{"product_id":"dieter-rams-as-little-design-as-possible-9781838669096","title":"Dieter Rams: As Little Design as Possible","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAs 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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e  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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e  The book includes detailed text covering Rams's 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 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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e  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 commandments'.\u003ch4\u003eDetails\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003cp\u003eISBN13: 9781838669096\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFormat: Hardback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eNumber of Pages: 400\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eEdition: \u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePublication Date: 24 Sep 2024\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePublisher: Phaidon Press Ltd\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePublication City, Country: London, United Kingdom\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eDimensions (cm): 270(H)x205(L)x41(W)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWeight (gm): \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch4\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h4\u003eSophie Lovell is a writer, editor, creative consultant and a leading voice in design and architecture publishing. Born in London, she has lived in Berlin since 1994. Sophie has worked on and with numerous publications in the fields of art, architecture, and design, including \u003ci\u003euncube\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eform\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eWallpaper*\u003c\/i\u003e magazines. She has written and edited a number of books on design and architecture, including \u003ci\u003eDavid Thulstrup: A Sense of Place\u003c\/i\u003e, and is also co-editor of The Common Table, a digital platform for food thinking and systemic change that she founded together with her daughter Orlando Lovell as studio_lovell. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e  Sir Jonathan (Jony) Ive KBE RDI  is a British-American industrial designer. Formerly Chief Design Officer at Apple, he now runs his own design firm, LoveFrom, with British designer Marc Newson.\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch4\u003eReviews\u003c\/h4\u003e'Gracefully examines Rams’ illustrious career of designing functional objects that embody the ethos of its title.' – \u003cem\u003eSurface Magazine\u003c\/em\u003e","brand":"Sophie Lovell","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46589687464153,"sku":"9781838669096","price":120.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0502\/9530\/8441\/files\/9781838669096_9ddc6158-0b95-41ba-a16d-33e1e3761c95.jpg?v=1746710664","url":"https:\/\/www.arielbooks.com.au\/products\/dieter-rams-as-little-design-as-possible-9781838669096","provider":"Ariel","version":"1.0","type":"link"}