World War I and the Bauhaus
World War I was a period of rapid change in the corporate, manufacturing, and social sectors. Since losing the war, Germany had a lot to do to restore their economy, which had a lot of good effects on factories and artists. The Bauhaus was established by architect Walter Gropius to specialize in the creation of new designs. It was useful after establishing a faculty whose aims were to train artisans to upgrade models as well as to achieve commercial success. In Germany, cooperation between institutions, students, and the government encouraged people to engage in design studies. The course entailed a fine artist and a craftsman who guided students in the workshop creating a platform for innovation through collaboration and sharing of ideas. Ideas were later transferred and applied in ceramics and textile industry. The same plans implemented by Bauhaus were advanced, and this has created success and innovation. Gropius urged people that production can be based on the locally available raw materials to produce quality and affordable products. Bauhaus also introduced available and cheap channels of construction and shipping. The Bauhaus design techniques were later transferred and taught in the universities in the United States. Most of the current designs originating from the US are due to the impact of Bauhaus.
The Impact of Streamlining in Manufacturing
“The chapter designing the machine Age 1918-1940” and the film streamlining were not only promotional, but they have also impacted the manufacturing and production industry. The documentary explains the experiments and studies done by the Chevrolet motor company. They carried out practical regarding the effect of resistance on moving parts either in water or space. There is a description that for a body to move in water, it has to be thin to overcome resistance. They applied the same criteria in making their cars where they ensured that a streamlined design was made and that led to the production of faster cars. That information might have been critical to the audience to understand the better part of buying a streamlined car rather than a blocky one. The science has been applied today since science proves that the fastest machines are always streamlined to overcome resistance. It induces critical thinking skills on designs among the modern designers.
Work Cited
“Designing the machine age 1918-1940” in Oxford History of Design: Design in the USA (90- 130).
