debauhaus1-4, Exercise 2: The two-masters system

Model answer:

In the early years each workshop had two teachers: a master of form (an artist, such as a painter or sculptor) and a master of craft (a skilled maker who knew the materials and the techniques) (check how long the system lasted and how strictly it was applied).

The problem it was meant to solve was the split between art and craft that the 1919 manifesto attacked. Artists in 1919 usually could not make things, and craftsmen were usually not trained in design. Putting both in the same workshop was a practical way of joining design and making, so that students learned the idea and the technique together. In practice it could cause friction between the two kinds of teacher, and as the school moved towards industry the system was relaxed (check the details).