Dieter Rams

Dieter Rams were born in Wiesbaden, Germany, on 20 May 1932. He was an industrial designer, He was strongly influenced by the presence of his grandfather who was a carpenter. he began his studies in architecture and interior decoration at Wiesbaden School of art in 1947, which is a part of RheinMain University of Applied Sciences. Then he took a break from studying in 1948 to gain practical experience and finish his carpentry apprenticeship. Later on that year he returned to Wiesbaden School of Art and graduated in architecture with honours in 1953.

Prompted by a friend, Rams applied for a job at the German electrical products company, Braun, in 1955. After that he was recruited by Erwin and Artur Braun following the death of their father and his job was to modernise the interiors of the company that was launching revolutionary electrical products.