"Does woven fabric present a challenge for mankind's creative desire? Yes! For woven fabrics form an aesthetic whole: a composition of form, color, and substance into unity. In all fields of design today, there is a striving for universal laws and order. Thus, we in the weaving workshop have also set ourselves the task of exploring the basic laws of our field of specialization. Whereas, for instance, in the early days of our work at the Bauhaus, principles of pictorial images formed our foundation--a woven piece was a painting made of wool, so to speak--today it is clear to us that a woven piece is always a serviceable object, which is equally determined by its function as well as its means of production.

Weaving is primarily a woman's field. Play with form and color, an enhanced sensitivity to material, the ability to feel and adapt strongly, more rhythmic than logical thinking are all predispositions with which the female character is generally equipped, which makes women particularly able to achieve great creativity in the field of textiles."

Gunta Stölzl, excerpted from Gunta Stölzl: Bauhaus Master, The Museum of Modern Art, New York.