DIETER RAMS: AS LITTLE DESIGN AS POSSIBLE (2024)

The definitive monograph on Dieter Rams, one of the most influential product designers of the twentieth century As head of design at Braun from 1961 to 1995, Dieter Rams created some of the twentieth centurys most iconic objects. Ramss life and work are indelibly linked to his thoughts about how people live, and how they can live better. Products he designed in the 1960s are still produced and sold today, and his ideas on good design continue to inspire designers and consumers. Now available again with a stunning new cover, this comprehensive monograph, with a foreword by Jonathan (Jony) Ive, former chief design officer of Apple, explores not only Ramss life and work, but also his design philosophy. The book includes detailed text covering Ramss life, the intellectual context in which he worked, his designs for Braun and Vits, and the ideas and lectures he developed as an advocate for good design. Sketches and photographs of finished products and prototypes provide insight into Ramss design process, diverse archival material gives a complete picture of his life and work, and specially commissioned photographs of Dieter Ramss house and the Braun archive provide an exclusive glimpse of the worlds most complete collection of Ramss designs. Known for the hundreds of iconic products he designed for Braun and Vits, this comprehensive and exhaustive monograph also features Rams's only architectural work and the ideas about living sustainably embodied in his ten principles.