Braun T1000 multi band radio designed by Dieter Rams

Braun's high quality audio appliances present the preeminent field on which Braun built their design image in the late 1950s through the 1960s. Although the production of hi-fi products was well established in the USA and the UK in the late 1940s, Braun entered into this field late with a clear strategy to capture a share of that market. Braun's penetration of this field was exerted through superior design executed in the use of new materials and their economic application and later system …

Summary

Object No.

2013/128/1

Object Statement

Radio, with user manual, T1000 Weltempfaenger (world receiver), anodised and lacquered aluminium / plastic / electronic components / paper, designed by Dieter Rams, made by Braun, West Germany, 1963

Physical Description

Radio housed in an aluminium and plastic case. The front is aluminium, with a perforated grill on the left hand side, and a hinged panel that can be opened so it can sit neatly flush with the grill and the left hand side of the radio. The radio controls and dials are revealed when the front hinged panel is open and the frequency scales are positioned at the top, behind a clear plastic window. The base, top and back of the radio have a matte black plastic finish and there is a grey plastic retractable handle on the top. There are three aerials, one on the left, and two on the right. The radio sits on four small rubber feet. A user manual for the radio, printed in German, can be stored inside a built in slot inside the front hinged panel.

Marks

Manufacturers logo 'Braun' is marked on the lower right corner on the front of the radio and on the inside lower right corner when the front panel is opened.
Manufacturing details are printed on the back and include '...Made in Western Germany / Braun / Station T1000'.

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Dimensions

Height

260 mm

Width

360 mm

Depth

135 mm

Source

Credit Line

Purchased 2013

Acquisition Date

26 November 2013

Cite this Object

Harvard

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Wikipedia

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