Marianne Liebe Brandt (1893-1983) studied painting and sculpture at
the Weimar Hochschule für Bildende Kunst from 1911 until 1918. In 1919
she moved to Norway, where she married a Norwegian painter. After four
years of living in Norway and France, the couple separated, and at the
age of
thirty-one, Marianne Brandt enrolled at the Bauhaus.
She
was in the metalworking shop run by László Moholy-Nagy, who recognized
her talent and encouraged her work. From 1924-1929 she produced several
pieces that are now considered icons of Bauhaus design.
In
1926 she was made deputy head of the metalworking shop and was
responsible for coordinating projects with industry. It was during this time that she
designed a number of lamps and lighting fixtures for the firm of
Körting & Mathiesen. While at the Bauhaus, she collaborated with Hin
Bredendieck, Christian Dell, Hans Przyrembel, and Wilhelm Wagenfeld.
In
1929 Marianne Brandt worked briefly in the Berlin
architecture practice of Walter Gropius. While there, she primarily designed modular
furniture for mass production and worked on interior design for housing.
After
leaving the Gropius firm, she was head of the design division for the
applied arts at the Ruppelwerke Metalware Factory in Gotha until 1932.
For several years after leaving that position, she led a very retired
life. Although brilliant at the Bauhaus, she was never able to establish
herself with any success as an independent designer.
In
1949 she took a teaching position at the Hochschule der Bildenden
Künste in Dresden, and from 1951 to 1954 she taught in East Berlin at
the Institut für angewandte Kunst.
Later in her life, she returned to painting and sculpture.
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