*"Gotta know the rules before you can break 'em," as we cyberpunks used to say.
http://www.vitsoe.com/en/gb/about/dieterrams/gooddesign
*Here's an electronica album made entirely of sampled sounds from a Dieter Rams clock (or so it claims – how on earth would one prove such a thing)? See, now that's "German techno."
http://jonbrooks.bandcamp.com/album/music-for-dieter-rams
*He's the world's greatest designer who denies being a designer:
http://www.fastcodesign.com/1663906/our-interview-with-dieter-rams-the-greatest-designer-alive-video
*I'm not a designer either, and I really enjoy denying being a designer, especially when I'm teaching design and totally surrounded by designers. There's something great about it. Everyone should give that a try. "Everyone Is Not a Designer." Man, a coffee-table book on that theme would rock.
