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rglover · 8 months ago
If you're unfamiliar with Gary's design documentary series, do yourself a favor and buy all of them for a marathon watch. Rams' is one of the best because Dieter is so smart/charming.

Had the chance to see the premiere of Gary's doc Urbanized in Detroit a decade or so ago and ask him a question about the music he uses (from the band El Ten Eleven). Really nice guy who deeply cares about his craft.

grose · 8 months ago
I was introduced to this documentary through the YouTube clip "Dieter Rams pointing at things he doesn't like" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ypyAg3Zbs_8
pcthrowaway · 8 months ago
For fans of Severance, Dieter Rams was likely part of the inspiration for the naming of Dieter Eagan, and several of his industrial designs were featured: https://news.artnet.com/art-world/severance-dieter-rams-brau...
atombender · 8 months ago
And the show does feature rams. As in male sheep.
trentnix · 8 months ago
This documentary is one of my favorites. I’ve probably watched a dozen times over the years. Seeing the Braun designs of yesteryear and hearing Mr. Rams philosophy on design is inspiring and refreshing each time I watch.
ChrisArchitect · 8 months ago
Every year on Dieter Rams’ birthday, we stream “Rams” free worldwide! Come back and watch on May 20!

https://www.ohyouprettythings.com/rams

ChrisArchitect · 8 months ago
This project got some attention in the last year

I designed a Dieter Rams-inspired iPhone dock

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=41623467

neves · 8 months ago
it is a paid documentary: https://vimeo.com/ondemand/ramsfilm
dbtc · 8 months ago
I purchased it a while ago and I've watched it twice. It's well made and worth the price.
diggan · 8 months ago
I know it says "Stream + download anytime", but since stores frequently say "Buy" when they mean "Rent", I feel like I have to ask to clarify... Does the download mean that you get an actual video file downloaded to your computer that you can watch offline? Or is there some Vimeo app that you can only temporarily cache the video in or similar stupid setup?

Edit: Thank you everyone for the replies, great to hear it's a proper DRM-free download. Good job Vimeo and producers :)

hackyhacky · 8 months ago
The documentary omitted many import details from his life. For example, it did not mention that Random Access Memory was named after him.