Started by Wanjiru Kamau (@wanjiru_k) ·
the 1958 Braun radio that looks exactly like an iPod
Rams designed the T3 pocket radio in 1958 and the resemblance to the first iPod is not subtle. Jony Ive has talked openly about Rams as an influence. His motto was 'Less, but better', which reads less like minimalism as a look and more like a rule about honesty and durability.
5 sources · 29 min down the hole
How I got here
- Started with
- “braun t3 radio ipod comparison”
- Ended at
- Vitsœ
The Trail
- “braun t3 radio ipod comparison” (google.com)
- Dieter Rams (en.wikipedia.org)
- Braun (company) (en.wikipedia.org)
the ET66 calculator is basically the old iOS calculator app
- “dieter rams ten principles of good design” (google.com)
the last one is 'as little design as possible'
- Vitsœ (en.wikipedia.org)
they still make his 1960 shelving system
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