Dieter Rams is one of the most influential product designers of the twentieth century. Even if you don't immediately recognize his name, you have almost certainly used one of the radios, clocks, lighters, juicers, shelves or hundreds of other products he designed. He is famous not only for this vast array of well-formed products, but for his remarkably prescient ideas about the correct function of design in the messy, out-of-control world we inhabit today. These ideas are summed up in his 'ten principles' of good design: ...
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Dieter Rams is one of the most influential product designers of the twentieth century. Even if you don't immediately recognize his name, you have almost certainly used one of the radios, clocks, lighters, juicers, shelves or hundreds of other products he designed. He is famous not only for this vast array of well-formed products, but for his remarkably prescient ideas about the correct function of design in the messy, out-of-control world we inhabit today. These ideas are summed up in his 'ten principles' of good design: good design is innovative, useful, and aesthetic. Good design should be make a product easily understood. Good design is unobtrusive, honest, durable, thorough, and concerned with the environment. Most of all, good design is as little design as possible. In that spirit, this monograph is as little book as possible. It is a clear, comprehensive and beautiful presentation of Dieter Rams' life and his work. It is a must-have book for anyone interested in Rams' work, his legacy, and his ideas about how to live.
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Add this copy of Dieter Rams: as Little Design as Possible to cart. $197.50, very good condition, Sold by Salish Sea Books rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Bellingham, WA, UNITED STATES, published 2011 by Phaidon Press.
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Very Good+ in a Very Good dust jacket; Hardcover; Dust jacket is moderately edgeworn, otherwise is clean and intact with no tears, and has not been price-clipped (Now fitted with a new, Brodart jacket protector); Very light wear to the boards; Unblemished textblock edges; The endpapers and all text pages are clean and unmarked; The binding is tight with a straight spine; This book will be shipped in a sturdy cardboard box with foam padding; Large Format (Quatro, 10.75"-11.75" tall); 4.3 lbs; White plastic dust jacket with title in dark green lettering over white paper-covered boards; 2011, Phaidon Press; 400 pages; "Dieter Rams: As Little Design As Possible, " by Jonathan Ive, et al.
Add this copy of Dieter Rams: as Little Design as Possible to cart. $224.95, very good condition, Sold by Book Forest rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from San Rafael, CA, UNITED STATES, published 2011 by Phaidon Press Ltd.
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Binding is unblemished, text block is clean, boards straight, without highlights or markings. Mild rubbing to dust wrapper edges. Very clean, nearly like new. Well packaged and promptly shipped from California. Partnered with Friends of the Library since 2010.
Add this copy of Dieter Rams: as Little Design as Possible to cart. $307.34, good condition, Sold by 84 Charing Cross Road Books rated 3.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Cambridge, CAMBS, UNITED KINGDOM, published 2012 by Phaidon Press Ltd.
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Good Condition in Very Good jacket. 9780714849188. Industrial / Commercial Art & Design. Good+/VG-2012 reprint Phaidon hardback, unclipped DJ. Some wear and looseness to hinges of front and rear binding, jacket very good, bright and unmarked internally. Size: 205\nx 270\nx 44mm. 400 pages. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: 2-3 kilos. Category: Art & Design; Industrial / Commercial Art & Design; ISBN: 0714849189. ISBN/EAN: 9780714849188. Dewey Code: 745.2092. The book is available to view in-person at our Cambridge hub. The photos provided are of the actual book for sale, further condition-specific photos may be arranged upon request. Inventory No: 091020.
Add this copy of Dieter Rams as Little Design as Possible to cart. $366.73, very good condition, Sold by 84 Charing Cross Road Books rated 3.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Cambridge, CAMBS, UNITED KINGDOM, published 2017 by Phaidon Press.
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Collectable-Very Good Condition in Near Fine jacket. 9780714849188. Art and Design. Near Fine/Near Fine 2017 reprint Phaidon hardback, unclipped DJ, superbly produced and illustrated oversize volume. Minor corner shelf-wear and bruising to boards, light signs of usage only, bright and unmarked. A superior copy of this scarce title. More Dieter Rams books available. J3 Size: 8.38 x 1.75 x 10.88 inches. 400 pages. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: 2-3 kilos. Category: Art & Design; Art and Design; The Arts; Design, Industrial and commercial arts, illustration; ISBN: 0714849189. ISBN/EAN: 9780714849188. Dewey Code: 745.2092. The book is available to view in-person at our Cambridge hub. The photos provided are of the actual book for sale, further condition-specific photos may be arranged upon request. Inventory No: 092177.
