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    Design and Architecture

    All You Need Is Zip Ties; Talking Product Design

    Jae Won Cho moved around so much he created furniture to fit his lifestyle. Meanwhile, Dieter Rams' products remain universal. A talk with two product designers.

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    By Frances Anderton • Apr 30, 2013 • 20m Listen

    Jae Won Cho moved around so much he designed furniture to fit his nomadic lifestyle; meanwhile the influence of Dieter Rams lives on in the industrial design classics of our time. A talk about product design, with Jae Won Cho and Dieter Rams. Plus, a "big nerd" visits an anti-"Iconic" building on Wilshire Boulevard; with Dave Bullock and Edward Lifson.

    Banner image: Dieter Rams (R) with a student at Art Center College of Design

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      Frances Anderton

      architecture critic and author

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