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The Bauhaus Author’s Name: Institution of Affiliation: Course Name: Instructor’s Name: Date: The Bauhaus Part 1 The documentary explains critical information about the Bauhaus school. Bauhaus believed that everything has an ideal size and height, which optimizes its utility. The school aimed to combine art and craft (DW Documentary, 2019a, 22:05-22:20). It was unique since it developed new approaches in education, training, architecture, painting, dance, and design. Moreover, most people acknowledge that it played a major role in influencing artists such as Paul Clay and Vasily Kandinsky through its colors and forms. The primary colors in this school were yellow and blue, while it had geometrical forms of square, triangle, and circle, which later became the Bauhaus trademark. This school also emphasized carpentry set design and ceramics workshops, which acted as the practical skills cornerstone in Bauhaus. The school has influenced and been influenced by different parts of the world. For example, it gained some influence from Africa in creating unique designs, such as chairs. On the other hand, the Bauhaus architects were at the forefront of creating some universities in Africa. Similarly, Bauhaus borrowed some influence from Japan due to its simple nature of house creation (DW Documentary, 2019a, 12:50-13:00). Bauhaus emphasized measuring size since it will determine whether something could work perfectly within its environment. Part 2 Most people have been questioning whether Bauhaus is still influencing the current world. Bauhaus envisioned having a serial production of daily goods, which could help it attain a partnership between design and industry. This vision has been successful since it has collaborated with firms on large and small projects (DW Documentary, 2019b, 5:00-5:20). Di Weimer has a vision of making consumer products more...