"Any photos of sweet Bauhaus children's furniture?" I ask with dopey innocence at the end of the previous post. To which modernist design shark Andy replies, "Crafts of the Weimar Bauhaus, 1919-1924. An Early Experiment in Industrial Design has a few photographs of kid's pieces, including a sweet bassinet."

Let me just say, if you're buying this rare 1967 title, you really might want to hold out for a copy with the dustjacket still intact. BECAUSE THERE'S A GIANT PHOTO OF A FREAKIN SWEET BASSINET ON IT.

To me, this looks more de Stijl and even Memphis than what I picture Bauhaus to be, but that's because I still think of Bauhaus in terms of stern, Gropius/Miesian International Style architecture and sleek Breuer furniture. This colorful, almost whimsical geometric design--which I hope is counterweighted, or at least comes with stops you can place under the rockers--is definitely from the craftier side of the haus.

This image is from an eBay auction, where this finelooking dustjacket and its accompanying book are selling for $150, plus $10 shipping. A comparable-sounding copy can be had on Abebooks for under $90, though.

update: Mark at Sparkability just told me this rig is actually in production, and they can order it for you. Around $2,500, but check with him. Not bad, considering it was $2,233 when it went on sale in 1989. Check out the lede on this NY Times mention of it:

WHO needs an Aprica stroller when one can have a Bauhaus-style cradle, designed by Peter Keler in 1922 and based on the forms and colors of Wassily Kandinsky?

mfr site: Bauhaus-Wiege/Bauhaus-Cradle, Peter Keler, 1922 in colors "according to Wassily Kandinsky" [tecta.de]
Crafts of the Weimar Bauhaus, $150 Buy It Now on eBay [ebay]
Crafts of the Weimar Bauhaus on Abebooks, $9-132 [abebooks]
Related; De Stijl high chairs by Gerritt Rietveld; Naef to see you again: Mondrian-inspired blocks