As the founder of the Bauhaus — the German art and design school that was one of the chief crucibles of modernism — Walter Gropius had a central and enduring impact on the architecture and design of the 20th century and beyond. Along with fellow Bauhaus principals such as Ludwig Mies van der Rohe and Marcel Breuer, Gropius championed a philosophy of design focused on simplicity, efficiency and the inherent beauty of steel, glass and other industrial materials.
Born in Berlin, Gropius followed in his architect father’s footsteps and after completing his studies was employed by the brilliant proto-modernist designer Peter Behrens. Gropius’s early architectural work demonstrated many of the aspects that define the modernist aesthetic: ribbon windows, an emphasis on light and minimal decoration. Gropius became known primarily as a great organizer, writer and teacher. After military service in World War I, he developed concepts of what are now called the applied arts — a marriage of creative imagination with practical skill and technology. These notions drove Gropius’s founding of the Bauhaus in 1919. The school would welcome many of the great creators of the 20th century, including Paul Klee, Laszlo Moholy-Nagy and Josef Albers. After the independent-minded college fell afoul of the Nazi regime in the 1930s, Gropius immigrated to the United States, and finished out his years on the Harvard faculty.
Gropius produced far fewer furniture designs than his fellows on the Bauhaus faculty, but what he did make has a purity of form and spirit. As you will see from the works offered on 1stDibs, Walter Gropius never compromised his vision of design that encompassed beauty, creativity and the highest level of technical skill.
Set of 2 Aluminum Palais Door Handles by Henry Wilson
By Henry Wilson
Located in Geneve, CH
Set of 2 Aluminum Palais Door Handles by Henry Wilson Dimensions: W 13 x D 8 x H 2 cm Materials: Aluminum Palais lever handle in aluminium. Each handle i...
Aluminum
Ilmari Tapiovaara Door Handle 2 Pairs Finland Original
By Ilmari Tapiovaara, Excelsior
Located in Espoo, FI
Two pairs of brass door handles designed by Ilmari Tapiovaara. The door handles have the manufacturer's stamp EXO. In good used condition. The door handles are sold as both pairs tog...
Brass
Bauhaus Era Brass Door Handles, 1930s, Set of 2
Located in Esbjerg, DK
A set of two door handle sets with oval lock/key covers in patinated brass (photo 1 and 2 of each set). The solid brass spindles are thick and rounded of softly due to excessive use ...
Brass
Set of Four American Deco Store Door Handles
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Rare set of four American store door handles for double doors. Set of aluminum handles includes a right outside, a right inside, a left outside, and a left ...
Aluminum
Blackned Palais Door Handle by Henry Wilson
By Henry Wilson
Located in Geneve, CH
Blackned Palais Door Handle by Henry Wilson Dimensions: W 13 x D 8 x H 2 cm Materials: Blackned Palais lever handle in high tensile brass or aluminium. Each handle is individually i...
Other
Mid-Century Italian Metal Door Handles Door, Set of 4 pairs
By Gio Ponti
Located in Argelato, BO
Important Set of Italian Mid-Century metal door handles NB. The price is for each pair of handles, in total there are still 4 pairs available
Metal
$257Sale Price|37% Off
H 8.27 in W 2.37 in D 7.88 in
Bauhaus Era Door Handle Set in Bronze and Brass, 1930s, 1 Set
Located in Esbjerg, DK
Door Handle in brass and bronze. The solid brass spindles are thick and rounded of softly due to excessive use over the years. Suitable for your office, Conservatory, Atrium etc. It ...
Brass, Bronze
$1,700 / set
H 17.72 in W 1.97 in D 2.76 in
Aarne Olavi (Olli) Kuusi door handles (Finland, 1923-2021)
By Scandia Design
Located in Kiiminki, FI
6pc Door handles Aarne Olavi (Olli) Kuusi. Late 20th century. Brass and black acrylic. Big handles Length 45 cm, width 5 cm, depth 7,5 cm. Small handles Length 17,5cm / 30, width 5...
Brass
Set of 2 Aluminum ADT Handles by Henry Wilson
By Henry Wilson
Located in Geneve, CH
Set of 2 Aluminum ADT Handles by Henry Wilson Dimensions: W 1.8 x D 3 x H 9 cm Materials: aluminum This versatile handle can be used for cabinetry, sliding doors and sash windows...
Aluminum
Mid-Century Carl Auböck Brass Door Handle/Door Fixture
By Werkstätte Carl Auböck
Located in Vienna, AT
This complete set of a door fixture is an exemplary piece of Mid-Century design. It was created by renowned Austrian designer Carl Auböck and produced in Austria in the 1950s. It is ...
Brass
Modernist Andirons Solid Brass Polished ca' 1950's
Located in St.Petersburg, FL
Two pairs (total of four) polished brass andirons, made William H.Jackson Co. NYC , ca' 1950's. Solid brass and wrought iron, interesting modernist design.
Brass, Wrought Iron
Art Deco Polished Brass Large Andirons ca' 1950's
Located in St.Petersburg, FL
A pair of large, heavy and well made Art Deco style andirons made by Wm. H. Jackson Co, NYC, ca' 1950's. Polished brass and wrought iron.
Brass, Wrought Iron
A Pair of French Modernist Andirons
Located in St.Petersburg, FL
An interesting pair of French modernist andirons, ca' 1930's, in nickel. Satin finish.
A Set of Modernist Firetools with Brass Handles
Located in St.Petersburg, FL
A great 1950's modernist set of firetools, brass handles, original mounting bracket.
Brass, Steel
A Pair Of Bronze Modernist Andirons By Wah Chang Signed Ca' 1950's
By Wah Chang
Located in St.Petersburg, FL
A pair of unusual, modernist andirons by Wah Chang, signed. Made ca '1950 the bases are stamped Van Nuys, California. A note about the designer. " Wah Ming Chang (August 2, 1917 – December 22, 2003) was an American designer, sculptor, and artist. With the encouragement of his adoptive father, James Blanding Sloan, he began exhibiting his prints and watercolors at the age of seven to highly favorable reviews. Chang worked with Sloan on several theatre productions and in the 1940s, they briefly created their own studio to produce films. He is known later in life for his sculpture and the props he designed for Star Trek: The Original Series, including the tricorder and communicator. The Chang family moved from Honolulu, Hawaii to San Francisco, California and about 1920 opened the Ho-Ho Tea Room on Sutter Street, which became a favorite venue for the city's Bohemian artists. Wah-Ming's mother, Fai Sue Chang, was a graduate of Berkeley's California School of Arts and Crafts (today's California College of the Arts), where she specialized in fashion design and etching. After she died in 1927, her husband persuaded Wah Ming Chang's art teacher and family friends, the highly respected printmaker, puppeteer, and theatre designer, James Blanding Sloan and his wife Mildred Taylor, to become his son's legal guardians. Sloan exhibited Wah Ming's etchings and watercolors in public exhibitions as early as 1925 to favorable reviews in the San Francisco Bay Area and later in the largest art colony on the Pacific Coast, Carmel-by-the-Sea. The child became part of Sloan's family, traveled in 1926 to Taos, New Mexico, for the on-site study of American Indian culture, and in 1928 displayed his block prints in joint exhibitions with Sloan at the prestigious Philadelphia Print Club and in Pasadena, California. He became a valued assistant in several of Sloan's marionette theatres as well as in productions for the Hollywood Bowl Ballet and the "Cavalcade of Texas." In the mid-1940s Chang formed a joint studio business with Sloan, The East-West Film Company, and produced such memorable films as Pick a Bale of Cotton (an interview and performance with the legendary blues and folk singer Lead Belly in 1944) and the highly controversial anti-war short (1946–47), The Way of Peace, created in part with elaborate miniature sets and puppets in stop...
Bronze
Modernist Set of Sconces by Anvia, Holland
By J. J. M. Hoogervorst
Located in St.Petersburg, FL
Red, white, yellow and blue set of wall lights by Anvia, Holland, circa 1960s. Direction of light can be adjusted. Original enamel paint-perfect for a modernist interior.
