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German Rationalism (Bauhaus tradition) 🔍

Design school pedagogue (1919 - 1968)

The Bauhaus school and its successors (Ulm School) taught a rationalist approach to design based on functionality, geometric purity, and the rejection of ornament as dishonest. This tradition emphasized form following function and the social responsibility of the designer.

Mentors & Influences (Looking Backward)

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Inspired By German Rationalism (Bauhaus tradition) (Looking Forward)

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Naoto Fukasawa
Product designer
German Rationalism's insistence on functional purity and the elimination of all non-essential elements provided the philosophical backbone for Fukasawa's 'Without Thought' and 'Affordance' design theories.