Design: Less and More – Dieter Rams

Dieter Rams in conversation with Deyan Sudjic from Vitsœ on Vimeo.

“Less and More”, a book about one of my favorite designers, Dieter Rams, just dropped in Europe and is scheduled to drop internationally on January 15th. He is an inspiration for designers everywhere, Apple, Ikea, and Muji have all taken some aspects of Rams’ style into account and applied them to their products. I am sure all of us have been influenced by his designs.

Dieter Rams’ ten principles to “good design”
Good design is innovative

Good design makes a product useful

Good design is aesthetic

Good design helps us to understand a product

Good design is unobtrusive

Good design is honest

Good design is long-lasting

Good design is consequent to the last detail

Good design is concerned with the environment

Good design is as little design as possible

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