Reinhold Weiss
Reinhold Maria Weiss (10 May 1934 – 6 December 2022) was a German-born industrial designer who lived in Tucson, Arizona. He is known for his contribution to the Functionalist school of industrial design, and the design of products that are now considered icons of the era which led to the success of the Braun brand. Weiss died on 6 December 2022, at the age of 88.
Also recorded as Reinhold Maria Weiss
Reinhold Weiss
- Born
- 1934 · Stuttgart.
- Died
- 2022 · Tucson.
- Nationality
- Germany
- Occupation
- designer
- Fields
- design
- Known for
- hair dryer
- Languages
- German
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Reinhold Maria Weiss (10 May 1934 – 6 December 2022) was a German-born industrial designer who lived in Tucson, Arizona. He is known for his contribution to the Functionalist school of industrial design, and the design of products that are now considered icons of the era which led to the success of the Braun brand. Weiss died on 6 December 2022, at the age of 88.
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The recorded working language is German. The field of work recorded is design. Works named in the authority record are hair dryer. Work by Reinhold Weiss is recorded in the collections of Museum of Modern Art, San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, Stedelijk Museum Amsterdam, Musée d'art moderne (Saint-Étienne) and Werkbundarchiv – museum of things.
• Illustration — Braun KSM 1/11 coffee grinder (1965) Weiss's designs for Braun include: • 1961 HL1 Desk fan • 1961 HL1/11 Tabletop fan • 1961 HT1 Toaster • 1962 HE1 Kettle • 1964 HLD 2, 23/231 Hair Dryer • 1965 KMM 1 Coffee Grinder • 1967 KSM 1 Coffee Grinder • 1967 H7 Heater • 1971 HL70 Desk Fan (with Jurgen Greubel) • Illustration — Weiss (left), Dieter Rams, Richard Fischer, and Robert Oberheim at the 1965 Berliner Kunstpreises ceremony Weiss was awarded the 1965 Berliner Kunstpreis Bildende Kunst, Junge Generation' (alongside Dieter Rams, Richard Fischer, and Robert Oberheim). Examples of Weiss's designs are in the collections of the Museum of Modern Art, Indianapolis Museum of Art, Musée d'art moderne et contemporain in France, and the Israel Museum.
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1934
Reinhold Weiss born at Stuttgart.
2022
Reinhold Weiss died at Tucson.
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- 1.Klemp, Klaus. Braun: designed to keep. Phaidon. 2023. 978-1-83866-389-6.
- 2.Imamuseum.org. Reinhold Weiss – Indianapolis Museum of Art.
- 3.Topdesignmag.com. Dieter Rams – Industrial Design Mastermind.
- 4.Sightunseen.com. LESS AND MORE: THE DESIGN ETHOS OF DIETER RAMS. 12 February 2010.
- 5.Cooking with taste: well designed household appliances. Architonic.
- 6.Rawsthorn, Alice. "How Dieter Rams Made Braun Look Cool". The New York Times. 6 June 2011.
- 7.An Online Retrospective Shows Why Braun Still Matters. Co.Design. 15 August 2013.
- 8.Reinhold Maria Weiss. Evergreen Mortuary.
- 9.Reinhold Weiss. Design Addict.
- 10.MoMA. Museum of Modern Art.
- 11.HE1 KETTLE, BY REINHOLD WEISS, 1962. The Independent.
- 12.Imj.org.il. Reinhold Weiss : HL-70 desk fan : 1971.
- 13.Berliner Kunstpreise 1965 übergeben im Charlottenburger Schloß. www.bild.bundesarchiv.de.
- 14.Moulin à café KSM 11, Reinhold WEISS, 1967. MAMC, Musée d'art moderne et contemporain, Saint-Étienne Métropole.
- 15.Reinhold WEISS, 1934, Stuttgart (Allemagne); Moulin à café KSM 11, 1967. Navigart.fr. 2024-10-08.
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