Since 1994, the Dieter and Ingeborg Rams Foundation has been dedicated to supporting responsible and sensible product design. In particular, it seeks to critically examine and address, in various formats, the future demands on industrial design. Further, the foundation’s objectives include the scholarly analysis and public presentation of the founders’ design activities.
Since 1992, the Dieter and Ingeborg Rams Foundation has been dedicated to supporting responsible and sensible product design. In particular, it seeks to critically examine and address, in various formats, the future demands on industrial design. Further, the foundation’s objectives include the scholarly analysis and public presentation of the founders’ design activities.
Dieter Rams and Teaching
The Hamburg Years
Foto: Jo Klatt © Hartmut Jatzke-Wigand
Interview Hans Ulrich Obrist
“Epiphanies happen only occasionally”
Through his sleek and intentional work that has inspired generations of designers, the German living legend developed ten principles of good design, a set of guidelines that provides a blueprint of ethics, longevity and beauty. Interview by Hans Ulrich Obrist. Read more >
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Interview
Lord Norman Foster
Dieter Rams and Colours
FM Radio: Red-Orange
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International
Braun Design in Asia
When considering Braun’s relationship with Asia, it immediately becomes clear that the German company has oriented itself internationally from the very outset. This is true both in terms of its products and sales markets. The Volksempfänger radio, with its short range, was followed in 1933 by the Fernempfangs-Vorsatz, an attachment for the Volksempfänger in order to increase the range for European reception. The T 1000 world receiver of 1963, with which all short-wave transmitters worldwide could be received, became legendary. Read more >
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