Tribute to Richard Sappers's timeless design

1. This is
Richard Sapper.

2. Sapper was a
German industrial designer.
Some saw Sapper
as the Darth Vader
to Dieter Rams’s
Obi-Wan Kenobi.

3. Yes. This is a TV.
Yes, from 70s.
No, not just black.
It showed colors.
Black
Television set
Brionvega
1970

4. But Sapper loved black.
Tizio
Desk lamp
Artemide
1972

5. He knew his way
TS 502
Transistor radio
Brionvega
1963

6. around the colors
Algol
Portable TV set M2
Brionvega
1976

7. But he really loved black
with a dash
of red Sapper Chair
Knoll
1979

8. Why black?
Richard Sapper
someone asked
replied
-
Black looks good in all kinds of
interiors: old interiors, messy
interiors, a clean modern interior.
It ages really well. It doesn’t
look dirty. You don’t see the seams.
Next time, look at a white car and
look at a black car. On a white car
you see all the joints.”
“

9. He was fine with showing
complexity
Zoombike
Folding bicycle
Elettromontaggi
2000

10. engineering
Sapper XYZ
Monitor arm
Knoll, 2012

11. and technology.
Coban
Coffee machine
Alessi, 1997

12. His design doesn’t pretend.
Isn’t that what makes design
timeless?

13. Sapper also designed this
beauty
BTW
IBM ThinkPad 700C
, 1992
Oh,
look
who’s
here!

14. Which in 30 years turned
into this
ThinkPad X1
Avaliable in black

15. In closing
The time is one of the few things
that may ultimately establish the
true quality of an object”
“
Richard Sapper
30.05.1932 - 31.12.2015

16. For more on Richard Sapper visit
www.richardsapperdesign.com
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