Dieter Rams Less and More

Dieter Rams is my hero!...Jonathan Ive, Tom Dixon, Jasper Morrison and Philippe Starck are all avowed fans of Rams, who has often been referred to as the ‘designer’s designer.’

After visiting his exhibition at the design museum 'less and more' earlier this year, I was in complete admiration for this man's great achievements. 

I hope to follow in his foot steps in creating innovative designs which are, as he quite rightly states 'better design helps people understand it's functionality. To make products usable is important, not to make it spectacular! that's not important, but to make it unspectacular, especially in the future'.

Dieter Rams Less and More - Interview

Dieter Rams - Gestalten (HD).mp4 You tube

Extra-ORdinary by Jennifer Rabatel

The possibilities are endless!...my dad would have a field day digging up tools from the shed and dreaming up objects for everyday solutions-I think he could help inspire me!

In all seriousness I do love the range that Jennifer has designed, especially the 'T square hanger', portable mechanically works and interesting...I'm taking notes! 

ÉCAL University of Art and Design Lausanne graduate Jennifer Rabatel has taken inspiration from tools such as spanners, spatulas and try squares to create a series of functional everyday objects.

Hanger Chair by Philippe Malouin

The Hanger Chair is a folding chair that doubles as a clothes hanger. Genius!...I love this idea of morphing every day products especially as a space saving multi use item for the home.


Milan 08: Designer Philippe Malouin will exhibit his Hanger Chair at Still, the Design Academy Eindhoven exhibition at Spazio Rossanna Orlandi in Milan during the furniture fair this month

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Dieter Rams 'Ten Principles of good design'

Good design is innovative.
Good design makes a product useful.
Good design is aesthetic.
Good design makes a product understandable.
Good design is unobtrusive.
Good design is honest.
Good design is long-lasting.
Good design is thorough down to the last detail.
Good design is environmentally friendly.
Good design is as little design as possible.