Charlotte Perriand, Table 519 Petalo, 1951. Available at Cassina.

Josef Albers, Interaction of Colours, 1973

Josef Albers, Interaction of Colour, 1973

Benita Koch-Otto, Entwurf für einen Wandbehang, Aquarell, 1920s

Gunta Stölzl, Design for rug, 1926. Gouache on paper.

She had an instinctive feel for the process, was passionate about experimenting with new materials and constantly explored new ideas in color and design and their applications for industrial design. In 1922 Stölzl studied dyeing techniques in Krefeld with fellow Bauhaus weaver Benita Otte and on their return established a dye facility at the Bauhaus. One of Stölzl’s students, Source

Benita-Koch Otto, design for a children’s carpet, 1923

Gunta Stölzl, Design for a wall hanging. Signed on mount: ‘G.Stölzl 

Doppelgewebe (double-weave) Weimar. Misawa Homes Bauhaus Collection, Tokyo.

Anni Albers, Color Study (Reds and Orange), 1970. Gouache and pencil on paper (blueprint). ©2003 The Josef and Anni Albers Foundation 

Josef Albers, Oscillating (A), 1940, © The Josef and Anni Albers Foundation/VG Bild-Kunst, Bonn 2013. Download Courtesy Josef Albers Museum Quadrat, Bottrop. The oil painting is a new acquisition.

Josef and Anni Albers in Mexico. 

Josef Albers emigrated to the United States in 1933, together with his wife Anni, a textile designer, where they spent teaching sixteen years at the Black Mountain College. 1935 they travelled to Mexico for the first time. The impression was overwhelming, especially the encounter with precolumbian art. Until 1967 they visited Mexico twelve times, often long stay holidays. “Mexico is the holy grail of abstract art. Here it is 1000 years old”, so he writes to Kandinsky in 1936 from Mexico City

The country is a central inspiration for the development of his art. It is the initial impulse for “Homage to the square”, the work of his later years. His world of colors was changing through the mexican experience. Color is now a “realm of freedom” to him. Read more in German.

Josef Albers, Colour Study for Homage to the Square. “Harmony, Harder than it looks.” Read more