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Dieter Rams monogram

Rob Beschizza at 8:02 am Thu, Jun 9, 2011

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Phaidon's got a fat book out next week on Dieter Rams, the influential designer most strongly associated with Braun's minimalist appliance design from the 1960s onward. Jonathan Ive wrote the foreword. [Amazon]

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Stu Mark

“fat book” “minimalist appliance design” “fat book” “minimalist appliance design” “fat book” “minimalist appliance design” “fat book” “minimalist appliance design” “fat book” “minimalist appliance design” — Whoops, my head got so swimmy I fell over.
Matt K

Wouldn’t that be a monograph?
- Courtney
  
  Between that, and the fact that I read the first word as “diet-er” (i.e. one who is on a diet), the title left me hopelessly confused.
Anonymous

http://jonbrooks.bandcamp.com/album/music-for-dieter-rams

Cafe Kaput’s brilliant album made from samples of a Dieter Rams designed alarm clock is lovely stuff.
nate_freewheel

And at $56 (?!) it’s a real bargain.