Dieter Rams

German industrial designer (born 1932)

Person · Open Library

Works: 5

Top works

Weniger, aber besser
Design in Frankfurt 1920-1990: With a Contribution by Dieter Rams and a Prologue by Matthias K. Wagner (German and English Edition)
Dieter Rams, Designer
Less but better =
Weniger, aber besser. Less but better

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Film & TV

Acting · Wiesbaden, Weimar Republic [now Germany]

Known for

Rams — Self2018
Objectified — Self2009

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Music · MusicBrainz

Type: Person
Gender: Male
Origin: Switzerland

Discography

Romantic Challenge1987
Wrecked1993

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Listeners · Last.fm

Listeners: 17
Total plays: 35

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Recent publications · Crossref

5 total works indexed

Sorafenib in Advanced Hepatocellular Carcinoma
· 2008 · cited 11,131x
Free radicals and antioxidants in normal physiological functions and human disease
· 2007 · cited 10,912x
Planetary boundaries: Guiding human development on a changing planet
· 2015 · cited 9,018x
Cellulose: Fascinating Biopolymer and Sustainable Raw Material
· 2005 · cited 6,585x
Monodisperse FePt Nanoparticles and Ferromagnetic FePt Nanocrystal Superlattices
· 2000 · cited 5,699x

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Quotes

“When I started at Braun there were difficulties between the designers and engineers, as there are in many companies, but I noticed that the engineers liked to have a brandy, so I'd buy a bottle of good cognac to share with them. To be a good designer, you have to be half-psychologist.”
“Design isn't marketing, but more and more companies are treating it like that. There should be an absolute commitment to design and technology, and they have to go together.”

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Key facts

Born: ( 1932-05-20 ) 20 May 1932 (age 94) , Wiesbaden , Hesse-Nassau , Prussia , Germany
Occupation: Industrial designer
Known for: Ten principles of "good design" Braun consumer products Vitsœ furniture
Notable work: Braun SK 4 radiogram Vitsœ 606 Universal Shelving System
Spouse: Ingeborg Kracht-Rams [ d ]
Awards: Commander's Cross (German Order of Merit, 2002) Lifetime Achievement Medal (London Design Festival, 2013) Compasso d'Oro Career Award ( ADI Milan , 2014)
Website: rams-foundation .org

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Wikidata facts

Official website: rams-foundation.org
Image: Designer-Dieter Rams.jpg

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Commons category: Dieter Rams
date of birth: 1932-05-20
name in native language: Dieter Rams
floruit: 2012-01-01

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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. His unobtrusive approach and belief in "less, but better" (German: Weniger, aber besser) design has influenced the practice of design, as well as 20th century aesthetics and culture. He is quoted as stating that "Indifference towards people and the reality in which they live is actually the one and only cardinal sin in design."

Early life and education