Dieter Rams (born 20 May 1932) is a German industrial designer who is most closely associated with the consumer products company Braun, the furniture company Vitsœ, and the functionalist school of industrial design.

A pioneer of systemic design, and the father of good design theory, Dieter Rams is one of the most important living references for entire generations of designers.

Oct 19, 2022 · With our help, discover 10 of the best and most famous Dieter Rams designs. 1. SK 4 Phonosuper. Dieter Rams’ approach has played an important role in design history. His sculptural timelessness and minimalism were something unseen in the mass-production world.

Nov 3, 2015 · As head of design at Braun, the German consumer electronics manufacturer, Dieter Rams (1932-) emerged as one of the most influential industrial designers of the late 20th century by defining an elegant, legible, yet rigorous visual language for its products. Dieter Rams was born in Wiesbaden, Germany, in 1932.

The exhibition provides an overview of Dieter Rams‘ design work with photographs, design sketches and explanatory texts. It shows important works from the designer’s catalogue raisonné published in 2020 by the Phaidon publishing house in London for Braun, Vitsœ, fsb, Gillette and other companies.

The Dieter and Ingeborg Rams Archive is dedicated to collecting, maintaining, indexing and permanently preserving documents by, or relating to, Dieter Rams’ work. It is intended that the archive material should provide scholars and those with specialist interests the opportunity to learn about his life and work in an authentic way.

Dieter Rams views designers not only as practitioners, but also as constructive social critics who develop ideas for a better world. In his numerous lectures and writings, his critical reflections, cautions and maxims can be read with that perspective in mind, although the questions and themes of the time have not lost any of their relevance.

Jul 18, 2014 · Dieter Rams (born 20 May 1932 in Wiesbaden, Hessen) is a German industrial designer closely associated with the consumer products company Braun and the Functionalist school of industrial design. Rams began studies in architecture and interior decoration at Wiesbaden School of Art in 1947.

Jun 19, 2024 · Dieter Rams, an iconic figure in product design, revolutionised the industry with his minimalist and functional approach. His work at Braun and his 'Ten Principles of Good Design' continue to inspire and shape contemporary design thinking.

May 20, 2021 · STIR honours the legacy of Dieter Rams, one of industrial design’s most celebrated visionaries, on his 89th birthday, with the products that exemplify his ‘10 principles for good design’.