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Rams' undergraduate work 1952 a model of a chair. Dieter Rams was born in Wiesbaden, Germany in 1932. [4] He began his studies in architecture and interior decoration at Wiesbaden School of Art (now part of the RheinMain University of Applied Sciences) in 1947.
Dieter Rams, who was a newly hired Braun designer, collaborated with HfG on developing the forward-looking Braun product design approach. With this partnership the "Braun style" was developed, and according to Tomás Maldonado, "the style differed from Olivetti who sought unity in variety , while the style of Braun sought unity in the product ...
Vitsœ, formerly known as Vitsœ-Zapf or Vitsœ & Zapf, is a British furniture company, originally German, known for its collaboration with Dieter Rams. [1] [2] Its furniture is widely known as a German design classic. The 620 system is currently used in the German Chancellery.
Rams is a documentary film about German industrial designer Dieter Rams, directed by Gary Hustwit. Hustwit ran a successful Kickstarter campaign in 2016 to raise initial funding for the film. [1] The film examines Rams' influence on modern design, his work for Braun and Vitsœ, and his philosophies on sustainability and consumerism. [2]
“Rams,” his recent documentary about German industrial designer Dieter Rams, is Hustwit’s latest venture into self-distribution. “I don’t want to be paying someone else’s overhead ...
Gary Hustwit is an American independent filmmaker and photographer. He is best known for his design documentaries, which examine the impact of trends in graphic design, typography, industrial design, architecture, and urban planning.
In 1967, Braun acquired the original Egger-Bahn line from Deutsche Lectron GmbH. While the basic block design and the styrofoam storage case were retained, Dieter Rams and his team produced new outer packaging and a complete redesign of all manuals. They also supervised all expansions during the Braun era.
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