Bauhausbücher 6 by Theo van Doesburg Sophie Robinson set against richly patterned grounds

set against richly patterned grounds that blur the line between fashion plate and fine art

Pale tentacles and skeletal structures are mapped against a stark background

when Japan was opening to new techniques while preserving old aesthetic instincts

Sweeping curves move against straighter

pinks and sage greens with the ease of someone who understood colour as melody

Bauhausbücher 6 by Theo van Doesburg Sophie Robinson set against richly patterned groundsDesigned by Theo van Doesburg as the cover for the sixth volume of the landmark Bauhausbcher series, this piece is a compact masterwork of De Stijl graphic design. Bold primary coloured rectangles are arranged against a white ground with confident typographic integration the layout itself an argument for the unity of visual art, design, and architecture. Published in 1925, it embodies the Bauhaus ambition to merge fine art with functional design, and