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 century's most iconic objects. Rams's 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
Rams's life and work but also his design philosophy. The book includes detailed text covering
Rams's life the intellectual context in which he worked his designs for Braun and Vitsoe and
the ideas and lectures he developed as an advocate for good design. Sketches and photographs of
finished products and prototypes provide insight into Rams's design process diverse archival
material gives a complete picture of his life and work and specially commissioned photographs
of Dieter Rams's house and the Braun archive provide an exclusive glimpse of the world's most
complete collection of Rams's designs. Known for the hundreds of iconic products he designed
for Braun and Vitsoe this comprehensive and exhaustive monograph also features Rams's only
architectural work and the ideas about living sustainably embodied in his 'ten commandments'.
