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The category winners for the 2011 Brit Insurance Design Awards were announced today. Celebrating international design from the last 12 months, the seven categories winners of the fourth annual Brit Insurance Design Awards features winners from Sweden, Germany, Japan, Italy, USA and two from the UK.
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For 40 years, from 1955 until 1995, Dieter Rams designed or oversaw the design of over 500 products for the German electronics manufacturer Braun, as well as furniture for Vitsoe. Audio equipment, calculators, shavers and shelving systems are just some of the products created by Dieter Rams, each item holds a special place in the history of industrial and furniture design and has established Dieter Rams as one of the most influential designers of the late 20th century.
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