Our Dieter Rams Top 10
Continuing our ongoing and unwavering appreciation for Dieter Rams, we thought we would take the opportunity to share 10 Rams designs we simply love, here for your delectation in no particular order…
Often nicknamed Snow White’s Coffin, the Phonosuper SK4, new-style radio-phono-combination designed by Rams and Hans Gugelot, and first available in 1956-7. Photo from Vinyl Factory
Pocket Radio (Model T3) from 1958, a timeless design which went on to inspire Jonathan Ive’s first design for the Apple iPod in 2001. Photo from dasprogramm
The KF20 coffee machine (filter) for Braun in 1972. Photo from dasprogramm
The 606 Universal Shelving System from 1960, made by Vitsœ. Photo Wiki Commons.
Table Lighter from 1968, an elegant design in black plastic and chrome plated metal. Photo Cooper Hewitt
AB 312 alarm clock for Braun in 1985, designed in collaboration with Dietrich Lubs. Photo Wright20
The AB1 alarm clock, designed by Dieter Rams and Dietrich Lubs in 1971, a recognisable classic. Photo medium
The 621 table, designed by Rams for Vitsœ in 1962, here seen in a perfectly nesting pair. Photo red-dot
SM3 Electric Razor, designed by Rams and Gerd Muller in 1960. Photo Tumblr
TP1 Radio / Phono combi, designed by Ram for Braun in 1959. Photo by das_programmagram
If you love these designs (and why wouldn’t you) we highly recommend a visit to the Vitsœ website. Vitsœ, who manufacture Rams furniture designs sponsored our Modernist HQ in Manchester with a 606 shelving system, read more about them, and see more Rams designs here