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Braun transistor radio

Designed
The Braun T3 transistor radio was designed by Dieter Rams in collaboration with the Ulm School of Design (Hochschule für Gestaltung) and was the first pocket portable transistor radio to come from Braun. The Braun T3 offers a clear illustration of Dieter Rams design principles at work and their continuing influential impact. Most notable of all contemporary homages to Rams' design of the T3 is Jonathan Ive's design of the iPod for Apple. Jonathan Ive has acknowledged that the Apple design lab …

Parts of this object

2012/30/1-1 Radio receiver, T3 transistor radio, plastic / metal / electronic components, designed by Dieter Rams and Ulm School of Design (Hochschule für Gestaltung), made by Braun AG, Frankfurt, Germany, 1958
Braun transistor radio
2012/30/1-2 Information sheet, for radio receiver, T3 transistor radio, 'Transistor - Taschenempfanger T3', paper, designed by Dieter Rams and Ulm School of Design (Hochschule für Gestaltung), made by Braun AG, Frankfurt, Germany, 1958
Information sheet for Braun transistor radio
2012/30/1-3 Case, for radio receiver, T3 transistor radio, textile, designed by Dieter Rams and Ulm School of Design (Hochschule für Gestaltung), made by Braun AG, Frankfurt, Germany, 1958
Case for Braun transistor radio

Summary

Object No.

2012/30/1

Object Statement

Radio receiver, with instructions and case, T3 transistor radio, plastic / metal / electronic components / paper / textile, designed by Dieter Rams and Ulm School of Design (Hochschule für Gestaltung), made by Braun AG, Frankfurt, Germany, 1958

Physical Description

Pocket transistor radio in white plastic casing with tuning dial on lower face and perforated chassis above for speaker behind. There is also a product information sheet and a green coloured material case to hold the radio reciever.

Marks

'Braun' manufacturers logo on back of radio.

Short URL

https://ma.as/428711

Dimensions

Height

150 mm

Width

82 mm

Depth

41 mm

Production

Designed

Made

Notes

Designed by Dieter Rams and Ulm School of Design (Hochschule für Gestaltung) and manufactured by Braun AG, Frankfurt, Germany in 1958.

Rams design principles:
Good design is innovative.
Good design makes a product useful.
Good design is aesthetic.
Good design makes a product understandable.
Good design is unobtrusive.
Good design is honest.
Good design is long-lasting.
Good design is thorough down to the last detail.
Good design is environmentally friendly.
Good design is as little design as possible.

Source

Credit Line

Purchased 2012

Acquisition Date

12 March 2012

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Braun transistor radio 2022, Museum of Applied Arts & Sciences, accessed 1 June 2023, <https://ma.as/428711>

Wikipedia

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