Ilse Fehling was a German costume designer and sculptor associated with the Bauhaus and Nazi propaganda films.

Additionally, she studied sculpture, painting, and theory of harmonization [2] under a number of prominent artists including Oskar Schlemmer, Paul Klee, and Gertrud Grunow.

[3] [4] Out of her work at the school, Fehling's best known is the rotating round puppet stage she designed and later patented[5] in her theater class with Lothal Schreyer.

[2] During World War II, she published an article on creative costume reuse in the popular fashion press as an inspiration to women living under rationing.

[2] Fehling opened her own studio after settling in Munich, where she worked on sculptures, stage sets, and press drawings.