DDR Eastern German Design
DDR Design – East German Design from 1949 – 1989.
Taschen most of the time never fails, I could probably close my eyes and grab a book by them at random and find something fascinating to look at. The products here are a showcase of consumer products from East Germany during this period in time. The simple shape and color schemes make today’s consumer product designs look like gimmick covered nonsense in my opinion.
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November 25th, 2008 at 3:07 pm
Born there – our garage is full of awesome stuff like this. Great you appreciate it
November 25th, 2008 at 4:19 pm
That last image contains some great package design.
Makes me want to smoke, and I don’t smoke.
November 25th, 2008 at 5:15 pm
I like the colors, too. The first pic looks like a pantone guide.
The last one made me laugh – cigarettes called “Speechless”.
November 25th, 2008 at 9:28 pm
Simple yet so striking. I love it. If only some clients nowadays would appreciate simplicity and understand that it sells if done effectively.
November 26th, 2008 at 6:56 am
i was born there, too. my uncle had a similar tv from “RFT” – the line transformer was so loud that you’ve got a headache by just watching about half an hour.
November 28th, 2008 at 6:09 am
Born there, too. Didn’t believe my eyes when I just saw the book cover. My mum has this book for 10 years and I enjoyed looking at the pictures even at age 13-14 but I totally forgot about it by now. She visits me tomorrow, lets see if I can make her bringing the book by. For I am studying Design by now..
Thanks for remembrance!
December 11th, 2008 at 2:05 am
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