Less and More : The Design Ethos of Dieter Rams

Klaus Klemp

ISBN 10: 3899555848 / ISBN 13: 9783899555844

Published by Gestalten Jul 2015, 2015

About this Item

Neuware - This is Dieter Rams's 808-page book about his work, back in print in its original form with a PVC softcover and slipcase. The relevance of famous Braun designer Dieter Rams in modern design remains unbroken. In his more than 40 years at Braun, Rams established himself as one of the most influential designers of the twentieth century. True to the principle of 'less but better' his elegantly clear visual language not only defined product design for generations, but also our fundamental understanding of what design is and what it can and should do. Less and More offers boundless inspiration for anyone interested in the aesthetic and functional aspects of applied design.; Endlich wieder erhältlich: das Referenzwerk zu Dieter Rams, der wie kein Zweiter das deutsche Produktdesign der Moderne prägte und zu globaler Wirkung brachte. Nach der Devise 'weniger, aber besser' orientierte er sich immer an Sinn und Zweck und schuf damit auch ästhetisch neue Maßstäbe. In über 40-jähriger Tätigkeit bei Braun hat sich Dieter Rams als einer der wichtigsten Designer des 20. Jahrhunderts etabliert. Less and More: The Design Ethos of Dieter Rams dokumentiert sein Schaffen. Begegnungen mit Produkten und Gedanken von Dieter Rams werden zu Schlüsselerlebnissen für alle, die sich an ästhetischen wie funktionalen Aspekten gut gestalteter Gebrauchsgegenstände erfreuen. Seine klare, elegante visuelle Sprache hat für ganze Generationen das Verständnis davon, was Design ist und leisten kann, geformt. Berühmt wurde Dieter Rams auch mit seinen Thesen, heute so relevant wie damals: Gutes Design ist innovativ, verständlich, ästhetisch und macht ein Produkt brauchbar. Gutes Design ist unaufdringlich, ehrlich, langlebig, konsequent bis ins letzte Detail und umweltfreundlich. Gutes Design ist so wenig Design wie möglich. Less and More erfasst dieses Designverständnis: mit Hunderten von Produktabbildungen, Skizzen, Vorstufen und Modellen der weltberühmten Braun-Stereoanlagen und -Rasierapparate, der Möbelsysteme für Vitsoe. Dieter Rams' beispielloses Werk erfährt hier eine zeitgemäße Neubewertung; Texte internationaler Experten setzen die Arbeiten in aktuellen Bezug. ; Zweisprachige Ausgabe.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Less and More : The Design Ethos of Dieter Rams
• Publisher: Gestalten Jul 2015
• Publication Date: 2015
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 3899555848
• ISBN 13: 9783899555844
• Binding: Buch
• Condition: Neu
• Dimensions: 246W x 202H x 54D millimeters 246 millimeters width by 202 millimeters height by 54 millimeters depth
• Weight: 1958 grams

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Synopsis

Now available again, this is the definitive
reference book on the work of Dieter
Rams. In his more than 40 years at Braun,
Rams established himself as one of the most
influential designers of the twentieth century.
True to the principle of "less, but better,"
his elegantly clear visual language not
only defined product design for generations,
but also our fundamental understanding of
what design is and what it can and should
do. Less and More offers boundless inspiration
for anyone interested in the aesthetic
and functional aspects of applied design.
This book elucidates the philosophy of
Dieter Rams that is best summed up in the
ten rules of design that he created more
than thirty years ago. Sometimes referred
to as "the ten commandments," they are
just as relevant today: Good design is innovative.
Good design makes a product useful.
Good design is aesthetic. Good design
helps a product to be understood. Good
design is unobtrusive. Good design is honest.
Good design is durable. Good design is
consistent to the last detail. Good design
is environmentally friendly. Good design is
as little design as possible.
Less and More features images of hundreds
of Rams’s products as well as his
sketches and models —from Braun stereo
systems and electric shavers to the chairs
and shelving systems that he created for
Vitsoe. In addition to the rich visual presentation
of his designs, the book contains
texts by international design experts that
explain how the work was created, describe
its timeless quality, and put it into a contemporary
context.