramic, Pottery
Monumental Wooden Sculpture Inspired in Constantin Brancusi Style
Located in Ciudad de México, CDMX
This monolithic sculpture, designed by the talented Artist Joel Escalona, is a towering example of beauty in craftsmanship. Hand and digital machine made; the standing sculpture stan...
Hardwood
Silver Plated Bauhaus Style Candlestick
Located in Mexico City, CDMX
Circa 1960. We offer this Silver Plated Bauhaus Style Candlestick beautiful patina.
Metal
Vintage Bauhaus Ceramic Cruet Pair by Theodor Bogler, Germany, circa 1948-1968
Located in Sitges, Barcelona
Bauhaus geometry in devotional service: a small ceramic cruet pair from the Ars Liturgica workshop at Maria Laach Abbey, produced under the direction of Th...
Earthenware
Large Station Clock on a beautiful piece of wood with 3 lights.
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
Large station clock with three integrated lights. The clock has been fully restored with respect for its original appearance. Efforts were made to ...
Metal
$140 / item
Flower vase "Architect" series2
By POPCORN
Located in 加須市, 11
Flower vase made of iron. This work was inspired by the landscape roofs of Paris.
Steel
Vintage Kinetic Sculpture Brass 'Oloid' by Paul Schatz, 1930s, Switzerland
By Paul Schatz
Located in München, BY
Vintage kinetic sculpture 'Oloid' in brass. Designed by Paul Schatz, 1929, Switzerland. This one is an old example, probably from 1930s. Ex...
Brass
$140 / item
Flower vase "Architect" series1
By POPCORN
Located in 加須市, 11
This single-flower vase is made of steel and has the motif of scaffolding from a construction site. Despite the material, it has a floating impression.
Steel
PH Grand Piano PH170 Curated, Mineral Leather, White Oak and Burned Brass
Located in Copenhagen, DK
This offer comes from ToneArt / PH Pianos, which is the official holder of the license from the Poul Henningsen family to produce and sell authentic PH Pianos exclusively and worldwide. All prices are ex works but we have extensive experience in worldwide delivery and installment, including “white glove delivery”. All our authentic PH Pianos are crafted inhouse and according to original design and true craftsmanship traditions. We are a Danish company, based in Copenhagen, and we have a big showroom in the very heart of Copenhagen with the full collection of all PH Pianos as well as the Poul Henningsen furniture collection that we also hold the exclusive license for. We value and apply Danish, Scandinavian and Nordic values in everything we do, including reliability, full transparency and trustworthy communication! - 5-Year guarantee. - We regularly crate, ship, and install PH Pianos worldwide with full insurance. This spectacular PH Grand Piano Curated Edition is the first of its kind. It has been created in collaboration with Stevns Klint Experience, a UNESCO heritage site located an hour away from Copenhagen, Denmark. The materials and finishes of this piano have been completely customized to represent key elements of the Stevns Klint Experience geography. From the leather banding, to the type and finish of the wood, to the metal trimming on the case, this piano is very special. More than Just a Piano- Finishes with Symbolism The mineral-colored leather banding of this piano represents the Fish Clay found in the chalk cliffs of Stevns Klint. Fish Clay is the layer of gray clay which contains meteorite particulate, and is scientific proof of the collision 55 million years ago of a meteor with Earth, that ended almost all life including the dinosaurs. Hand-carved beautiful ash-wood frames the delicate and elegant transparent lid, and all metal trim has been done in a semi-matte oxidized brass finish called Burned Brass. All materials and finishes combine to create an extremely elegant, aesthetically stunning-yet approachable- piano. Stevns Klint Experience has provided four fossils from the site which have been set into the frame of the piano, making this instrument a true collector’s piece. Original Design, Unique Customization Designed by Poul Henningsen in 1930, the PH Grand Piano is an iconic design from Denmark that has captured the attention of art collectors everywhere. As a Curated Edition, this instrument is the first of its kind to use a piano action...
Brass
Flower vase "Shadow " series 1
By POPCORN
Located in 加須市, 11
One popular way of arranging flowers in Japan is the single-flower vase. Far from being luxurious, it is a sense of wabi-sabi. I am moved emotionally by minute changes in nature. It ...
Steel
$166,847 / item
PH Grand Piano PH159 Legacy, Black Woven Leather, Chrome
Located in Copenhagen, DK
This offer comes from ToneArt / PH Pianos, which is the official holder of the license from the Poul Henningsen family to produce and sell authentic PH Pianos exclusively and worldwide. All prices are ex works but we have extensive experience in worldwide delivery and installment, including “white glove delivery”. All our authentic PH Pianos are crafted inhouse and according to original design and true craftsmanship traditions. We are a Danish company, based in Copenhagen, and we have a big showroom in the very heart of Copenhagen with the full collection of all PH Pianos as well as the Poul Henningsen furniture collection that we also hold the exclusive license for. We value and apply Danish, Scandinavian and Nordic values in everything we do, including reliability, full transparency and trustworthy communication! - 5-Year guarantee. - We regularly crate, ship, and install PH Pianos worldwide with full insurance. This very special PH Grand Piano...
Chrome
Modernist Desk World Clock Kundo by Kieninger & Obergfell West Germany 1960s
By Kundo, Kieninger & Obergfell
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
Kundo World Time Desk Clock by Kieninger & Obergfell, Brass Modernist Design, West Germany, Circa 1960s A striking and highly collectible Mid-Century Modern world time desk clock...
Brass
Kienzle, Heinrich Moller for Kienzle 1932 'Bauhaus'era Table Clock
Located in Sharon, CT
Heinrich Moller for Kienzle, 1932. A modernist table clock. Chromed brass, glass and black enameled dial with brass numerals and white hands.
Brass
Mid-Century Modern Silver-Plated Four-Light Candelabra, Denmark
By Carl Frederik Christiansen, Wilhelm Wagenfeld
Located in Bad Säckingen, DE
Elegant mid-century modern silver-plated candelabra in the style of Carl F. Christiansen or Wilhelm Wagenfeld. This four-light candleholder features gracefully curved tubular arms th...
Silver Plate
PH Grand Piano PH157 Legacy, Walnut Cognac Leather Brass, Modern, Sculptural
Located in Copenhagen, DK
This offer comes from ToneArt / PH Pianos, which is the official holder of the license from the Poul Henningsen family to produce and sell authentic PH Pianos exclusively and worldwide. All prices are ex works but we have extensive experience in worldwide delivery and instalment, including “white glove delivery”. All our authentic PH Pianos are crafted inhouse and according to original design and true craftsmanship traditions. We are a Danish company, based in Copenhagen, and we have a big showroom in the very heart of Copenhagen with the full collection of all PH Pianos as well as the Poul Henningsen furniture collection that we also hold the exclusive license for. We value and apply Danish, Scandinavian and Nordic values in everything we do, including reliability, full transparency and trustworthy communication! - 5 year guarantee - We regularly crate, ship and install PH Pianos worldwide with full insurance In 1930, Poul Henningsen completely reimagined the world’s most popular musical instrument with his PH Grand Piano...
Brass
Large White KPM Berlin Porcelain Vase Trude Petri Bauhaus, Germany 1930s
By Königliche Porzellan-Manufaktur (KPM), Trude Petri
Located in München, BY
Large white porcelain vase, designed by Trude Petri for the Königliche Porzellan-Manufaktur KPM in Berlin, Germany 1930s. Elegant, minimalist vase in a rare large size. This is a pe...
Porcelain
Siemens Halske Bauhaus Factory or Workshop Wall Clock
By Siemens
Located in Vienna, AT
Steel frame with gold ring inside and steel clock face with red and black digits, manufactured by Siemens Halske in the 1930s. According to the previous owner the clock was hanging...
Steel
WMF Ikora sculptural Bauhaus bowl, silver-plated brass, by Paul Haustein, 1920
Located in Ludwigslust, DE
The silver-plated, sculptural brass bowl, with its conical shape and dark rays radiating from the center, exudes absolute elegance in the clear language of the Bauhaus. The bowl disp...
Brass
Art Deco Modernist Metal Brass Jewelry Cigar Box Humidor Etched Lacquered
By Ruppelwerk, Bauhaus Deutschland, Erhard & Söhne, Bauhaus
Located in Bad Säckingen, DE
Elegant vintage jewelry or cigar box, attributed to Erhard & Söhne, Germany, early to mid-20th century. This finely crafted box is made of gilt brass and richly decorated with intric...
Metal
Wonderful Bauhaus Style Lidded Studio Pottery Bowl 1930s
Located in Meer, VAN
Wonderful Bauhaus Style Lidded Studio Pottery Bowl 1930s Bauhaus influenced lidded ceramic box. Most probably made in Czechoslovakia, 1930s. A wonderful bowl, this is. It features...
Pottery
Large station wall clock with lights
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
Large station clock with three integrated lights. The clock has been fully restored with respect for its original appearance. Efforts were made to ...
Metal
Very Large Blue Siemens Clock
By Siemens
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
This beautiful, unique wall clock originates from an old cable factory in former East Germany (DDR). The clock once hung in the hall where workers could keep track of the time. It ha...
Metal
$1,124Sale Price|20% Off
Hollywood Regency Gilded Metal Umbrella Stand by Li Puma, Firenze, Italy, 1950s
Located in Kirchlengern, DE
Article: umbrella stand Origin: Italy Age: 1950s Design and Producer: Li Puma, Florence in Italy This original vintage Hollywood Regency umbrella stand was produced in th...
Metal
Vintage Kahla Porcelain Square Ashtray Green and Gold Germany c. 1950
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
Vintage Kahla Porcelain Cigar Ashtray – Green & Gold, Germany c.1950 Elegant and collectible, this vintage square porcelain ashtray by Kahla was made in Germany circa 1950. Featu...
Ceramic, Porcelain
Art Deco Candlesticks in Steel, Germany, 1930s
Located in Esbjerg, DK
A set of Art Deco styled candlesticks. 'Staired' architecturally inspired base in engine turned aluminium. The tubes and candle holder are stan...
Aluminum, Stainless Steel
Antique Duparquet DH&M Copper Sugar Candy Jam Sauce Pot Pan w Spout 12"
Located in Dayton, OH
Mid 19th to early 20th century copper patisserie / sugar / candy making / jam pot by Duparquet, Huot & Moneuse Co. Round copper pan with slightly tapered base, triangular pour spout ...
Copper
Hand-Hammered Pewter Vase by Harald Buchrucker Bauhaus 1940s
Located in Bad Säckingen, DE
This exceptional hand-hammered pewter vase by Harald Buchrucker exemplifies the Bauhaus movement's refined aesthetic from the 1940s. The vase features a gracefully flared form with a...
Pewter
Art Deco Bauhaus Bakelite Fruit Bowl Germany, German, 1920s
Located in Nuernberg, DE
An Art Deco Bauhaus Bakelite fruit bowl. Hard to find in this condition, a nice addition to every room or table. It is an vintage original probably fr...
Bakelite
Set of 2 large Gunther Lambert design candle stick , 1970s
Located in Delft, NL
Set of 2 large Gunther Lambert design candle stick , 1970s Dimensions: 47cm Height , 16cm Diameter Condition: Good has some corrosion Period: 1970s Material: Brass
Brass
$1,208Sale Price|20% Off
Rare Bauhaus Era Art Deco Box by WMF Ikora Design Breuhaus de Groot
By Fritz August Breuhaus de Groot 1, WMF Württembergische Metallwarenfabrik
Located in Bad Säckingen, DE
This stunning and ultra rare hand-hammered Art Deco lidded box designed by Fritz August Breuhaus de Groot for WMF Ikora in the 1920s is a true masterpiece of the era. Its design is a...
Silver Plate, Brass
$6,884Sale Price / set|20% Off
Life-Size Bronze Busts on Granite Steles, Student of Georg Kolbe, 1925
Located in Ludwigslust, DE
These two life-size bronze heads feature a fantastic patina and are mounted on two granite steles measuring 114 cm and 109 cm in height. Both the sculptures and the steles are in und...
Granite, Bronze
$119 / item
Large Amber Apothecary Glasses, Jars Bottles
Located in Vienna, AT
Brown/amber apothecary pharmacy glasses from the 1920s-1930s.
Glass
AEG Factory, Station Wall Clock by Peter Behrens
By AEG, Peter Behrens
Located in Vienna, AT
Steel painted with glass front made in Germany in the 1930s by AEG. Now fitted with a 220Volts movement but can be changed to a modern quartz movement w...
Steel
$1,311Sale Price|20% Off
Art Deco Modernist Spritzdekor Metal Tin Box Container Marianne Brandt Bauhaus
By Ruppelwerk, Marianne Brandt
Located in Bad Säckingen, DE
Extraordinary Modernist piece of early 20th Century design! This box or container with a hinged lid is lacquered with a fabulous typically constructivist "Spritzdekor" airbrush patt...
Metal
Modernist Triple Silver-Plated Candlestick by WMF, Germany, 1960s
By Wilhelm Wagenfeld, Carl Frederik Christiansen
Located in Bad Säckingen, DE
This elegant modernist candlestick, crafted by WMF in Germany during the 1960s, features a striking geometric design with three conical candle holders arranged in a triangular format...
Silver Plate
$120Sale Price|78% Off
Vintage West German Ceramic Art Vase from the 1970s
By Scheurich & Greulich Keramik
Located in Søborg, DK
Beautiful large ceramic art vase from the 1970s and made in West Germany Lovely floral designs and no chips or cracks.
Ceramic
Eva Zeisel Schramberg Vase German Modernist
By Eva Zeisel
Located in Sharon, CT
Rare example of the important work the young Eva Zeisel accomplished for Schramberg in 1929-1930. See period photo from 'EVA ZEISEL:D...
Ceramic
Gerhard Marcks 'Europa And The Bull' cast iron plaque
By Gerhard Marcks
Located in Sharon, CT
Cast iron low relief sculpture of 'Europa and the Bull' by The Bauhaus Sculptor Gerhard Marcks (German 1889-1981). Especially annotated on the verso and dated 1959. Signed with the ...
Iron
Carl Auböck Chrome Box with Leather Lid, 1930s
Located in Vienna, AT
A refined early piece from the Carl Auböck workshop, dating to the 1930s. This chrome-plated box features clean, modernist lines contrasted by a hand-stitched leather lid — a hallmar...
Chrome
Biomorphic Carved Wood Sculpture in the Style of Isamu Noguchi
Located in Ciudad de México, CDMX
This monolithic sculpture, designed by the talented Artist Joel Escalona, is a towering example of beauty in craftsmanship. Hand and digital machine made; the standing sculpture stan...
Hardwood
Industrial Bauhaus Art Deco Period Black Metal Desk or Banker's Lamp by Erpees
By Erpees
Located in Lisse, NL
Wonderful and stylish Erpees table lamp from 1920-1930. If you have an Art Deco or midcentury desk and you are looking for a lamp to make it even more stylish and authentic then thi...
Metal, Chrome, Iron
WMF Ikora Sculptural Bauhaus Bowl Silver-Plated by Paul Haustein, 1920
By WMF Württembergische Metallwarenfabrik, Paul Haustein
Located in Ludwigslust, DE
This extraordinary silver-plated WMF Ikora bowl combines the avant-garde design language of modernism with the exceptional craftsmanship for which WMF (Württembergische Metallwarenfa...
Silver Plate, Brass
unique Mategot Aubock Style brass and bamboo Magazine Holder, Austria 1950s
By Bauhaus, Mathieu Matégot, Werkstätte Carl Auböck
Located in Kirchlengern, DE
Article: magazine holder stand element Origin: Austria Age: 1950s This original vintage Auböck style magazine holder stand was produced in the 1950s ...
Metal
Aubock Style Rattan and Brass Bauhaus Waste Bin, Umbrella Stand, France, 1960s
By Bauhaus, Werkstätte Carl Auböck, Mathieu Matégot
Located in Kirchlengern, DE
Article: waste bin paper bin umbrella stand Origin: France Age: 1960s This original vintage Bauhaus style waste bin paper bin umbrella stand was produced in the 1960s in Fra...
Metal, Brass
Elegant Hammered Brass Bauhaus Candle Sconce 1930s Germany
Located in München, BY
Rare and highly decorative Bauhaus candle sconce. Designed and manufactured probably in Germany, 1930s. Artists monogram on the backside. Executed in hammered brass. Measurements...
Brass
$1,124Sale Price|20% Off
Hollywood Regency Gilded Metal Umbrella Stand by Li Puma, Firenze, Italy, 1950s
Located in Kirchlengern, DE
Article: umbrella stand Origin: Italy Age: 1950s Design and Producer: Li Puma, Florence in Italy This original vintage Hollywood Regency umbrella stand was produced in the 1950s ...
Metal
set of 2 Brass handmade Shell Plates by HAYNO FOCKEN, BAUHAUS, Germany, 1950s
By Hayno Focken, Karl Hagenauer, Werkstätte Carl Auböck
Located in Kirchlengern, DE
Article: set of 2 Brass metal shell plate element with abstract pattern DESIGN AND PRODCUER: HAYNO FOCKEN Hayno Focken completed his initial training at the Berlin Art Academy ...
Brass
Hollywood Regency Real Argentinian Leather Waste Paper Basket, Italy, 1970s
Located in Kirchlengern, DE
Article: Waste bin paper bin Origin: Italy (design and production), Argentina (leather) Age: 1970s This original vintage Hollywood Regency waste bin paper bin was produced in th...
Metal
Ph Grand Piano PH159 Legacy, Black Woven Leather, Oxidized Brass, Walnut Wood
Located in Copenhagen, DK
This offer comes from ToneArt / PH Pianos, which is the official holder of the license from the Poul Henningsen family to produce and sell authentic PH Pianos exclusively and worldwi...
Chrome
Octagonal Bauhaus Box, Ash, Walnut, Maple, Mahogany, Velvet, Vienna, circa 1920
Located in Regensburg, DE
Octagonal (eight-sided) Bauhaus / Art Deco Box from Austria, Vienna, circa 1920. Sides in solid ash wood. Lid veneered in walnut with star inlay in maple and mahogany. Base slightly...
Brass
Black Starr and Gorham Austrian Enamel Shallow bowl
Located in Sharon, CT
Abstract wiggly concentric spiral design in violet and red with black accents on s bluish green field enameled on a shallow hammered copper bowl. Signature on bottom states: Made in ...
Copper, Enamel
PH Upright Piano, Cognac Leather with Brass Metal Parts, Modern, Sculptural
Located in Copenhagen, DK
This offer comes from ToneArt / PH Pianos, which is the official holder of the license from the Poul Henningsen family to produce and sell authentic PH Pianos exclusively and worldwide. All prices are ex works but we have extensive experience in worldwide delivery and installment, including “white glove delivery”. All our authentic PH Pianos are crafted inhouse and according to original design and true craftsmanship traditions. We are a Danish company, based in Copenhagen, and we have a big showroom in the very heart of Copenhagen with the full collection of all PH Pianos as well as the Poul Henningsen furniture collection that we also hold the exclusive license for. We value and apply Danish, Scandinavian and Nordic values in everything we do, including reliability, full transparency and trustworthy communication! - 5-Year guarantee. - We regularly crate, ship, and install PH Pianos worldwide with full insurance. An incredible design piece for all spaces. This new edition of the PH Upright Piano...
Brass
Surrealist Bauhaus Wooden Head Sculpture, 1920's
Located in Antwerp, Antwerp
A unique surrealist/abstract bauhaus wooden head sculpture, hand painted circa 1920's. The artist is not known but there is a illegible/unknown stamp on...
Wood
$600 / item
Bauhaus Period Tall Yellow Vase
By Bauhaus
Located in Sharon, CT
An unusually tall (15.5) and bright ceramic vase from one of the commercial potteries where Bauhaus or other related schools graduates to design a...
Ceramic
Bauhaus Style Art Deco Vintage White Metal Napkin Holder, Germany, circa 1920
Located in Vienna, AT
Bauhaus Style Art Deco vintage napkin holder from white lacquered metal Germany, circa 1920 . The napkin holder shows signs of age and use like ...
Sheet Metal
PH Upright Piano, Cognac Color Leather with Chrome, Modern, Sculptural
Located in Copenhagen, DK
- All prices are listed ex works. - 5 year guarantee. - We regularly crate, ship and install PH Pianos worldwide with full insurance. For those who want a traditional acoustic upright piano with one of the most iconic design silhouettes, the PH Upright Piano...
Chrome
$140 / item
Card tray "Architect" series by POPCORN
By POPCORN
Located in 加須市, 11
Card Tray Material: Iron Series inspired by architectural elements Continuity of roofs and stairs Light structure is the theme of this series.
Steel