The angular, streamlined furnishings shown in the Bauhaus director’s office (ca. 1923) exemplify the school’s attempt to use modern materials and design to combine beautiful form and practical function in everyday goods, as do Marcel Breuer’s famous chair and this tea leaf holder designed by Hans Przyrembel. (office: © 2013 Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York/VG Bild-Kunst, Bonn; chair: akg-images; tea holder: Neue Galerie New York/Art Resource, NY)