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Hans Erich Slany

?–2013
WA-00298932
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  • Birth yearWikidata· 92%
  • Death yearWikidata· 92%
  • NationalityWikidata· 92%
  • BiographyWikipedia· 88%
  • LocationWikidata· 80%

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Hans Erich Slany was a German designer considered by many to have been the first industrial designer to design plastic housings for power tools. Slany is also thought of as one of the icons of design in Germany. He founded TEAMS Design GmbH, was a professor of Industrial Design (ID) for more than 20 years and helped found the Verband Deutscher Industrie Designer e. V. in 1959. He then helped the VDID with their entry into the International Council of Societies of Industrial Design (ICSID).

Source: Wikidata · Trust score: 85% · Updated 17d ago

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