Hin Bredendieck: From Aurich To Atlanta

Graduated from the Bauhaus Hin Bredendieck (1904-1995) was a versatile designer and pioneering teacher of design. In 1937 he emigrated to the United States, where he was appointed as a teacher at the New Bauhaus Chicago. As the founding director of the Institute for Industrial Design at the Georgia Institute of Technology in Atlanta, he became one of the most influential mediators of Bauhaus ideas in America in the post-war years. His outstanding œuvre and his worldwide network testify to the international significance of his work and ideas.

This monograph, organised chronologically, introduces in detail Bredendieck's life and work.