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TEAMS Design
Type Private
Founded 1959
Headquarters Esslingen, Germany
Key people

Reinhard Renner
Klaus Baumgartner
Hans Peter Aglassinger
Ulrich Schweig, Hamburg
Zarko Bubalo, Belgrade
Paul Hatch, Chicago
An Luo, Shanghai
Jonas Vollmer, Shanghai

Number of employees = 92 (2011)
Website www.teamsdesign.com

TEAMS Design is a multinational industrial design firm headquartered in Germany founded in 1956 by industrial designer Hans Erich Slany. As of July, 2009, TEAMS has five design studios on three continents. They have been ranked second by the International Forum Design (iF)[1][2], or 14th in an international poll that includes corporations, communications, and other firms. As of June 2009, TEAMS has won 200 iF Product Design Awards alone.[3]

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[edit] History

In 1956 Hans Erich Slany founded Slany Design in Esslingen, Germany. At this point he approached Robert Bosch GmbH with his ideas for power tools housed in plastics, a revolutionary idea that would make tools lighter, reducing the incidence of repetitive strain injury in workers. This idea also reduced the incidence of electric shocks to users. To train their engineers and commemorate a traveling European exhibition called "Making Work Easier: Ergonomics for Power Tools", Bosch published a book based on Slany's recommendations: "The influence of Ergonomics on the Design of Power Tools". TEAMS still manages the visual brand language of Bosch Power Tools even today[4].

During this time, Slany was very active in the design community, forming the Verband Deutscher Industrie Designer e.V. (VDID), with six other designers in 1959.

To secure new leadership for the firm's future after many decades, Slany sold some of his shares to designers Reinhard Renner and Klaus Schoen. The firm began to be known as SLANY DESIGN TEAMS with the intent of phasing out Slany's name upon his retirement. In 1996 when Slany stepped down, the name was officially changed to TEAMS Design GmbH.

In 1998, TEAMS Design began to expand internationally, founding their first branch in Chicago with Paul Hatch as president. The second German branch in Hamburg was opened under the direction of by Ulrich Warth in 2002. Ulrich Schweig succeeded Warth in 2010. Further international expansion quickly followed as branches were established in Belgrade and Shanghai in 2004 and 2006, respectively. Zarko Bubalo heads the Belgrade location, and Jonas Vollmer and An Luo direct the Shanghai office. The firm currently employs over 90 employees across all five locations.

TEAMS Design GmbH is currently run by Reinhard Renner, Hans Peter Aglassinger, and Klaus Baumgartner. Aglassinger and Baumgartner took over Schoen’s shares in the firm upon his retirement in 2003.

[edit] Today

TEAMS Design continues to manage the visual language of brands long term and be honored in the field of product design[5][6] for brands such as Bosch[7][8], Kärcher[9] GmbH, Silit[10], Mr. Coffee, Black & Decker and Leifheit. TEAMS Design is also still actively involved with industrial design professional organizations worldwide. In Germany, TEAMS participates in activities with the VDID. In Chicago, Paul Hatch has served as the Midwest Vice President of the Industrial Designers Society of America (IDSA) and currently one of their Creative Managers, Marianne Grisdale, is currently serving a second term as the Housewares Section Chair. In Shanghai, Jonas Vollmer worked with the Chinese design community to establish a China chapter, the first chapter of IDSA to be founded outside of the USA[11]. Vollmer is currently serving as the IDSA China Chapter Vice Chair [12].

[edit] Awards and Distinctions

Awards prior to 2000 are not detailed for brevity.

[edit] 1973-78

Awarded “Gute Form” awards also known as the German Design Award

[edit] 1990

Awarded Design Team of the year award by Design Zentrum Nordrhein Westfalen in Essen also known as the Red Dot Design Award [13]

[edit] 1996

TEAMS / SLANY Design was ranked as the top design firm in Germany by Design Zentrum Nordrhein Westfalen (Red Dot Design Award) and second place worldwide

[edit] 2000

Red Dot Design Awards

  • Silit Pressure Cooker and Spaetzle Grater
  • Still FM Reach Truck and SU 20 Stand On Pallet Truck
  • Robert Bosch GmbH GSB 22-2 RCE Professional Hammer Drill, GSB 3/28 E Professional Hammer Drill, and the PWS 6-115 Angle Grinder
  • Witte PROTOP Transverse Screwdriver

Good Design Chicago Anthenaeum Award[14]

  • Karcher 270 Pressure Washer

iF Product Design Awards

  • Leitz Color Clip Binder
  • Leifheit Creative Line Cheese Mill Set
  • Karcher Full Line of Power Washers
  • Siemens Easy Control Climate Control Unit

Design of the Decade (IDSA / BusinessWeek)

  • Karcher Full Line of Power Washers

I.D.Magazine

  • Siemens Easy Control Climate Control Unit

[edit] 2001

iF Packaging Design Awards[15]

  • Mini X-Line Power Tool Cassette by Robert Bosch GmbH [16]
  • X-Line Range Power Tool Case by Robert Bosch GmbH [16]

iF Product Design Awards

  • Karcher HDS 698 CSX Heated Pressure Washer
  • Robert Bosch GmbH AHS 7000 Professional Hedge Trimmer, ALM 28 Air Cushion Lawn Mower, and the ART 23 GFSV String Trimmer
  • Still EGU-S Low Lift Trucks
  • Weishaupt WG 5 Gas Burner

[edit] 2002

IF Product Design Awards

  • Anders+Kern Astrolux SL Overhead Projector
  • Karcher 1801 BSX Steam Iron Station, 2701 TE Vacuum Cleaner, and the 5500 Carpet Cleaner
  • Weishaupt WTC-A Thermo Condens Hot Water Heater
  • Robert Bosch GmbH GBH 540 Hammer Drill and the AH40-24 Hedge Trimmer

[edit] 2003

iF Product Design Awards

  • Leifheit Knife Series
  • Robert Bosch GmbH D-Tect 100 Universal Positioning Device and the GWS 14.4V Cordless Angle Grinder

Red Dot Design Awards

  • Silit-Werke GmbH Sicomatic-T Pressure Cooker
  • Robert Bosch GmbH GOF 2000 CE Professional Router

[edit] 2004

iF Product Design Awards

  • BBT Geothermal Heat Pump
  • Karcher 7.85M Pressure Washer, HD 10/25s / HD 10/25SX Unheated Pressure Washers, and the Robocleaner RC3000 Robotic Vacuum Cleaner, SC 1702 Steam Cleaner
  • Leifheit Tipp 361 Dustbin
  • Robert Bosch GmbH GEX 150 Turbo Professional Orbital Sander, GSB 20-2 RE Hammer Drill, and the IXO Cordless Compact Screwdriver, CS20 Circular Saw

Red Dot Design Awards

  • Silit-Werke GmbH Vision e30 Cookware
  • Robert Bosch GmbH DLE Connect 150 Laser Distance Measuring System

[edit] 2005

Red Dot Design Award

  • Silit-Werke GmbH Non-stick Frying Pan

iF Product Design Award

  • EnBW Electric Meter [17]

Good Design Chicago Anthenaeum Awards

  • Wolfcraft TS800 Collapsing Trolley
  • LR Nelson Costco 3 Piece Nozzle Set
  • Soehnle Cantilever Kitchen Scales

[edit] 2006

Red Dot Design Award

  • Siemens Schweiz AG Syncho_living Home Automation System

iF Product Design Awards

  • BBT Logamax U052/U054 Calorific Gas Wall Boiler Series and the Volcano Click Gas Heater Series
  • Schüco Window Design Handle Line

Hamburger Design Preis

  • Still EXU Electric Low Lift Pallet Truck

[edit] 2007

Red Dot Design Awards

  • Robert Bosch GmbH GWS 15-125 CITH Professional Angle Grinder, GSH 16-30 Professional Demolition Hammer, DLE 50 Professional Laser Rangefinder, and the GDR 10.8 V-LI Professional Cordless Impact Driver

iF Product Design Awards

  • Karcher GmbH VC 6350 Vacuum Cleaner [18]
  • Weishaupt GmbH WM-G10 Gas Burner [19]
  • STILL GmbH RX 20 Electric Forklift Truck, EXU Electric Low Lift Pallet Truck, CX 20 Low Level Order Picker, and the EXU-S Low-Lift Pallet Truck with Driver's Stand-On Platform [20]

iF Package Design Awards

  • Robert Bosch GmbH Mini X-Line Power Tool Cassettes (update) and the X-Line Range of Power Tool Cases (update) [21]

Deutscher Verpackungs Preis[22]

  • Robert Bosch GmbH X-Line Range of Power Tool Cases [23]

ISH Design Plus Award[24]

  • Schüco Absorption Refrigerator [25]

Design Preis Baden-Wurttemberg

  • Weishaupt GmbH WM-G10 Gas Burner
  • Wolfcraft Microfix XS Spring Clamp
  • Still MXX Narrow Forklift Combo
  • Karcher T 9/1 Bp Dry Vacuum, VC 6300 Vacuum Cleaner, and the V6350 Vacuum Cleaner

ADEX Awards[26]

  • Gold Award to Mansfield Reo Bathroom Suites [27]
  • Silver Award to Mansfield Essence Bathroom Suites [28]

[edit] 2008

Red Dot Design Honorable Mention

  • Silit-Werke GmbH Giro Teaspoon

Swiss Star Package Design Award[29]

  • Robert Bosch GmbH Robust Line [30]

Good Design Chicago Anthenaeum Award

  • Argus Kid's Cameras Bean and Sprout by Argus[31]

iF Product Design Award

  • Rofin DQ x80S Diode Pumped Lasers[32]
  • Karcher K 6.75 M High Pressure Cleaner Product Family[33]

iF Product Design Award Nominee

  • Karcher K 6.75 M High Pressure Cleaner Product Family[34]

iF China Ecology Award[35]

iF Packaging Design Awards

  • Robert Bosch GmbH X-Line Range Power Tool Accessory Cases and the Mini X-Line Power Tool Accessory Cassettes

Design Preis Baden-Wurttemberg Nominees

  • Karcher VC 6330 Vacuum Cleaner[37], VC 6350 Vacuum Cleaner[38], T9 / 1Bp Vacuum Cleaner [39]
  • Still MXX Narrow Aisle Dual Purpose Forklift Combi-Truck [40]
  • Wolcraft Microfix XS Magnetic Spring Clamp [41]

[edit] 2009

IHA Awards[42]

  • Wusthof-Trident Precision Edge Electric Knife Sharpener[43]
  • Smith's Edge Diamond Edge Electric Knife and Scissors Sharpener[44]
  • Soehnle Slim FT5 Body Balance Scale by Leifheit[45]

iF Design Awards China 2009

  • Spirella Etna Bath Collection
  • Siemens Climatix

iF Product Design Awards

  • Silit-Werke GmbH Competence Cookware Series, miniMAX Cookware series, and the GrateCut Grater and Shredder [46]
  • EnBW Intelligent Electricity Meter[47]

Appliance Design EID Awards[48]

  • Bosch RS35 Reciprocating Saw
  • Intel Classmate PC
  • Argus Bean Children's Digital Camera
    Argus Bean Digital Camera

Design Preis Baden-Wurttemberg Nominees

  • Karcher K6.75M High Pressure Cleaner and the KX.68M High Pressure Cleaner
  • Rofin DQ x80S Diode Pumped Solid State Laser

IDEA Bronze

Biomaterial of the Year Innovation Award 2009

Design Plus Awards

  • Staedtler WOPEX[51]

Red Dot Design Awards[52]

  • Bosch Uneo 3-in-1 Power Tool, DLE 50 Professional Laser Rangefinder, GTM 12 Combination Saw, and the GWS 22-180 LVI and 24-180 LVI Angle Grinders

Universal Design Awards

  • Silit-Werke Tempera Non-Stick Pan [53]
  • Silit-Werke Moduline Cookware Series [54]
  • Silit-Werke Torre Box Grater[55]

Spark Award Bronze

  • Precise Path RG3 Mower[56]

ADEX Platinum Award

  • Mansfield Enso Bathroom Suite[57]

Good Design Chicago Anthenaeum Awards

  • Still RX70 Hybrid Forklift Truck[58]
  • Precise Path Robotics RG3 Robotic Greens Mower[59]
  • Robert Bosch Pneumatic Nailers, SPS10-2 Pocket Screwdriver,RS35 Demolition Reciprocating Saw[60]

Green Dot Award[61]

  • Still RX70 Hybrid Forklift Truck[62]

[edit] 2010

iF Product Design Awards

  • Robert Bosch AHS 54-20 LI Cordless Hedgecutter[63] and ASB 10.8 LI Cordless Shrub and Grass Shear Set[64]
  • FLUX-GERÄTE FEM 4070 Barrel Pump Motor[65]
  • Silit-Werke Polar White Cookware Series [66]

Red Dot Awards

  • Robert Bosch GTL 3 Professional Tile Laser Level, PFS 65 Fine Spray System, GTL 3 Professional Tile Laser Level, Isio 2 Shrub Shear[67]

Red Star Design Awards

  • Gold - Robert Bosch GSB 19-2 Dual Torque Hammer Drill[68]
  • Best Original - Intel Classmate PC[69]
  • Excellent - Siemens RDG/RDF Thermostats,
  • Excellent - Mr. Coffee Optimal Brew Thermal Coffeemaker,
  • Excellent - Robert Bosch GDR 10.8v Cordless Impact Driver[70]

ID Magazine Annual Design Review

  • Design Distinction - Robert Bosch Full Force Pneumatic Nail Guns[71]

Appliance Design EID Awards

  • Silver Award - Federal Signal Automated Parking Products Universal One & Universal PS[72]
  • Silver Award - Robert Bosch Full Force Pneumatic Nail Guns[73]
  • Bronze Award - Sunbeam Flat Panel Heater[74]

[edit] 2011

Appliance Design EID Awards[75]

  • Silver Award Business Machine - HoMedics Inc. Black & Decker Hanging Crosscut 6-Sheet Paper Shredder
  • Silver Award Small Appliances - Robert Bosch Corp., 12" Dual-Bevel Glide Miter Saw
  • Silver Award Small Appliances - HoMedics Inc., Black & Decker iShred
  • Bronze Award Small Appliances - Jarden Consumer Solutions, Mr. Coffee Optimal Brew Thermal Coffeemaker

Spark Award Gold

  • STILL cubeXX Forklift Concept[76]

Good Design Chicago Anthenaeum Awards

  • Bosch Combination Plunge and Fixed Base Router[77], Edgeware Mandoline Elite[78], Mr. Coffee Optimal Brew Thermal Coffeemaker[79], Safepole IV Pole[80]

iF Product Design Awards

  • Soehnle Digital Kitchen Scale Page Evolution, Bosch Green Bench Drill PBD 40, Silit Sicomatic econtrol Pressure Cooker, Buderus Solar / Thermal Collector SKN4.0

[edit] References

  1. ^ 2010 Ranking of Firms by iF
  2. ^ Design Team of the Year Award
  3. ^ 2009 iF Product Design Award Count
  4. ^ TEAMS designs Bosch Power Tools
  5. ^ Goethe Institute honors TEAMS for Bosch work
  6. ^ Red Dot Awards
  7. ^ Core 77 Interview with HP Aglassinger on Power Tools
  8. ^ NOTCOT Article on Power Tool Design
  9. ^ Karcher IF Award
  10. ^ Silit Profile on TEAMS
  11. ^ First Chapter Outside US
  12. ^ List of IDSA China Chapter Officers
  13. ^ Red Dot Design Hall of Fame
  14. ^ 2000 Good Design Award
  15. ^ 2001 IF Design Hanover Awards
  16. ^ a b 2001 iF Package Design Awards
  17. ^ 2005 iF Product Design Award
  18. ^ 2007 iF Awards Karcher Vacuum
  19. ^ 2007 iF Awards Weishaupt Gas Burner
  20. ^ 2007 iF Awards Still
  21. ^ 2007 iF Package Design Awards Bosch X-Line
  22. ^ German Packaging Award
  23. ^ 2007 Deutscher Verpackungs Preis Bosch X-Line
  24. ^ ISH Design Plus Award
  25. ^ 2007 ISH Design Plus Award Schüco Refrigerator
  26. ^ ADEX Awards
  27. ^ 2007 Gold ADEX Award Mansfield Reo
  28. ^ 2007 Silver ADEX Award Mansfield Essence
  29. ^ Swiss Star Awards
  30. ^ 2008 Swiss Star Package Design Award Bosch Robust Line
  31. ^ 2008 Good Design Award Argus Camera
  32. ^ 2008 iF Award Rofin Lasers
  33. ^ 2008 iF Award Karcher Pressure Cleaner
  34. ^ 2008 iF Award Nominee Karcher Product Family
  35. ^ International Forum Design's China Award
  36. ^ 2008 IF China Award Intel Classmate PC
  37. ^ 2008 Design Preis Karcher VC 6330
  38. ^ 2008 Design Preis Karcher VC 6350
  39. ^ 2008 Design Preis Karcher T9
  40. ^ 2008 Design Preis Still Forklift
  41. ^ 2008 Design Preis Wolcraft Clamp
  42. ^ IHA Awards
  43. ^ 2009 IHA Award Wusthof-Trident Sharpener
  44. ^ 2009 IHA Awards Smith's Edge Sharpener
  45. ^ 2009 IHA Awards Soehnle Scales
  46. ^ 2009 iF Design Awards Silit-Werke Cookware
  47. ^ 2009 iF Product Design Award EnBW Meter
  48. ^ Appliance Design EID Awards
  49. ^ 2009 Bronze IDEA Award Argus Camera
  50. ^ 2009 Biomaterial of the Year Innovation Award Staedtler WOPEX
  51. ^ 2009 Design Plus Award Staedtler WOPEX
  52. ^ 2009 Red Dot Online Gallery
  53. ^ 2009 Universal Design Award Silit Tempera
  54. ^ 2009 Universal Design Award Silit Moduline
  55. ^ 2009 Universal Design Award Silit Torre
  56. ^ 2009 Spark Award Precise Path RG3 Mower
  57. ^ 2010 Adex Platinum Award Mansfield Enzo
  58. ^ 2009 Good Design Award Still Forklift
  59. ^ 2009 Good Design Award Precise Path Robotics,LLC.
  60. ^ 2009 Good Design Award Bosch Nailers
  61. ^ About Green Dot
  62. ^ 2009 Green Dot Still Forklift
  63. ^ 2010 iF Bosch Hedgecutter Award
  64. ^ 2010 iF Bosch Shrub and Grass Shear Set Award
  65. ^ 2010 iF FLUX-GERATE Barrel Pump Award
  66. ^ 2010 iF Silit-Werke Polar White Cookware Award
  67. ^ 2010 Red Dot Awards
  68. ^ 2010 Bosch GSB Red Star Gold Award
  69. ^ 2010 Intel Classmate PC Best Originality Red Star Award
  70. ^ 2010 Siemens, Mr. Coffee, and Bosch Red Star Excellent Awards
  71. ^ 2010 ID Magazine Annual Design Review Bosch Nail Guns
  72. ^ 2010 Silver EID Federal Signal Universal One and PS
  73. ^ 2010 Silver EID Bosch Nailers
  74. ^ 2010 Bronze EID Sunbeam Flat Panel Heater
  75. ^ 2011 EID Silver and Bronze Awards
  76. ^ 2011 Spark Award Gold STILL cubeXX
  77. ^ 2011 Good Design Award Bosch Router
  78. ^ 2011 Good Design Award Edgeware Mandoline Elite
  79. ^ 2011 Good Design Award Mr. Coffee Optimal Brew
  80. ^ 2011 Good Design Award Safepole IV Pole

[edit] Published Material

  • Chan, Eric, (2010). "1000 Product Designs: Form, Function, and Technology from Around the World", Rockport Publishers, ISBN 978-1592536382
  • Zec, Prof. Peter, (2009). "Red Dot Design Yearbook 2009/2010", Avedition GmbH, ISBN 978-3899391060
  • Godau, Marion; Antonelli, Paola, (2007) Design Directory Germany, Universe, ISBN 978-0789303899
  • Zec, Prof. Peter (2007). "Red Dot Design Yearbook 2007/2008", Avedition GmbH, ISBN 978-3899390841
  • German Design Council, (2007). Design Award of the Federal Republic of Germany 2007, Birkhäuser Basel, ISBN 978-3764380922
  • Hatch, Paul (editor); McDonagh,Deana (editor); Balte, Tatyana (illustrator) (2006). REALIZE - Design Means Business, Industrial Designers Society of America; 1ST edition, ISBN 978-1427606082
  • McDonagh, Deana, (2005). IMPACT: The Synergy of Design, Technology, and Business, Industrial Designers Society of America; 1ST edition, ISBN 978-0975274132
  • Fiell, Peter; Fiell, Charlotte; Krumhauer, Julia, (2003). Industrial Design A-Z, Tashen, ISBN 978-3822824269
  • Ogursky, Guenter; Stof, Gabrielle (editors) (Unknown). The Influence of Ergonomics on the Design of Power Tools, Robert Bosch GmbH, Stuttgart
  • Zec, Prof. Peter, (1997). German Design Standards, Koln: DuMont, ISBN 9783770142903
  • Marquart, Christian, (1994). Industrial Culture - Industrial Design: A Piece of German Economic and Design History: The Founder Members of the Association of German Industrial, John Wiley & Sons, ISBN 978-3433023433

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