Gallery
Any mention of Chicago Bauhaus Studio or Chicago Bauhaus Academy on these Product Sheets are references to the institutions founded by Berthold Schwaigerto carry out his work . Since his death, these corporations have been dissolved. While Bauhaus Workshop is carrying on at the same location and uses methods developed by Berthold Schwaiger, we are a completely new company, founded to carry on his educational legacy. We are not affiliated or allied with any former Officers, Board Members or Staff of the former Chicago Buahaus Studios or Chicago Bauhaus Academy.
Arts and
Crafts Style Wall Unit
Arlene Rakoncay wanted an arts and
crafts style piece that displayed her art poignantly in a corner of her room.
The 9 x 7 foot natural white oak piece goes almost wall to wall...
Chin Dresser
A visible white oak mortis and tenon
framework structure suspends the catalpawood
drawers inside. The design for the thirteen dresser drawers is based on the
trigonometry...
Classic
Couch
Inspired by ancient Egyptian and Roman designs, this elegant
piece is made from air-dried white oak and measures 30" deep and
96" wide...
Fibonacci
Framework Chest
An elegant piece of engineering and joinery, the Fibonacci
chest measures 64" square and 18.5" deep. The chest is composed of
six drawers and three cabinets...
Kuai Buffet
This buffet, which cosage orange
wood with mulberry wood, rests on a single base. Atop that are two slightly
separated cabinets...
Light Box
The shell of the box is made of two bands of steam bent solid
walnut. The bands are connected by overlap joints that are reinforced with
architectural bolts...
Modular
Dresser
his organically shaped piece is hand sculpted to have a
seemingly molded form inspired by retro/modern molded plastic furniture of
the 60's and 70's...
Schaafsma
Multi-functional Hallway Wall Unit
Patent attorney Paul Schaafsma had a
narrow hallway in his loft, where nothing seemed to fit. He hit on the idea
for a multi-functional custom-designed unit to fill his entire wall...
The Schwaiger Chair
A companion piece to the Schwaiger
table, the chair was designed in the same spirit of the table and curves with
the natural contours of the body...
The Schwaiger Table
Originally commissioned to engineer a natural wood dining room
set for a client who favored round shapes, Schwaiger
set forth on a design that would produce an extendable table that would
comfortably sit eight to 10 people...
Side Board
and Coffee Table
This solid ash sideboard with a purpleheart
band and white acrylic disc inlays possesses a seemingly effortless balance
of contemporary and traditional design...
Stitch Bench
The bench top is made up of long even strips and square blocks
of solid maple that are intricately joined as if they were stitched together
forming a harmonious pattern...
Triple Helix
Table
Based on a metal table design that Schwaiger
admired in
Yount Library Wall
Unit
This wall unit was created to rest on the living room library
wall of an old Victorian house. The client asked for a mission arts and craft
style piece of art... Bauhaus Wooshop. | |
