Braun.
Designed for what matters.

We believe that good design can make lives better - 100 years ago, now and in the future.

For 100 years, Braun has kept to three important principles, inspired by people: Good design is simple, useful and built to last. Until today, people all over the world turn to us because Braun products make life better. They trust in our brand when it counts the most: Whether they want to prepare that special dinner for a first date, iron their best shirt for an important job interview or prepare a vast breakfast for the whole family.

From inventor’s workshop to global brand

Ingenious.

In the early 1920s, engineer Max Braun founds a machine-building workshop in Frankfurt am Main. On the strength of its groundbreaking inventions for the emerging radio broadcasting industry, the firm opens its own factory building with 400 employees in 1928.

Helpful.

During the postwar period, Braun expands its product range with newly developed devices that simplify everyday life. In 1950, simultaneously with the first foil shaver, the Multimix food processor makes its market debut, inaugurating the company’s household line.

Visionary.

After the sudden death of Max Braun, his sons take the company helm in the early fifties. They lay the groundwork for a people-focused corporate culture that extends to all areas of the company – from its letterhead to its exhibition stands, its health service to its whole-foods cafeteria.

Less, but better.

Under the aegis of design legend Dieter Rams, Braun’s radical new Bauhaus-inspired, functional product design sets a new style standard. The company won a rapid succession of national and international prizes and awards for its products. Braun became world-famous as a design brand, and the company became the first to introduce “good design” to the mass market.

Innovative.

Braun reaches the limits of a family-run firm. In the late sixties, Gillette takes over the successful enterprise with its 5,700 employees. This opens up new markets and distribution channels to Braun. Investments increase the company’s innovative strength and broaden its product range, which soon grows to include coffeemakers and electric irons. Characteristic German design, quality and engineering prowess bolster Braun’s standing against cheaply produced competing products.

Today.

Procter & Gamble’s takeover of Gillette in 2005 makes Braun one of twenty-four global brands of the largest consumer-product group in the world. P&G transfers the rights to the Braun brand in the area of household appliances to De’Longhi S.p.A. in 2012. Along with the corresponding patents and production facilities, De’Longhi acquires a large part of Braun’s employees, thereby ensuring that Braun household appliances will continue to offer distinctive design, technological innovation and reliable quality far into the future.

Braun produced the KM 3 food processor for more than three decades.

Here you can see the KM 3-31 model from 1957. The development of the KM 3 began with the construction of a test model to determine the most suitable rotational speed for the drive. After extensive mixing and kneading trials, the development team designed the drive unit. When it came to the form of the KM 3, the design department developed various models of the base plate, bowl, mixing arm and motor base that were combined with the technology until the first preproduction model, the wistar, emerged.

I 10 principi del buon design di Dieter Rams

Assunto come architetto per riprogettare gli uffici della Braun, Dieter Rams è ora un designer di punta; ha sviluppato il memorabile linguaggio di design di Braun e ha definito i 10 principi del buon design, un manuale di design importante ancora oggi.

1 Il buon design è innovativo.

Le possibilità di innovazione non sono, in alcun modo, esaurite. Lo sviluppo tecnologico offre sempre nuove opportunità di design innovativo.

2 Il buon design rende utile un prodotto.

Un prodotto viene acquistato per essere utilizzato. Deve soddisfare certi criteri, non solo funzionali, ma anche psicologici ed estetici. Un buon design enfatizza l’utilità di un prodotto, ignorando qualsiasi aspetto che possa ridurne la funzionalità.

3 Il buon design ha una bella estetica.

La qualità estetica di un prodotto è parte integrante della sua utilità, perché i prodotti che usiamo ogni giorno influenzano la nostra persona e il nostro benessere. Ma solo gli oggetti ben progettati possono essere belli.

4 Il buon design rende comprensibile un prodotto.

Chiarisce la struttura del prodotto. Meglio che sia silente, per far parlare il prodotto. Nella migliore delle ipotesi è autoesplicativo.

5 Il buon design è discreto.

I prodotti che soddisfano uno scopo sono come strumenti. Non sono né oggetti decorativi né opere d’arte. Il loro design deve quindi essere neutro e limitato, per lasciare spazio all’espressione personale dell’utente.

6 Il buon design è onesto.

Non rende un prodotto più innovativo, potente o prezioso di quanto non lo sia realmente. Non tenta di manipolare il consumatore con promesse che non è in grado di mantenere.

7 Il buon design dura a lungo.

Evita di essere alla moda e quindi non sembra mai fuori moda. A differenza del design alla moda, dura molti anni, anche nella società di oggi, abituata all’usa e getta.

8 Il buon design è curato fin nei minimi dettagli.

Nulla deve essere arbitrario o lasciato al caso. La cura e la precisione nel processo di progettazione dimostrano rispetto nei confronti del consumatore.

9 Il buon design è ecologico.

Il design contribuisce in modo significativo alla conservazione dell’ambiente. Consente di risparmiare risorse e di ridurre al minimo l’inquinamento fisico e visivo per tutto il ciclo di vita del prodotto.

Braun Design is environmentally friendly.

10 Il buon design è il più piccolo possibile.

Meno, ma meglio, perché si concentra sugli aspetti essenziali e i prodotti non sono gravati da elementi inutili. Un ritorno alla purezza, un ritorno alla semplicità.

Take a video tour through the Braun Museum in Kronberg, near Frankfurt.

The Braun Museum showcases the great history of Braun with many insides and interesting facts and figures about products from the past and today.

We're building for a better life - back then, now and in the future.

1953 | Braun Factory

Braun Multimix Blender

The 50's established the milkshake as a western staple, enabled in part by the Multimix, the state-of-the-art blender with a detachable mixing glass container. It cuts ingredients with industrial-grade efficacy. Still widely in use today.

1957 | Gerd Alfred Müller

KM3/31

Un mélangeur ou « robot culinaire » très performant, précurseur d’une toute nouvelle génération : le « robot multifonction ». Au design épuré, simple et pratique, l’un des produits industriels les plus emblématiques de tous les temps.

1963 | Reinhold Weiss

KSM 1/11

La conception n’est pas plus minimaliste que cela : un moulin à café si bien conçu qu’il ne nécessite qu’un seul bouton central pour fonctionner. Les grains finement moulus s’obtenaient d’une simple pression du doigt.

1963 | Reinhold Weiss

HT 2

Le design épuré et minimaliste de ce grille-pain a grandement inspiré le célèbre artiste Richard Hamilton, qui s’en est aidé pour créer l’une de ses œuvres (judicieusement intitulée “Toaster”). Oh, et il grille aussi le pain à la perfection.

1972 | Florian Seiffert

KF 20

Au design vertical et empilé qui ressemblait à un château d’eau, le KF 20 était connu sous le nom d’Aromaster. Reconnaissable à sa forme peu conventionnelle, cette cafetière a ajouté une touche d’extraordinaire au café filtre du matin quotidien.

1972 | Jürgen Greubel, Dieter Rams

MPZ 22

Ce presse-fruits électrique, ou citromatique, était un produit de base fiable, facile à nettoyer, qui équipe nombre de cuisines du monde entier depuis des décennies. Braun a attendu une vingtaine d’années pour faire évoluer son design original.

1981 | Ludwig Littmann

MR 6

Précurseur du MR 500, plus sophistiqué, le MR 6 robuste et résistant pouvait mélanger des aliments que d’autres appareils ne pouvaient pas travailler. Une étape importante sur la voie du perfectionnement des mélangeurs à main.

1984 | Hartwig Kahlcke

KF 40

Cette cafetière électrique fit polémique chez Braun, en raison du choix du polypropylène rentable et non du polycarbonate plus solide généralement utilisé par Braun. La surface ondulée du KF 40 signe dès lors le design précurseur de Dieter Rams.

2016 | Markus Orthey, Ludwig Littmann

MultiQuick 9

Un mixeur plongeant polyvalent qui réunit les fonctionnalités des plus grands appareils de cuisine en un simple petit appareil. Le parti pris d’un design minimaliste : compact et puissant.

Un bref rappel de l’histoire des produits ménagers de Braun.

Le succès actuel des produits ménagers de Braun repose sur le savoir-faire d’une entreprise qui mise sur l’excellence de la science et un développement réfléchi. Nous avons rassemblé quelques-unes des principales idées brillantes de Braun, de ses débuts à nos jours. Pour voyager plus longuement dans le temps et vivre une expérience en ligne passionnante, venez visiter le musée virtuel de Braun.

Visiter le musée

Préparation culinaire

Cuisson

Petit déjeuner

Repassage

Promotions

Inspiration

Assistance

Préparation culinaire

Cuisson

Petit déjeuner

Repassage

Promotions

Inspiration

Assistance

Braun.
Designed for what matters.

We believe that good design can make lives better - 100 years ago, now and in the future.

From inventor’s workshop to global brand

Ingenious.

Helpful.

Visionary.

Less, but better.

Innovative.

Today.

Braun produced the KM 3 food processor for more than three decades.

I 10 principi del buon design di Dieter Rams

Take a video tour through the Braun Museum in Kronberg, near Frankfurt.

We're building for a better life - back then, now and in the future.

Un bref rappel de l’histoire des produits ménagers de Braun.

Cuisine

Repassage

Besoin d'aide

Liens de recherche rapide

Préparation culinaire

Cuisson

Petit déjeuner

Repassage

Promotions

Inspiration

Assistance

Préparation culinaire

Cuisson

Petit déjeuner

Repassage

Promotions

Inspiration

Assistance

Braun.Designed for what matters.

We believe that good design can make lives better - 100 years ago, now and in the future.

From inventor’s workshop to global brand

Ingenious.

Helpful.

Visionary.

Less, but better.

Innovative.

Today.

Braun produced the KM 3 food processor for more than three decades.

I 10 principi del buon design di Dieter Rams

Take a video tour through the Braun Museum in Kronberg, near Frankfurt.

We're building for a better life - back then, now and in the future.

Un bref rappel de l’histoire des produits ménagers de Braun.

Cuisine

Repassage

Besoin d'aide

Europe

Africa & Middle East

Americas

Asia - Pacific

International

Braun.
Designed for what matters.