ART MOVEMENTS — NO. 01
BAUHAUS
Weimar · Dessau · Berlin, 1919–1933
“Great quality, unique art piece to display.” — Etsy review
£23.99
A vinyl record made to be looked at, not listened to. Sleeve, inner sleeve, labels and disc designed as one art object, inspired by the school that shaped modern design.
12" · 140g black disc
Design notes insert
Display piece — no audio content
Hand-assembled in London
Ships in a protective outer sleeve and rigid mailer
CAT. NO. ETCH-AM-BH-001
3mm-spine jacket
Inner sleeve
GESAMTKUNSTWERK
N. — A TOTAL WORK OF ART
The Bauhaus idea that architecture, furniture, type and objects should be designed as one. It's why every surface of this record is part of the design.
ZWECKMÄSSIGKEIT
N. — FITNESS FOR PURPOSE
Form shaped by function. Clean geometry, primary colour, nothing added for decoration's sake.
ANATOMY OF THE EDITION
EVERY SURFACE, DESIGNED.
04 — THE LABELS
Gold for Side A, red for Side B, applied by hand in London.
02 — THE BACK
The tracklist, primary-colour geometry and the Dessau building.
03 — THE INNER SLEEVE
Printed both sides: concentric arcs on the front, eight Bauhaus icons on the back.
01 — THE JACKET
Bauhaus poster design: a record framed in burnt orange and bold stripes, with the school's years.
THE STORY
FOURTEEN YEARS THAT SHAPED MODERN DESIGN.
The Bauhaus opened in Weimar in 1919, moved to Dessau, and closed in Berlin in 1933. Its teachers and students designed the chairs, lamps and objects we still live with.
The inner sleeve gathers eight of them:
Wassily Chair
Marcel Breuer
Barcelona Chair
Mies van der Rohe, Lilly Reich
Brno Chair
Mies van der Rohe
MT8 Lamp
Wilhelm Wagenfeld, Carl Jakob Jucker
Tea Infuser
Marianne Brandt
Chess Set
Josef Hartwig
Baby Cradle
Peter Keler
Bauhaus Building, Dessau
Walter Gropius
LINER NOTES
THE TRACKLIST
Twelve titles, twelve nods to the Bauhaus, from Marianne Brandt's tea infuser to the school's journey from Weimar to Berlin.
GOLD LABEL
SIDE A
01 Brandt's Brew
02 Hartwig's Gambit
03 Barcelona Chilling
04 First Function, Then Love
05 Bauhaus Building Berlin
06 Wassily Steel & Eisengarn
RED LABEL
SIDE B
01 Gropius Nineteen Nineteen
02 Final Days of Mies
03 Kandinsky Colours
04 Short Stop in Dessau
05 Weimar to Berlin
06 Metal Marianne
IN THE BOX
HAND-ASSEMBLED IN LONDON.
01
12" vinyl disc
Black, 140g, no audio content
02
Heavyweight card jacket
3mm spine, soft-touch matte finish
03
Inner sleeve
Keeps the disc safe inside the jacket
04
Custom centre labels
Side A gold, Side B red
05
Design notes insert
The history and principles of the Bauhaus
06
Protective outer sleeve + rigid mailer
So it arrives ready to display
FROM ETSY
WHAT OWNERS SAY
“
Arrived early. Great quality, unique art piece to display.
— ETSY CUSTOMER
“
A really good looking product. Great for the coffee table or to display on a wall. Would recommend to anyone who is into their vinyl or Bauhaus.
— ETSY CUSTOMER
YOUR DISPLAY
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GOOD TO KNOW
QUESTIONS
Does the record play?
No. The disc has no audio. It's a display piece, designed as part of the artwork rather than for a turntable.
How should I display it?
Does it make a good gift?
How is it delivered?
Can I stock Etchd in my shop?
Something else? etchdltd@gmail.com
On a shelf or ledge, in a record frame on the wall, or on a stand in your vinyl corner. The jacket, inner sleeve and labels all carry the design, so you can choose which side to show.
Yes. It arrives in a protective outer sleeve and rigid mailer, with a design notes insert that tells the Bauhaus story.
Order through Etsy and it's posted from London with Royal Mail.
For stockist and wholesale enquiries, email etchdltd@gmail.com.