Dieter Rams: The JF Chen Collection 
12 July 2018
Artur Braun and Fritz Eichler, SK 25 radio - Image 1 of 3
Artur Braun and Fritz Eichler, SK 25 radio - Image 2 of 3
Artur Braun and Fritz Eichler, SK 25 radio - Image 3 of 3
Dieter Rams: The JF Chen Collection 
Artur Braun and Fritz Eichler, SK 25 radio - Image 1 of 3
Artur Braun and Fritz Eichler, SK 25 radio - Image 2 of 3
Artur Braun and Fritz Eichler, SK 25 radio - Image 3 of 3
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Artur Braun and Fritz Eichler

SK 25 radio

Braun AG
Germany, c. 1962
plastic, acrylic 6 h × 9¼ w × 5¼ d in (15 × 23 × 13 cm)
estimate: $300–500
result: $625
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Signed with printed manufacturer’s mark to reverse: [Braun SK 25 150/220V~ Nr. 16349].
exhibited: Dieter Rams, 27 September - 11 October 2017, JF Chen, Los Angeles
literature: Ten Principles for Good Design: Dieter Rams, De Jong, pg. 221
An example of this design resides in the permanent collection of the Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum.

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The SK 2 radio, the earliest version of the present model, belonged to the first group of products designed in 1955 at Braun during its inaugural year as a company. A counterpoint to the clunky, arbitrarily ornate radios of the day, the SK 2 was compact and sophisticated. Interestingly, the radio was designed prior to Dieter Rams’ tenure at Braun by the company’s director, Artur Braun and creative director, Fritz Eichler.  Neither Braun nor Eichler were ever trained as industrial designers, but both individuals expressed decidedly modern sensibilities, a key component to Braun’s lasting success.

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