BRAUN SK 6 Radio Record Player Design DIETER RAMS snow white tube SK61 SK55 SK5

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THIS IS AN AUCTION FOR A BRAUN SK6 1960'S RECORD PLAYER RADIO COMBINATION . THIS WAS A CLASSIC DESIGN FROM DIETER RGIVEN HERE SOUGHT AFTER IN THE RETRO MARKET. THIS UNIT IS WORKING POWERS ON AND THE RADIO WARMS UP.THE DIAL WORKS OK AND IS GOOD ORDER. THE 3 CONTROL KNOBS OPERATE AS DO THE 4 SELECTION SWICHES.THE DECALS ARE WORN. THE TURNTABLE WORKS AND SELECTS THE RECORD SPEEDS 16,33,45,78.THERE IS NO PICK UP ON THE ARM. THE CASE IS IN REASONABLE CONDITION BUT NEEDS A GOOD CLEAN.THE WOOD ENDS NEED TO BE REPOLISHED.THE PLASTIC LID IS UNDAMAGED. THIS UNIT IS FOR RESTORATION ALTHOUGH IT DOES POWER UP AND THE RADIO COMES ON AND THE TURNTABLE WORKS THERE IS NO PICKUP FOR THE ARM. MORE DETAILS ARE HERE /projects/dieter-rams-sk6-braun . Braun SK6, a rare turntable designed by Dieter Rams and Hans Gugelot in 1961. Able to play 33, 45 and 78 rpm, it's also a radio. Material: metal, wood and plastic Measurements: H24xD29xL58cm Manufacturer: Braun Condition: GOOD IN NEED OF RESTORATION Style: mid century minimalism Period: 1961 BRAUN PHONOSUPER-SK6 RADIOGRAM // DIETER RAMS (1932- present)."The clarity of form and minimalist design vocabulary associated with the German designer Dieter Rams is closely identified with the BRAUN Company. Many of his designs for domestic appliances and audio equipment feature in the permanent collections of leading museums that collect and promote design, such as the Metropolitan Museum of Modern Art, in New York, which began to collect Braun products in 1958. After studying architecture at the Wiesbaden Academy of Applied Arts from 1947 to 1953 he spent three years as an apprentice cabinetmaker. This was followed by a period in architectural offices until he joined Braun in 1955. Rams epitomized the clean, austere appearance associated with a functional aesthetic and with associate designer, Hans Gugelot. The Braun range won every international design prize going. At this time he was also involved in furniture development with the designer, physicist, and entrepreneur Otto Zapf (born 1931). As Braun's design director (from 1960), he was responsible for establishing a cleanly stated and distinctive aesthetic for a wide range of products from kitchen appliances to alarm clocks, calculators, lighters, and electric razors. This aesthetic was also in tune with the outlook of the Hochschule für Gestaltung (ULMER SCHOOL), a progressive design academy with links to Braun that had been first established in 1954. Other companies with which Rams has been associated include the furniture manufacturer Vitsoe (established 1959), the door handle manufacturer FSB (established 1881), and the lighting producer Tecnolumen (established 1980). His clearly articulated and austere “606-shelf” unit for Vitsoe (1960) remained in production for more than 40 years. He has held a number of academic posts including, from 1981, a professorship in industrial design in Hamburg. In 1987 he became president of the German Rat-F-R-Formgebung (Design Council), which for many years had promoted the values associated with ideas of good design. In a recent design magazine (ICON), Rams is quoted as saying, ” As designers we have a great responsibility. I believe designers should eliminate the unnecessary. That means eliminating everything that is modish because this kind of thing is only short lived.” Dieter Rams has received many international design awards throughout his career and his work is considered to be “design classics of the highest."I WOULD PREFER COLLECTION ONLY AS THE IS DELICATE WITH VALVES PLASTIC ETC. I MIGHT BE ABLE TO SEND BY COURIER BUT AT THE BUYERS RISK FOR £20 AND IF I CAN FIND PACKING MATERIAL.GRAB A BARGAIN.GOOD LUCK WITH YOUR BIDS. read more

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