▁ ▁For ▁a ▁time ▁Al bers ▁was ▁a ▁student ▁of ▁Paul ▁Kle e , ▁and ▁after ▁G rop ius ▁left ▁D ess au ▁in ▁ 1 9 2 8 ▁the ▁Al bers ▁moved ▁into ▁the ▁teaching ▁qu arters ▁next ▁to ▁both ▁the ▁Kle es ▁and ▁the ▁K and in sk ys . ▁During ▁this ▁time , ▁the ▁Al bers es ▁began ▁their ▁lif el ong ▁habit ▁of ▁travel ing ▁extens ively : ▁first ▁through ▁Italy , ▁Spain , ▁and ▁the ▁Can ary ▁Islands . ▁In ▁ 1 9 3 0 , ▁Al bers ▁receives ▁her ▁Bau haus ▁di pl oma ▁for ▁innov ative ▁work : ▁her ▁use ▁of ▁a ▁new ▁material , ▁c ello ph ane , ▁to ▁design ▁a ▁sound - abs or bing ▁and ▁light - reflect ing ▁wall cover ing . ▁ ▁When ▁G unta ▁St öl z l ▁left ▁the ▁Bau haus ▁in ▁ 1 9 3 1 , ▁Al bers ▁took ▁over ▁her ▁role ▁as ▁head ▁of ▁the ▁we aving ▁work shop , ▁making ▁her ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁few ▁women ▁to ▁hold ▁such ▁a ▁senior ▁role ▁at ▁the ▁school . ▁ ▁The ▁Bau haus ▁at ▁D ess au ▁was ▁closed ▁in ▁ 1 9 3 2 ▁under ▁pressure ▁from ▁the ▁Naz i ▁party ▁and ▁moved ▁briefly ▁to ▁Berlin , ▁perman ently ▁closing ▁a ▁year ▁later ▁in ▁August ▁ 1 9 3 3 . ▁Al bers , ▁who ▁was ▁Jewish , ▁made ▁the ▁move ▁with ▁her ▁husband ▁and ▁the ▁Bau haus ▁to ▁Berlin , ▁but ▁then ▁fled ▁to ▁North