包豪斯试图将生活、工艺和艺术统一在一个屋檐下。在这本书中，沃尔特·格罗皮乌斯对包豪斯工作室进行了全面的概述。他解释了指导教学的基本原则，描述了当代建筑学的发展，并阐明了包豪斯对家用器皿的观点，即着眼于为各自的对象寻找最合适的形式。在这里，格罗皮乌斯介绍了魏玛时期的包豪斯工作室，当时它专门研究家具、金属、纺织品和陶瓷等课题。

The Bauhaus sought to unite life, craftsmanship, and art under one roof. In this volume, Walter Gropius provides a comprehensive overview of the Bauhaus workshops. He explains the basic principles guiding the teaching, describes contemporary developments in architecture, and illuminates the Bauhaus point of view on household utensils, which was geared toward finding the most suitable form for the respective object. Here, Gropius presents the Bauhaus workshops in Weimar devoted to furniture, metals, textiles, and ceramics, among other subjects.