10 Facts About Dieter Rams

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Dieter Rams was born on 20 May 1932 and is a German industrial designer and retired academic, closely associated with the consumer products company Braun, the furniture company Vitsœ, and the functionalist school of industrial design.

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Dieter Rams began his studies in architecture and interior decoration at Wiesbaden School of Art in 1947, now part of the RheinMain University of Applied Sciences.

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Dieter Rams returned to the Wiesbaden School of Art in 1948 and graduated in architecture with honours in 1953, after which he began working for Frankfurt-based architect Otto Apel.

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Dieter Rams was strongly influenced by the presence of his grandfather, a carpenter.

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Dieter Rams once explained his design approach in the phrase "Weniger, aber besser" which translates as "Less, but better".

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Dieter Rams is known for designing a furniture collection for Vitsœ, at the time known as Vitsœ-Zapf, in the 1960s, including the 606 universal shelving system and 620 chair programme.

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In 1968, Dieter Rams designed the cylindric T2 cigarette lighter for Braun.

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Dieter Rams's designs inspired Apple designer Jonathan Ive, including Apple's iOS 6 calculator, a clear reference to the 1977 Braun ET66 calculator.

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Dieter Rams introduced the idea of sustainable development, and of obsolescence being a crime in design, in the 1970s.

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Dieter Rams has been involved in design for seven decades, and has received many honorary appellations throughout his career.

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