Hajo Rose. Bauhaus Photo Typo Graphic

15.09.2010 – 08.11.2010

‘Finally a house made of steel and glass!’ This was Hajo Rose’s enthusiastic reaction to the Bauhaus building in Dessau when he began his studies there in 1930. He was a supporter and promoter of Bauhaus ideas throughout his entire life. To mark the occasion of his 100th birthday, the Bauhaus Archive is presenting his wide-ranging oeuvre, in which photography and typography played an especially important role. After receiving one of the last diplomas to be awarded by the Bauhaus in 1933, Rose emigrated to The Netherlands, where he taught at the ‘Nieuwe Kunstschool’ in Amsterdam. In 1937, he won a prize at the Paris World Exposition for his poster ‘Amsterdam’. From the end of the Second World War until his death in 1989, he worked in Dresden and Leipzig as a graphic designer.

Complete with Bulb

Lights by Ingo Maurer

04.06.2010 – 30.08.2010

Ingo Maurer is one of the world's best-known lighting designers. Over the past four decades he has developed and produced lamps, light objects and lighting concepts. Always committed to handcraft, full of creative ideas and distinguished by technical innovations, they have become milestones of lighting design. In 1966, Maurer made the light source itself into the subject of his designs with the 'Bulb' lamp, which brought his international breakthrough. The light bulb has remained a leitmotif in his work up to the present day. With the introduction of a silicon sheath ('Euro Condom'), he is currently protesting against the sales prohibition of incandescent bulbs. In addition, he is working on the development of a new type of light bulb, called 'WonderLux', in an effort to bring his enthusiasm for the incandescent light bulb into harmony with energy-efficient light sources.
This past February, Maurer was honoured for his life's work with the Design Award of the Federal Republic of Germany. To mark the occasion, the Bauhaus Archive / Museum of Design is presenting a comprehensive exhibition of his work from 4 June through 30 August 2010 under the title 'Complete with bulb – Lights by Ingo Maurer'.