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Braun. Design for what matters.

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

Braun 1920 - Ingenius

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.
Braun 1940 - Helpful

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.
Braun 1951 – Visionary

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.
Braun 1960 – Less, but better

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.
Braun 1967 – Innovative

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.
Braun today

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 KM 3 food processor

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.

De 10 principper for godt design af Dieter Rams

Dieter Rams var først ansat som arkitekt til at omdesigne Brauns kontor og blev en af de førende designere, som udviklede Brauns mindeværdige designsprog og definerede de 10 principper for godt design, en slags designmanual, der stadig er relevant i dag.

1 Godt design er innovativt.

Mulighederne for innovation er på ingen måde udtømte. Teknologisk udvikling giver altid nye muligheder for innovativt design.

Braun innovative Design – Radio

2 Godt design gør et produkt brugbart.

Et produkt købes for at blive brugt. Det skal opfylde visse kriterier, ikke kun funktionelle, men også psykologiske og æstetiske. Godt design understreger et produkts brugbarhed, mens der ses bort fra noget, der muligvis kan forringe det.

Braun useful Design – Citrus Juicer

3 Godt design er æstetisk.

Et produkts æstetiske kvalitet er en integreret del af dets brugbarhed, fordi produkter, som vi bruger hver dag, påvirker vores sjæl og vores velbefindende. Men kun godt udførte designobjekter kan være smukke.

Braun innovative Design – Radio

4 O bom design torna um produto compreensível.

A própria estrutura do produto clarifica a sua utilização. Melhor ainda, o produto pode até falar. É autoexplicativo.

Braun innovative Design – Radio

5 O bom design é discreto.

Produtos que cumprem um propósito são como ferramentas. Não são objetos decorativos nem obras de arte. O seu design deve ser simples e neutro, para deixar espaço para outras peças decorativas.

Braun Design is unobtrusive.

6 O bom design é honesto.

Não torna um produto mais inovador, mais potente ou valioso para além do que realmente é. Não tenta manipular o consumidor com promessas que não podem ser cumpridas.

Braun Design is honest.

7 O bom design é duradouro.

Evita seguir tendências e nunca se torna antiquado. Ao contrário do design moderno, perdura no tempo, até mesmo na atual sociedade em que tudo é descartável.

Braun Design is long-lasting.

8 O bom design é minucioso até ao último detalhe.

Nada deve ser arbitrário ou deixado ao acaso. O cuidado e a precisão no processo de criação mostram total respeito pelo consumidor.

Braun Design is thorough

9 Godt design er miljøvenligt.

Design yder et vigtigt bidrag til bevarelsen af miljøet. Den bevarer ressourcer og minimerer fysisk og visuel forurening gennem hele produktets livscyklus.

Braun Design  is environmentally friendly.

10 Godt design er så lidt design som muligt.

Mindre, men bedre – fordi det koncentrerer sig om de væsentlige aspekter, og produkterne er ikke belastede med unødvendige funktioner. Tilbage til renhed, tilbage til enkelthed.

Braun Design – Less is more

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.

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Braun museum - Coffee machines

Vi er ved at skabe et bedre liv. Dengang, nu og i fremtiden.

1953 | Braun-fabrik

Braun Multimix-blender

I 50'erne blev milkshaken en hverdagsting i vesten, delvist takket være Multimix, den avancerede blender med en aftagelig blenderglasbeholder. Den skærer ingredienser med industriel effektivitet. Stadig udbredt i dag.

Braun Multimix Blender – Braun Factory 1953

1957 | Gerd Alfred Müller

KM3/31

Een enorm invloedrijke blender of "foodprocessor" waaruit een hele nieuwe productcategorie ontstond: "keukenmachines" of keukenapparaten. Met zijn eenvoudige ontwerp was het een van de meest invloedrijke industriële producten aller tijden.

Braun Food Processor

1963 | Reinhold Weiss

KSM 1/11

Design kan bijna niet minimalistischer: een koffiemolen die zo speciaal werd ontwikkeld, dat het slechts één centraal geplaatste knop nodig had om te functioneren. Fijngemalen bonen in een handomdraai.

Braun Coffee Grinder

1963 | Reinhold Weiss

HT 2

Het slanke, gereduceerde ontwerp van dit broodrooster was zo’n inspiratie voor de beroemde kunstenaar Richard Hamilton, dat hij er een van zijn kunstwerken (treffend ‘Toaster’ genoemd) op baseerde. En het roosterde het brood natuurlijk perfect.

Braun Toaster

1972 | Florian Seiffert

KF 20

With a stacked, vertical design that resembled a water tower, the KF 20 was known as the Aromaster. Instantly recognizable for its unconventional shape, this coffee maker added a touch of the extraordinary to everyday morning filter coffee. 

Braun Coffee Maker Aromaster

1972 | Jürgen Greubel, Dieter Rams

MPZ 22

This electric juicer, also known as the citromatic, was a dependable and incredibly easy-to-clean staple of kitchens across the world for decades. It took over two decades before Braun decided an update to the original design was due.

Braun Citrus Juicer

1981 | Ludwig Littmann

MR 6

A precursor of the more sophisticated MR 500, the MR 6 was sturdy and tough, meaning it could blend foods that other products couldn't handle. An important stepping stone on the way to perfecting the handheld blender.

Braun Handblender

1984 | Hartwig Kahlcke

KF 40

This coffeemaker was somehow controversial within Braun, being made of cost-efficient polypropylene rather than sturdier polycarbonate, Braun's go-to plastic. Hence the KF 40's corrugated surface states a design solution that won over Dieter Rams.

Braun Coffee Maker

2016 | Markus Orthey, Ludwig Littmann

MultiQuick 9

Un mélangeur à main polyvalent qui réunit les fonctionnalités des plus grands appareils de cuisine en un simple petit appareil. La définition d’un design minimaliste : compact et puissant.

Braun Handblender
Braun Museum

A brief story about the history of Braun household products.

Today’s success of Braun’s household products is based on a company history full of excellent science and thoughtful development. We have brought together a few of Braun’s leading light creations, from the very beginning until today. Even more time travelling and a thrilling online experience awaits if you visit the Virtual Braun Museum.
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