DIETER RAMS 1973 Braum Cubism Desk Lighter In 18Kt Yellow Gold And Lapis
Fabulous desk lighter designed by Dieter Rams for Braum.
This is a fabulous ultra-modernist T3 Domino desk lighter, created in West Germany by the architect and designer Dieter Rams for the Braum Design Company, back in the 1973. The very rare butane gas lighter itself is a sculpture crafted in the shape of a cube, with parts made up in solid yellow gold of 18 karats and panels of vivid blue lapis lazuli. This is the original 1973 of the T3 Domino lighters needed a battery to create the electric spark. It also featured a flat profiled button in one side. Masterful design with gorgeous craftmanship and the best eye appeal ever. In excellent cosmetic condition.
Designer: Dieter Rams for Braum Co.
Materials: Yellow gold of 18kt, blue lapis lazuli, black plastic, and steel.
Country: West Germany.
Date: Circa 1970.
Period: Modernism.
Functional: 15V Battery and gas.
Weight: 209.40 Grams, (134.23 Dwt).
Measurements: 57 mm by 52 mm by 55 mm (2.25 x 2.05 x 2.17Inches).
Hallmarks: Stamped with the maker's mark, the mark for the assay of the gold and signed, "BRAUM MADE IN W. GERMANY .750".
Dieter Rams
He was born on 20 May 1932. He is a German industrial designer who is most closely associated with the consumer products company Braun, the furniture company Vitsœ, and the functionalist school of industrial design. His unobtrusive approach and belief in "less, but better" (Weniger, Aber Besser) design has influenced the practice of design, as well as 20th century aesthetics and culture. He is quoted as stating that "Indifference towards people and the reality in which they live is actually the one and only cardinal sin in design." Dieter Rams began his studies in architecture and interior decoration at Wiesbaden School of Art in 1947, now part of the Rhein Main University of Applied Sciences. A year later, in 1948, he took a break from studying to gain practical experience and finish his carpentry apprenticeship. He returned to the Wiesbaden School of Art in 1948 and graduated in architecture with honors in 1953, after which he began working for Frankfurt-based architect Otto Apel. In 1955, he was recruited by Braun as an architect and an interior designer, and eventually became a protégé of Fritz Eichler and the Ulm School of Design professors Hans Gugelot and Otl Aicher, all of whom worked for Braun in various capacities.
Exhibitions: Less and More exhibition Japan in 2008 and 2009. Rams documentary, on 22 June 2016, filmmaker Gary Hustwit. Dieter Rams, Modular World In 2016, the Vitra Design Museum. Dieter Rams, A Style Room, In 2022, the Museum für Angewandte Kunst in Frankfurt.
Literature: Klaus Klemp, Dieter Rams: The Complete Works, Hardcover, catalogue raisonné. October 28, 2020. For this model illustrated.
Collections: Moma, New York, NY. The Design Museum, London, UK. Philadelphia Museum Of Art, Philadelphia, USA. SFMoma, San Francisco, USA.
Note: This model has been manufactured in several types of material; this is the only known example crafted in 18kt yellow gold and precious natural blue lapis lazuli.
Note: This desk lighter is empty of any flammable, gas or butane substances and is ready to be ship by any carrier.
Condition: The overall condition of this rare desk lighter is excellent. Beside the little normal wear, there is no damage to the gold. All parts are secured in the settings. This piece has been carefully inspected to guarantee the condition and authenticity.
INVENTORY REF: D081724MARN/5.033
