5/5 Dr. Rainer B. 1 month ago on Google • 8 reviews New
I'm
always
amazed
at
both:
the
almost
entirely
modern,
enduring
nature
of
Braun's
design
and
the
private
initiative
to
keep
this
enduring
modernity
of
electrical
appliances
Made
in
Germany
in
memory
and
not
just
to
collect
them
in
a
quiet
little
room,
but
to
have
a
shop
in
the
little
room
Westphalian
quarter
in
Moabit,
open
to
the
public
on
Sundays
and
Mondays
and
to
show
these
pearls
of
German
design
to
everyone
interested
in
technology
and
aesthetics.
On
December
17,
2023
it
was
that
time
again:
a
spontaneous
visit
to
the
“Braun
Collection
Ettel
–
Museum
for
Design”,
the
official
name
of
this
literal
gem,
and
lo
and
behold
-
the
Braun
design
collector
and
museum
director
Werner
Ettel
was
able
to
help
me
present
a
new
acquisition
that
clearly
demonstrates
this
enduring
and
therefore
inspiring
modernity
of
Braun
design.
In
the
photo
we
see
him
with
the
Braun
world
receiver
T
1000,
which
is
already
in
the
collection
and
was
designed
by
Dieter
Rams
in
1962/63
and
has
a
curved
aluminum
grille
on
the
left
side,
behind
which
the
radio
loudspeaker
is
hidden.
To
the
right
is
the
newly
added
Power
Mac
G5,
designed
by
the
Apple
Industrial
Design
team
around
Jonathan
Ive
in
2003,
also
with
a
curved
aluminum
grille,
behind
which
the
fan
for
ventilation
of
the
computer,
the
first
in
the
Californian
tower
design,
is
hidden.
Unless
I've
overlooked
something,
that
was
the
last
historical
connection
between
the
two
adjectives
German
and
digital
-
and
the
German
aspect
of
digital
was
a
design
quote
from
the
1960s...
I'm
excited
to
see
what
I'll
see
on
my
next
visit;
Since
February
11,
2024,
the
Braun
Ettel
Collection
has
been
showing
a
special
exhibition
entitled
“Mondo
caffè
–
Braun’s
coffee
machines
and
grinders”,
which
aims
to
provide
an
insight
into
the
“coffee
world”
in
Braun
design
from
1972
to
2000.
This
special
exhibition
runs
until
May
23,
2024,
as
I
just
found
out,
and
can
be
viewed
during
the
usual
opening
hours
on
Sunday
and
Monday,
11
a.m.
to
5
p.m.;
a
guided
tour
takes
place
on
Mondays
at
2
p.m.
Given
the
return
of
filter
coffee,
which
has
recently
become
hip
again
in
Berlin
cafés,
what
is
shown
could
once
again
demonstrate
the
enduring
modernity
of
Braun
design
-
and
with
it
that
of
its
collector's
nose.
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