the triangle term
direction, tension, the diagonal. students fold, brace and truss until paper carries a brick.
weeks 1–12 · master: ottilie brandmeierprospectus nº 22 · winter term
werkhauslindau
a school where the hand and the ruler are taught to agree. three shapes, three colours, one long table.
composition in motion — click to hold
the square term
rest, module, the honest right angle. a chair is drawn forty times and built once.
weeks 13–24 · master: jorun vesterlidthe circle term
rotation, rhythm, return. wheels, lamps and a dance performed in cardboard costume.
weeks 25–36 · master: tadeo ilmarinenform is not decoration. form is what is left when you stop apologising.
a week at the long table
| mon | colour: one red, mixed ninety ways | dye room |
| tue | joinery without nails, without excuses | wood shop |
| wed | letterforms drawn with compass only | type loft |
| thu | weaving the grid; unweaving the grid | loom hall |
| fri | critique, soup, and the lantern parade | depot floor |