Dietrich Lubs
Dietrich Lubs grew up in East Berlin but moved to the Federal Republic of Germany in 1953 at age fifteen. In Cologne he worked at the shipbuilding firm Hansa-Stahl und Schiffbau. It was here that he learned about all different facets of design—from inspecting technical drawings to becoming involved with the ships’ interior designs. After the collapse of the shipbuilding firm, though, he sought work at Braun. Lubs first saw Braun’s products in the magazine Form as well as in a showroom in Dusseldorf. Dieter Rams interviewed and hired Lubs in 1962, initially placing Lubs in the Appliance Typography department. He became a senior member of its Design Department during a nearly 40-year career with the... more.
We have 4 objects that Dietrich Lubs has been involved with.
![A square black molded plastic alarm clock with a circular dial delineated with white lines and the white numbers 12, 3, 6 and 9 marking hours and minutes. Two thick white plastic stips act as hour and minute hands, whilst a smaller yelow plastic stip acts as a second hand. The word [BRAUN] is printed in white capital letters in the upper left and the word [quartz] is printed in white on the upper right. The black alarm button is raised with a red arrow printed in its center.](https://images.collection.cooperhewitt.org/333534_ba1034d93996b92f_n.jpg "AB 21/s Travel Alarm Clock")
