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Phonosuper, radiogram, SK55

Radiogram
1956 (designed)
Artist/Maker
Braun AG (manufacturer)
Rams, Dieter (designer)
Gugelot, Hans (designer)
Place of origin
Taunus (manufactured)

Record player with lid

Object details

Categories
Furniture
Audio Equipment
Entertainment & Leisure
Product Design
Electrical Appliances
Object type
Radiogram
Titles
  • Phonosuper, radiogram, SK55
  • Schneewittchensarg (snow white coffin) (popular title)
Materials and techniques
Metal, wood and acrylic plastic
Metal
Wood
Acrylic
Brief description
Model SK55 radiogram, 1956, German, designed by Dieter Rams and Hans Gugelot, manufactured by Braun
Physical description
Record player with lid
Dimensions
  • Height: 24cm
  • Width: 58cm
  • Depth: 29cm
dimensions taken for 'Cold War Modern' (summer 2008)
Gallery label
(September 2008)
'Phonosuper' radiogram, SK55
Dieter Rams (born 1932) and Hans Gugelot (1920-65)
1963

In 1954, German manufacturer Braun invited the HfG to take charge of its design programme. Gugelot worked with a company team headed by architect Dieter Rams. The SK4 radiogram, known as 'Snow White's Coffin' because of its clear plastic lid, epitomised the severe, minimalist aesthetic which became the hallmark of Braun. The SK55, a later model, incorporated some design changes made by Rams in the early 1960s.

West Germany
Manufactured by Braun AG, Taunus
Metal, wood and acrylic plastic
V&A: W.51-1978
Object history
Purchased in 1978 from Barry Mazur [78/672].
Collection
Furniture and Woodwork Collection
Accession number
W.51-1978

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Record createdOctober 1, 2008
Record URL
https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O168285/phonosuper-radiogram-sk55-radiogram-rams-dieter/
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