NOTES FROM TEXTILEARTIST.ORG
Gunta Stölzl united art practices taught at the Bauhaus with traditional textile techniques then became the first woman master.
“Why wait any longer at the Arts and Crafts School, for reforms to happen” when she could go to the Bauhaus where reforms were already taking place. Gunta saw this opportunity and took part in creating what was at first called the Women’s Department — which soon became the Weaving Department.
“New approaches to art and design through exploration of theory and practice.”
Became weaving Master in 1925 when the Bauhaus relocated to Dessau. Weaving practices at the department soon became of a more functional nature following the needs of contemporary industrial design. Under her direction, Bauhaus Weaving Workshop became one of it’s most successful facilities.
“Even today, I believe that most important of all was life itself.” — Gunta Stölzl
