Hans Gugelot
Hans Gugelot | |
|---|---|
| Born | Johan Gugelot 1 April 1920 |
| Died | 10 September 1965 (aged 45) Ulm, Germany |
| Education | ETH Zurich |
| Parent | Pieter Cornelis Gugelot |
Hans Gugelot (1 April 1920 – 10 September 1965) was an Indonesian-born, German engineer and industrial designer known for his modernist consumer products.[1][2]
Life and work
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Johan Gugelot was born on 1 April 1920 in Makassar, Dutch East Indies to Dutch parents.[3]
He completed his early education in Laren and Hilversum, North Holland.
In 1934, the Gugelot family moved to Davos, Switzerland for Hans's father's job as a physician.
Between 1940 and 1942 Gugelot studied architecture in Lausanne, and graduated as an architect from Eidgenössische Technische Hochschule (ETH), Zurich in 1946.
Until 1948 worked as an architect for a number of architects.[4] In 1947, he married.[specify]
In 1948, Gugelot was hired by Max Bill, for whom he created his first furniture designs.[4][5]
In 1950 Gugelot founded his own office and began designing "M125," a shelving and storage for which he later became known. Another influential work of Gugelot's in this period was the Ulm Stool, which he designed in collaboration with Bill.[3]
In 1954, Gugelot met Erwin Braun, then-head of German consumer product company, Braun. Throughout the remained of the decade, Gugelot created a number of designs for the company, including the Braun SK 4, which he designed with Dieter Rams.[4][3]
Gallery
- Notable works
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Ulm Stool (1954) -
Braun SM 2 shaver (1963) -
SK 4/10 (1956) Radio-Phonograph for Braun -
M125 storage system (1956)
References
- ^ "Hans Gugelot - Lebenslauf". www.hansgugelot.com. Retrieved 2019-04-07.
- ^ "Hans Gugelot - Oxford Reference". www.oxfordreference.com. Retrieved 2019-04-07.
- ^ a b c "KulturPortal Frankfurt: Persons". www.kultur-frankfurt.de. Retrieved 2019-04-16.
- ^ a b c WICHMANN (2013-12-14). System-Design Bahnbrecher: Hans Gugelot 1920–65 (in German). Springer-Verlag. p. 10. ISBN 9783034860314.
- ^ "Hans Gugelot – Biografien – eMuseum Museum für Gestaltung Zürich Archiv Zürcher Hochschule der Künste ZHdK". www.emuseum.ch (in German). Retrieved 2019-04-16.
