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Braun SK 6 radiogram
This particular radio-phonograph combination is in a splendid cosmetic condition. It has a four speed record player with 78, 45, 33, 16 rpm. The tube radio picks up LW, MW, and UKW signals (Broadcast, Long Wave, and FM).
This combination was designed by Dieter Rams and Hans Gugelot (Bauhaus / Ulmer Schule HFG aka "Ulm College of Design"). The beautiful translucent plastic lid gave this combination its nickname "Snow White's Coffin".
Beautiful cream white metal casing with ash-veneer wooden sides. As already mentioned cosmetic is for it years very very good, with some little or even no signs of wear. So the veneers are in a splendid condition with no great areas of significant loss or other forms of major damage. Please see the two images below. This item is made up from painted steel sheet (cream white color), ash veneer wooden sides and beautiful translucent acrylic lid. As already mentioned cosmetic is splendid, with almost no signs of wear, because the whole body has been reconditioned. All new paint and imprints. Acrylic lid is without cracks and shows no surface scratching/cleaning marks commensurate with light use. It's because brand new. All graphics/imprints are complete (new). Please see the pictures below. As mentioned paint finish is in immaculate condition with consistent color. There is only a little light scratch on bottom of the front element, caused during transport. Sorry. Base board is excellent with valve map fixed on inside surface. Interior is clean, no rust or oxidation. For more information please take a close look at my pictures below and ask any question prior bidding.
Technical information:
- weight is approx 11.5 kg or 25.4 lb
- dimensions are approx: 58 x 24,4 x 29 cm or 22.8 x 9.6 x 11.4 inch
- Built-in voltage converter for 110, 125, 150, 220 and 240 Volt
- Has a German power cord so an EU/UK/US/ASIA universal plug adapter is required ($2 item on eBay).
All features work. All switches and knobs work well (treble, bass, etc.). The platter will move in all speeds, plays records fine and loud, the needle is in good condition, the radio has some nice reception even without an external antenna.
A truly design classic by Dieter Rams which is in many museum permanent collections, including MOMA and has been featured in Wallpaper magazine.
Please see my other auctions for that and other Braun design classics.
BRAUN PHONOSUPER-SK6 RADIOGRAM // DIETER RAMS (1932- present). "The clarity of form and minimalist design vocabulary associated with the German designer Dieter Rams is closely identified with the BRAUN Company. Many of his designs for domestic appliances and audio equipment feature in the permanent collections of leading museums that collect and promote design, such as the Metropolitan Museum of Modern Art, in New York, which began to collect Braun products in 1958.
After studying architecture at the Wiesbaden Academy of Applied Arts from 1947 to 1953 he spent three years as an apprentice cabinetmaker. This was followed by a period in architectural offices until he joined Braun in 1955. Rams epitomized the clean, austere appearance associated with a functional aesthetic and with associate designer, Hans Gugelot. The Braun range won every international design prize going. At this time he was also involved in furniture development with the designer, physicist, and entrepreneur Otto Zapf (born 1931).
As Braun's design director (from 1960), he was responsible for establishing a cleanly stated and distinctive aesthetic for a wide range of products from kitchen appliances to alarm clocks, calculators, lighters, and electric razors. This aesthetic was also in tune with the outlook of the Hochschule für Gestaltung (ULMER SCHOOL), a progressive design academy with links to Braun that had been first established in 1954. Other companies with which Rams has been associated include the furniture manufacturer Vitsoe (established 1959), the door handle manufacturer FSB (established 1881), and the lighting producer Tecnolumen (established 1980). His clearly articulated and austere “606-shelf” unit for Vitsoe (1960) remained in production for more than 40 years.
He has held a number of academic posts including, from 1981, a professorship in industrial design in Hamburg. In 1987 he became president of the German Rat-F-R-Formgebung (Design Council), which for many years had promoted the values associated with ideas of good design. In a recent design magazine (ICON), Rams is quoted as saying, ” As designers we have a great responsibility. I believe designers should eliminate the unnecessary. That means eliminating everything that is modish because this kind of thing is only short lived.”
Dieter Rams has received many international design awards throughout his career and his work is considered to be “design classics of the highest."
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