Design: Dieter Rams &
Francois Burkhardt; Inez Franksen (eds), Berlin 1980,
eng. trans. as Francois Burkhardt; Inez Franksen (eds), Berlin 1981.
Dieter Rams, Designer.
Die leise Ordnung der Dinge
iF Industrie Forum Design Hannover (ed), concept and editing Uta Brandes, Göttingen 1990.
Weniger, aber besser
Dieter Rams, Hamburg Berlin 1995,
eng. trans. as Less but better, Hamburg Berlin 2014.
Möbel-Systeme von Dieter Rams
Jo Klatt (ed), Hamburg 2002.
Dieter Rams Design.
Die Faszination des Einfachen – Produkte, Prototypen, Skizzen, Dokumente
Institut für Neue Technische Form e. V. (ed), Darmstadt 2004,
published to coincide with the exhibition of the same name at the Institut für Neue Technische Form (INTEF) in Darmstadt.
Less, but better –
Weniger aber besser.
Die Welt von Dieter Rams
Miki Shimokawa (ed), Frankfurt am Main 2005,
published to coincide with the exhibition of the same name at Kennin Temple in Kyoto, Japan 23.9.2005 – 23.10.2005, n.p.
Less and More.
The Design Ethos of Dieter Rams
Klaus Klemp; Keiko Ueki-Polet (eds), Berlin 2009,
published to coincide with the exhibition of the same name at Suntory Museum Osaka, Fuchu Art Museum Tokyo, Design Museum London, Museum Angewandte Kunst Frankfurt am Main, Daelim Museum Seoul, SFMoMa San Francisco, 2008 – 2012.
Dieter Rams: As little design as possible
Sophie Lovell, London New York 2011,
ger. trans. as Dieter Rams: So wenig Design wie möglich, Hamburg 2013.
Ten Principles for Good Design Dieter Rams. The Jorrit Maan Collection
Cees. W. de Jong (ed), Munich, London, New York 2017.
Dieter Rams. Werkverzeichnis
Klaus Klemp, Berlin 2020,
eng. trans. Dieter Rams: The Complete Works, London New York 2020,
fr. trans. Dieter Rams: Oeuvres complètes, France 2024.
Braun. Designed to Keep
Klaus Klemp, London 2023,
ger. trans. as Braun. Design, das bleibt, Berlin 2023.
Braun erleben – ganz persönlich, rein fachlich, weltoffen
Alwin and Ulrich Zenkel (Hg), Stuttgart 2024,With contributions from Fritz Frenkler, Klaus Klemp, Oliver Grabes, Erik Spiekermann, Günter Staeffler, Thomas Guttandin, Tobias Hoffmann and many more
