Killing two birds with one stone on this one. Our Berlin editors sent over a look at the standing bike “pit in” desk/table as discovered on CM. It is meant to allow for a cycling to safely “hold” their bike while enjoying a brew, usually outside a coffee shop, without the need to lock up. I argued that it would be a better idea to attach a trainer to the unit and use it as a working desk; pedaling as you type and code.
This lead to the discovery of Van Chris Uffelen’s Street Furniture
book, which packed with urban examples of outdoor designs that are both smart and useful. Published in Oct. 2010 by Braun, the book features “benches, fountains, street lamps, rubbish bins, post boxes, tourist information signs, bus stops as well as public toilets are items that reoccur in various urban spaces.” It has me interested.
Available now from Amazon.
Another look at the pit-in table/desk after the click.
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. The rounded corners and large blue back lit LED on screen give you only the essentials you need while providing a mono speaker to keep the buzz rolling or your favorite radio station playing. Radio syncs in the Germany, Japan, UK, and USA.
has them.
, steel and black combo to great effect. Water resistant to 50m, stainless steel case, quartz chronograph and scratch resistant mineral glass.
version of the BRAUN Chronograph.
, is a no-brainer for the design fan in your life and is an even better educational tool for the kids and young adults in your world who are only starting to appreciate the work of Dieter Rams - its a nice introduction at 
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by Sophie Lovell, is an expansive 400 page book that brings the reader many never-before-seen photos,blueprints, illustrations, and “materials from Rams’ personal archive. After 35 years as head designer for Braun, “Dieter Rams has influenced the world of product design more than anyone else in his field” as have his products. But the book does not stop at just Braun works. His furniture work from the 60’s for Vitsoe is also well explored and documented.
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is a 504 page tome chronicling the “Dr” years. ”Braun is not merely a trademark; it stands for an allencompassing concept. For the last five decades, this concept has spawned innovative products with an unprecedented regularity that begs to be explained – especially as the era spanned by the history of Braun design is not exactly one characterized by continuity. Instead, the second half of the 20th century witnessed a dramatic change in living conditions.”
