Bauhaus Spatula

We named this handy tool for the Bauhaus, a short-lived but influential German design school. Founded in Weimar in 1919, it ran afoul of the Nazis in 1933. While Hitler preferred Neoclassical and other fussy, bourgeoise decorative schemes, the Bauhaus advocated for rational design, using simple geometric forms. Like the 19th century Arts and Crafts movement, the Bauhaus felt that form and function should be united, and that art and architecture should answer to social needs. It combined this with the nascent ideas of Modernism, which promoted simple, clean design solutions.

Flat and sharp-edged, this spatula is perfect for nudging things around in the pan, but wide enough to flip an egg, too. Available in white oak (pictured), as well as a variety of other woods.