The work on colour of the Bauhaus and Paul Klee in particular will repay study, contrasting with designer’s use of gallons of magnolia within the minimalist creed. There is now a new struggle to come to terms with pattern and colour once more.

To be able to stay in an almost original Törten house on the Gropius planned estate is remarkable, nearly as remarkable as being able to stand in the studios of Klee and Kandinsky, Schlemmer et al. Experiencing the Bauhaus first hand is very special and for any designer staying in a restored house in the home of the Bauhaus with the colour finishes replicated is almost a religious experience, akin to standing on Titians balcony in Pieve di Cadore and seeing what he saw as a boy, or visiting Monet’s Garden and studio in Giverny.

Part 4 tomorrow will be a little more blue skies inthe way colour affects an environemnt

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