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  • FLORENCE HENRI | Giovanni Battista Martini, Paola Rosina & Roberto Lacarbonara

    FLORENCE HENRI | Giovanni Battista Martini, Paola Rosina & Roberto Lacarbonara
    Feb 8 2026
    In our first episode of 2026, we turn the spotlight on Florence Henri. Drawn to the Bauhaus less by its curriculum than by its people, Henri discovered photography through Lucia Moholy and never looked back. What began as an experiment became a radical reinvention: mirrors, props, fractured spaces — images that redefined modern photography. Henri stayed fiercely artistic, while mentoring a generation of women who would go on to shape the medium themselves: Dora Maar, Lisette Model, Gisèle Freund, Ilse Bing, and more. In this episode joined I was joined by gallery owner Giovanni Battista Martini, art historian Paola Rosina, and curator Roberto Lacarbonara — in a truly Bauhaus-style multilingual conversation, recorded in Switzerland and brought to you in English. And there’s more to come: bonus episodes, deep dives into Henri’s most iconic photographs, and the full original interview. 🎧 Listen on bauhausfaces.com or on all major podcast platforms!
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    53 min
  • LUDWIG HILBERSEIMER | Ute Poerschke & Kevin Harrington

    LUDWIG HILBERSEIMER | Ute Poerschke & Kevin Harrington
    Dec 16 2025
    The last episode of 2025 is here! And it's about Ludwig Hilberseimer. Never heard of him? No problem! bauhaus faces will help you out. Only few of the houses Hilberseimer planned were built. He was much more concerned about the bigger picture: How does the modern city, especially the metropolis, need to be organized to meet people's needs? His futuristic-looking draft of a Highrise City from 1924 with floating bridge pavements high above the streets, skyscrapers as apartment buildings, and a plant-less, sterile surrounding was certainly a real shocker. A "necropolis" rather than a metropolis. That high-rise apartment buildings would soon become reality, only a few of his contemporaries of the 1920s believed. With the help of the architectural historians Ute Poerschke and Kevin Harrington we will shine a light on Ludwig Hilberseimer. 🎧 Listen on bauhausfaces.com or on all major podcast platforms!
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    53 min
  • HANS FISCHLI | Peter, Gina & Fredi Fischli

    HANS FISCHLI | Peter, Gina & Fredi Fischli
    Nov 25 2025
    In this new episode of bauhaus faces, we dive into the life and work of Hans Fischli. Often overlooked in broader Bauhaus stories, Fischli worked across architecture, painting, sculpture, and teaching—leaving a mark that’s still felt today. To get a sense of his impact, I spoke with the people who knew him best: his son, the artist Peter Fischli, his grandson, curator Fredi Fischli, who is currently preparing an exhibition on Hans Fischli at Zentrum Paul Klee in Berne, and his granddaughter, the artist Gina Fischli. Together, they share personal stories and reflections on their (grand-)father’s architectural and artistic work. 🎧 Listen on bauhausfaces.com or on all major podcast platforms!
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    47 min
  • ANNI & JOSEF ALBERS | Brenda Danilowitz

    ANNI & JOSEF ALBERS | Brenda Danilowitz
    Oct 10 2025
    In the latest episode of “bauhaus faces,” we dive into the remarkable story of another iconic Bauhaus couple: Anni and Josef Albers. Their lives and legacies are deeply intertwined— from their first meeting in 1922 in Weimar to their lasting impact on art, design, and education in the US. Anni, who would later shortly lead the weaving workshop at the Bauhaus and then at Black Mountain College, and Josef, a visionary "young master" of the preliminary course, fled Nazi persecution in 1933. In the U.S., they helped shape the Black Mountain College and continued to innovate—Anni in textiles and jewelry, Josef in teaching and painting. Inspired by their travels to Mexico and their love for geometric forms, their art resonates to this day. Join me and Brenda Danilowitz, Chief Curator of The Josef & Anni Albers Foundation, as we explore the incredible journey of this Bauhaus power couple.
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    1 h et 2 min
  • LÉNA MEYER-BERGNER | Sandra Neugärtner & Viridiana Zavala

    LÉNA MEYER-BERGNER | Sandra Neugärtner & Viridiana Zavala
    Sep 30 2025
    She was more than a textile designer— Léna Meyer-Bergner was a force for education and for social change. While her husband, Hannes Meyer, is often remembered as the Bauhaus’ second director, Lena’s groundbreaking work in design, pedagogy, and social transformation is finally stepping into the spotlight. In this episode, I sat down with two leading art historians – Sandra Neugärtner and Viridiana Zavala – to explore the unknown story of Léna Meyer-Bergner. From her studies at the Bauhaus to her visionary approach to modernism in the Soviet Union and on to her graphic talent in exile in Mexico, we explore how her work evolved. 🎧 Listen now and discover why Léna Meyer-Bergner deserves a place at the center of Bauhaus history.
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    57 min
  • LÉNA MEYER-BERGNER (BONUS) | Viridiana Zavala

    LÉNA MEYER-BERGNER (BONUS) | Viridiana Zavala
    Sep 29 2025
    Léna Meyer-Bergner fue más que una diseñadora textil: Léna Meyer-Bergner fue una fuerza impulsora de la educación y el cambio social. Aunque su esposo, Hannes Meyer, segundo director de la Bauhaus, es muy conocido, el trabajo pionero de Lena en el diseño, la pedagogía y la transformación social está finalmente saliendo a la luz. En este episodio, me senté con la historiadora de arte mexicana Viridiana Zavala para explorar la desconocida historia de Léna Meyer-Bergner: desde sus estudios en la Bauhaus hasta su enfoque visionario del modernismo en la Unión Soviética y su talento gráfico en el exilio en México, exploramos cómo evolucionó su obra. 🎧 Escucha ahora y descubre por qué Léna Meyer-Bergner merece un lugar en el centro de la historia de la Bauhaus.
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    1 h
  • MAX BILL | Angela Thomas, Erich Schmid & Martin Mäntele

    MAX BILL | Angela Thomas, Erich Schmid & Martin Mäntele
    Sep 2 2025
    "Bill always said that he also went to the Bauhaus to find clarity. And that is a process. You don't just have clarity, you have to earn it." (Angela Thomas) For this brand-new episode, I travelled to Zumikon to visit Angela Thomas and Erich Schmid in their house - the Bill Haus. This house, which looks somehow unremarkable from the outside but is amazingly light, open, and welcoming and on the inside, was built by the Swiss architect and designer Max Bill in 1967–68. His second wife and widow, Angela Thomas, lives there today with her husband, the filmmaker Erich Schmid, who made a film about Bill entitled “Max Bill – Das absolute Augenmaß/The master's vision”. Max Bill established himself in art history as the architect and first director of the Hochschule für Gestaltung in Ulm, also known as HfG Ulm or Ulm School of Design. And that is exactly the reason why I also interviewed the head of the HfG Ulm archive, Martin Mäntele, regarding all questions around the official successor of the Bauhaus. Because that is what Bill intended to do in Ulm – to continue the Bauhaus as if it had never been closed in 1933. And he had Walter Gropius’s blessing, too, and the financial support by the Americans. LOOK OUT FOR 2 BONUS EPISODES with the original Interviews that will be published in the next 2 weeks!
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    1 h et 15 min
  • HfG ULM (BONUS 1) | Martin Mäntele

    HfG ULM (BONUS 1) | Martin Mäntele
    Aug 23 2025
    In this bonus episode you will hear the original interview with Martin Mäntele, head of the HfG Ulm Archive, and bauhaus faces. Discover how Max Bill played a central role in the founding and first years of the HfG Ulm, the Ulm School of Design – and how it evolved without him. And join us as we discuss the design icons of the HfG: the Ulm stool, the Braun radio ‘Snow White's Coffin’ and the stackable TC 100 tableware. And so much more ...
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    1 h et 13 min