Reinhold Weiss (born 1934) is a German-born[1] industrial designer who lives in Tucson, Arizona creating products now considered icons of the Functionalist school of industrial design,[2][3] and led to the success of the Braun brand.[4][5][6] Weiss's designs for Braun include but are not limited to the following:

Braun KSM 1/11 coffee grinder
  • HT1 Toaster, 1961;[7]
  • HL1 Desk Fan, 1961;[8]
  • HL1/11 Tabletop fan, 1961;[1]
  • HE1 Kettle, 1962[9]
  • HLD 2, 23/231 Hair Dryer, 1964;[1]
  • KSM 1 Coffee Grinder, 1967;[1]
  • H7 Heater, 1967;[1]
  • HL70 Desk Fan (with Jurgen Greubel), 1971;[10] and
  • KMM 1 Coffee Grinder. 1965[8]

Examples of Weiss's designs are in the permanent collections of the Museum of Modern Art, Indianapolis Museum of Art, and the Israel Museum.

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 "Reinhold Weiss – Indianapolis Museum of Art". Imamuseum.org. Retrieved 15 November 2014.
  2. ↑ "Dieter Rams – Industrial Design Mastermind". Topdesignmag.com. Retrieved 15 November 2014.
  3. ↑ "LESS AND MORE: THE DESIGN ETHOS OF DIETER RAMS". Sightunseen.com. Retrieved 15 November 2014.
  4. ↑ "Cooking with taste: well designed household appliances". Architonic. Retrieved 15 November 2014.
  5. ↑ ""How Dieter Rams Made Braun Look Cool"". The New York Times. Retrieved 15 November 2014.
  6. ↑ "An Online Retrospective Shows Why Braun Still Matters". Co.Design. Retrieved 15 November 2014.
  7. ↑ "MoMA". MoMA.org. Retrieved 15 November 2014.
  8. 1 2 "Reinhold Weiss". Design Addict. Retrieved 15 November 2014.
  9. ↑ "HE1 KETTLE, BY REINHOLD WEISS, 1962". The Independent. Retrieved 15 November 2014.
  10. ↑ "Reinhold Weiss : HL-70 desk fan : 1971". Imj.org.il. Retrieved 15 November 2014.


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