The “Bootleg Objects” project from Markus Wolf and Markus Bader crafted beautiful audio hardware cribbed heavily from the designs of Dieter Rams. Austere and gorgeous though they may be, the fact that the MP3-playing “Rebraun” console was designed in 2003 means that it has relatively ancient hardware inside its smart €12k case. [via Adam Frucci]
And because you can never get enough Dieter, the below video features an interview with Rams describing his “Cold War Modern” aesthetic and his 10 commandments of design. [via
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This prettymuch epitomizes the bitterly functionalist genius designer.