Dieter Rams: The Complete Works

Phaidon's Dieter Rams: The Complete Works is the definitive monograph of the designer whose ten principles quietly shaped a generation of hardware — from Braun's SK 4 record player to the entire Apple design language. Written by Klaus Klemp, it catalogues every product Rams designed at Braun and Vitsœ, page by page, in the order they arrived. The book is printed the way Rams would have wanted: uncoated stock, generous white space, and photography that lets each object breathe. There is no flourish, no interpretation — just the work. It's the reference on a designer's shelf, and a slow read for anyone interested in what "as little design as possible" actually looks like when you commit to it for sixty years.

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