JAKE SHAPIRO : 2 objects that rule.

Dieter Rams is one of the reasons I chose to study design. Everything about his products is perfect to me. It all just makes sense and it speaks to me the way I wish all products would. I just can't find anything wrong with his designs, especially his products for Braun. The braun products are so beautiful. The object looks the way it does because it has to, because thats the way to make it function. The efficiency of this radio is what makes it the most beautiful radio I've ever seen.



I feel similarly about this chair as I do the Rams radio. This chair is not only made of beautiful bent plywood. It is bent and constructed in a way of efficiency. The arms wrap around the back and hold it to the bottom of the seat. The point where the back meets the seat is just thick enough to support your weight. The four legs are bent from 2 pieces. The whole thing is held together with 6 screws. It's light weight and it elegant. When I sit in it I feel as though the wood is softer then it actually is and I can lean back in comfort. The arms are as comfortable as they are beautiful. This chair shouldn't work and it certainly shouldn't be comfortable. But it does. And it feels warm and it feels comfortable.