Vintage Dieter Rams Braun D 300 Slide Projector Robert Oberheim TESTED & WORKING

Description

Vintage 1970 1977 Braun D 300 Slide Projector Straight Tray Dieter Rams Black Made in Germany German Robert Oberheim
Vintage Braun D 300 Slide Projector created and designed by Dieter Rams
This slide project was created under the supervision of Dieter Rams who was the head of design at Braun from 1961–1995.
This stunning Braun slide projector is a prime example of the form follows function design pioneered by Dieter Rams when he was design director at Braun AG. This projector was awarded the iF DESIGN AWARD 1972 and is in the collection of a number of design museums around the world. It hosts a number of innovative functions on top of being a beautifully designed and crafted object.
Details:
Lens: Maginon 2,8/85, Will - Wetzlar Autofocus
Elektrical: 220 V AC
Lamp: 24 V / 150 W
Functions: Automatic slide change, adjustable interval, remote control, adjustable angle and pitch
Produced by: Braun AG Frankfurt
Introduced: 1970
Produced from-to: 1970 - ca. 1980
Design: Robert Oberheim and Dieter Rams
Awards: iF DESIGN AWARD 1972
Features:
The projector is adjustable in height and width (lateral correction).
The projector lamp can be switched off but can also work on half power (lamp saving mode).
The slides can also change automatically via interval switch (5 to 30 seconds)
Via remote control it is possible to move slides forward or back and to focus the lens.
Sold with original hard plastic carrying case, 220V connection cable power cord, corded remote, lens cap.
Material: plastic, enameled steel, glass, chrome-plated steel
Measures approx. 5" w × 11" d × 9" h
About Dieter Rams and The Braun Design Team
Between 1955 and 1995, when Rams was working at Braun, the company manufactured or sold over 1,272 products. Rams designed 514 of them. Considering he also made products with Vitsoe, it is clear there are almost no other 20th century designers in the world who can compete with him in terms of the sheer quantity of products he made. Of course, quantity and quality are very different considerations, but this fact is still worthy of notice.
Rams' design work spread from audio systems to lighters, calculators, televisions, and flash units, and his design vocabulary can be detected in many other products. The very influence he had on other designers as the head of the design team at Braun is just as worthy a topic of enquiry as his own design activities. Rams and his design team were as important to the company as it was to them, and without each other it is unlikely that either would have achieved the quality and quantity of work that they did.
Dieter Rams, beyond his array of revolutionary designs, is known for his ten principles of good design including ‘good design is innovative’; ‘good design is aesthetic’; ‘good design is long-lasting,’
Adapted from "Less and More: The Design Ehtos of Dieter Rams" edited by Keiko Ueki-Polet and Klaus Klemp Gestalten  [
Braun D 300 slide projector featured on page 613.]
Projector is wired for European outlets.
Condition: Vintage, pre-owned, used; fully tested and in working condition; there is light surface wear from use to all elements. Area above lens hole is cracked around the screw hole area. Some wear to the lettering on the remote. Some rust on the screws. Not sure if power cord / plug is original or has been replaced; price sticker on power cord plug and color of cord/plug (brown as opposed to black) makes me thing it has been replaced. On the case, one of the fold down snap locks is broken.
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