Weniger, aber besser / Less but etter - Brossura

Rams, Dieter

Brossura

ISBN 10: 3899555252 ISBN 13: 9783899555257

Casa editrice: Die Gestalten Verlag, 2014

Riassunto

The new edition of the benchmark work originally published by the Dieter and Ingeborg Rams Foundation and Jo Klatt. 

Few product designs have the staying power of creations by Dieter Rams. Almost everything produced by one of the most influential designers of the twentieth century is today considered a classic. This new and revised edition of Less but Better shows once again why Dieter Rams’s approach to design will be relevant for the foreseeable future Ideas of what can and must be achieved by good design are in a constant state of flux as a result of cultural and technological developments. Dieter Rams, however, came up with ten principles that advocate for a purist, almost imperceptible design. 

These principles are still considered timeless fundaments of design theory and practice 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 but Better does not set out to be a complete documentation of Dieter Rams’s body of work, nor does it claim to tell the full story of the company Braun. Rather, the book explores the ideas, criteria, and methods behind Rams’s creations and reveals how a shifting culture of product manufacturing gave rise to universal design benchmarks. From his reflections on design ethics and values we can distill a clear paradigm for future design —because one principle has remained firm over the years: less is simply better.

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Dieter Rams, born in Wiesbaden in 1932, initially studied architecture. He is widely considered one of the most significant industrial designers of the twentieth century. In the more than 40 years that he spent working at the electrical appliance manufacturer Braun, Rams turned out a wealth of pioneering creations that continue to influence designers around the world today.

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Jo Klatt is an acknowledged connoisseur and collector of Braun products. For many years he worked at the magazine Design+Design and was the publisher of numerous works, including the first edition of Less but better.

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Slechts weinig productontwerpen hebben de tijd doorstaan zoals de creaties van Dieter Rams. Bijna alles wat deze invloedrijke ontwerper van de twintigste eeuw heeft ontworpen, wordt vandaag de dag beschouwd als een klassieker. Deze nieuwe, herziene editie van Less but Better laat wederom zien waarom Rams’ visie op design relevant blijft, nu en in de toekomst.

In een wereld waarin ideeën over goed design voortdurend veranderen door culturele en technologische ontwikkelingen, biedt Dieter Rams een tijdloze aanpak. Zijn tien ontwerpprincipes – gericht op puurheid en eenvoud – worden nog altijd beschouwd als fundamenteel voor designpraktijk en -theorie.

Koffietafelboek Less but Better is geen volledige documentatie van Rams' werk of een gedetailleerde geschiedenis van Braun. Dit fotoboek biedt juist inzicht in de ideeën, criteria en methodes achter zijn ontwerpen. Het toont hoe een veranderende cultuur van productontwikkeling heeft geleid tot universele designstandaarden. Zijn reflecties op ethiek en waarden in design bieden een duidelijke richtlijn voor de toekomst. Eén principe blijft daarbij altijd overeind: minder is simpelweg beter.

Dettagli dell'edizione

• Editore: Die Gestalten Verlag
• Data di pubblicazione: 2014
• Lingua: Inglese
• ISBN 10: 3899555252
• ISBN 13: 9783899555257
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero edizione: 5
• Numero di pagine: 154
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