TEAMS Design

TEAMS
Private
Industry Industrial Design, Interaction design, User Experience Design, Mechanical, Electrical, Software engineering, Communication Design, Service Design, Human Factors, Design Thinking
Founded 1956
Headquarters Esslingen, Germany
Key people

Reinhard Renner
Klaus Baumgartner
Hans Peter Aglassinger
Ulrich Schweig, Hamburg
Zarko Bubalo, Belgrade
Paul Hatch, Chicago
Andreas Bell, Chicago
An Luo, Shanghai
Martin Rauch, Shanghai

Number of employees = 100 (2015)
Website www.teamsdesign.com

TEAMS is an award-winning design firm headquartered in Germany founded in 1956 by industrial designer Hans Erich Slany.[1] As of July, 2009, TEAMS has five design studios on three continents. They have been ranked second by the International Forum Design (iF),[2][3] or 14th in an international poll that includes corporations, communications, and other firms. As of June 2009, TEAMS has won 200 iF Product Design Awards alone.[4]

History

In 1956 Hans Erich Slany founded Slany Design in Esslingen, Germany. At this point he approached Robert Bosch GmbH with his ideas for power tools housed in plastics, a revolutionary idea that would make tools lighter, reducing the incidence of repetitive strain injury in workers. This idea also reduced the incidence of electric shocks to users. To train their engineers and commemorate a traveling European exhibition called "Making Work Easier: Ergonomics for Power Tools", Bosch published a book based on Slany's recommendations: "The influence of Ergonomics on the Design of Power Tools". TEAMS still manages the visual brand language of Bosch Power Tools.[5]

During this time, Slany was very active in the design community, forming the Verband Deutscher Industrie Designer e.V. (VDID), with six other designers in 1959.

To secure new leadership for the firm's future after many decades, Slany sold some of his shares to designers Reinhard Renner and Klaus Schoen. The firm began to be known as SLANY DESIGN TEAMS with the intent of phasing out Slany's name upon his retirement. In 1996 when Slany stepped down, the name was officially changed to TEAMS Design GmbH.

In 1998, TEAMS Design began to expand internationally, founding their first branch in Chicago with Paul Hatch as president. The second German branch in Hamburg was opened under the direction of by Ulrich Warth in 2002. Ulrich Schweig succeeded Warth in 2010. Further international expansion quickly followed as branches were established in Belgrade and Shanghai in 2004 and 2006, respectively. Zarko Bubalo heads the Belgrade location, and Jonas Vollmer and An Luo founded the Shanghai office. Martin Rauch[6] has been promoted to direct the Shanghai team with An Luo. The firm currently employs over 100 employees across all five locations.

Current Community Leadership

TEAMS Design is actively involved with industrial design professional organizations worldwide. In Germany, TEAMS participates in activities with the VDID. TEAMS Chicago President, Paul Hatch has served as the Midwest Vice President of the Industrial Designers Society of America (IDSA) as well as served as an International Conference Chair and currently their Vice President, Marianne Grisdale, just finished a term as the IDSA National Secretary / Treasurer and now is serving as the Midwest District Vice President.

TEAMS Today

TEAMS Design GmbH is currently run by Reinhard Renner, Hans Peter Aglassinger, and Klaus Baumgartner. Aglassinger and Baumgartner took over Schoen’s shares in the firm upon his retirement in 2003. TEAMS Design continues to manage the visual language of brands long term and be honored in the field of product design[7][8] for brands such as Bosch,[9][10] Kärcher[11] GmbH, Silit,[12] Mr. Coffee, Black & Decker, STILL and Leifheit.

Awards and Distinctions

1973-78

Awarded “Gute Form” awards also known as the German Design Award

1990

Awarded Design Team of the year award by Design Zentrum Nordrhein Westfalen in Essen also known as the Red Dot Design Award[13]

1996

TEAMS / SLANY Design was ranked as the top design firm in Germany by Design Zentrum Nordrhein Westfalen (Red Dot Design Award) and second place worldwide

2000

Red Dot Design Awards

Good Design Chicago Anthenaeum Award[14]

iF Product Design Awards

Design of the Decade (IDSA / BusinessWeek)

I.D.Magazine

2001

iF Packaging Design Awards[15]

iF Product Design Awards

2002

IF Product Design Awards

2003

iF Product Design Awards

Red Dot Design Awards

2004

iF Product Design Awards

Red Dot Design Awards

2005

Red Dot Design Award

iF Product Design Award

Good Design Chicago Anthenaeum Awards

2006

Red Dot Design Award

iF Product Design Awards

Hamburger Design Preis

2007

Red Dot Design Awards

iF Product Design Awards

iF Package Design Awards

Deutscher Verpackungs Preis[22]

ISH Design Plus Award[24]

Design Preis Baden-Wurttemberg

ADEX Awards[26]

2008

Red Dot Design Honorable Mention

Swiss Star Package Design Award[29]

Good Design Chicago Anthenaeum Award

iF Product Design Award

iF Product Design Award Nominee

iF China Ecology Award[35]

iF Packaging Design Awards

Design Preis Baden-Wurttemberg Nominees

2009

IHA Awards[42]

iF Design Awards China 2009

iF Product Design Awards

Universal Design Awards[50]

Appliance Design EID Awards[54]

IDEA Bronze

Biomaterial of the Year Innovation Award 2009

Design Plus Awards

Red Star Design Awards[58]

Red Dot Design Awards[65]

Spark Award Bronze

ADEX Platinum Award

Good Design Chicago Anthenaeum Awards

Green Dot Award[71]

2010

iF Product Design Awards

iF Material Design Award

iF China Awards

Red Dot Awards

Red Star Design Awards

ID Magazine Annual Design Review

Appliance Design EID Awards

Good Design Chicago Anthenaeum Award

International Design Awards - Bronze[88]
Silver

Bronze

2011

Appliance Design EID Awards[90]

Spark Award Gold

Good Design Chicago Anthenaeum Awards

Red Star Design Awards

2012

International Design Excellence Awards

Bundespreis Ecodesign Product Awards

Good Design Chicago Anthenaeum Awards

Medical Design Excellence Awards

Red Dot Awards

iF Product Design Awards

2013

ProSound Networks NAMM Best In Show Award

iF Product Design Award

Red Dot Design Award

IFOY Award

Good Design Chicago Anthenaeum Awards

A'Design Awards & Competition

2014

ProSound Networks NAMM Best In Show Award

IF Product Design Award

Appliance Design EID Awards Bronze

Red Dot Awards

2015

IF Awards

References

  1. ↑ Slany, Hans Erich (2013). Industriedesign - Eine Erfolgsgeschichte. Verlag Sindlinger-Burchartz. ISBN 978-3-928812-64-1.
  2. ↑ 2010 Ranking of Firms by iF
  3. ↑ Design Team of the Year Award
  4. ↑ 2009 iF Product Design Award Count
  5. ↑ TEAMS designs Bosch Power Tools
  6. ↑ New Leadership in Shanghai for TEAMS Design
  7. ↑ Goethe Institute honors TEAMS for Bosch work
  8. ↑ Red Dot Awards
  9. ↑ Core 77 Interview with HP Aglassinger on Power Tools
  10. ↑ NOTCOT Article on Power Tool Design
  11. ↑ Karcher IF Award
  12. ↑ Silit Profile on TEAMS
  13. ↑ Red Dot Design Hall of Fame
  14. ↑ 2000 Good Design Award
  15. ↑ 2001 IF Design Hanover Awards
  16. 1 2 2001 iF Package Design Awards
  17. ↑ 2005 iF Product Design Award
  18. ↑ 2007 iF Awards Karcher Vacuum
  19. ↑ 2007 iF Awards Weishaupt Gas Burner
  20. ↑ 2007 iF Awards Still
  21. ↑ 2007 iF Package Design Awards Bosch X-Line
  22. ↑ German Packaging Award
  23. ↑ 2007 Deutscher Verpackungs Preis Bosch X-Line
  24. ↑ ISH Design Plus Award
  25. ↑ 2007 ISH Design Plus Award Schüco Refrigerator
  26. ↑ ADEX Awards
  27. ↑ 2007 Gold ADEX Award Mansfield Reo
  28. ↑ 2007 Silver ADEX Award Mansfield Essence
  29. ↑ Swiss Star Awards
  30. ↑ 2008 Swiss Star Package Design Award Bosch Robust Line
  31. ↑ 2008 Good Design Award Argus Camera
  32. ↑ 2008 iF Award Rofin Lasers
  33. ↑ 2008 iF Award Karcher Pressure Cleaner
  34. ↑ 2008 iF Award Nominee Karcher Product Family
  35. ↑ International Forum Design's China Award
  36. ↑ 2008 IF China Award Intel Classmate PC
  37. ↑ 2008 Design Preis Karcher VC 6330
  38. ↑ 2008 Design Preis Karcher VC 6350
  39. ↑ 2008 Design Preis Karcher T9
  40. ↑ 2008 Design Preis Still Forklift
  41. ↑ 2008 Design Preis Wolcraft Clamp
  42. ↑ IHA Awards
  43. ↑ 2009 IHA Award Wusthof-Trident Sharpener
  44. ↑ 2009 IHA Awards Smith's Edge Sharpener
  45. ↑ 2009 IHA Awards Soehnle Scales
  46. ↑ 2009 iF China Award Spirella Etna Bath Collection
  47. ↑ 2009 iF China Award Siemens Climatix
  48. ↑ 2009 iF Design Awards Silit-Werke Cookware
  49. ↑ 2009 iF Product Design Award EnBW Meter
  50. ↑ Universal Design Awards
  51. ↑ 2009 Universal Design Award Silit Torre Box Grater
  52. ↑ 2009 Universal Design Award Silit Torre Box Grater
  53. ↑ 2009 Universal Design Award Silit Tempera
  54. ↑ Appliance Design EID Awards
  55. ↑ 2009 Bronze IDEA Award Argus Camera
  56. ↑ 2009 Biomaterial of the Year Innovation Award Staedtler WOPEX
  57. ↑ 2009 Design Plus Award Staedtler WOPEX
  58. ↑ About Red Star Awards
  59. ↑ 2009 Red Star Award Siemens
  60. ↑ 2009 Red Star Award Spirella
  61. ↑ 2009 Red Star Award Bosch GSR
  62. ↑ Red Star Award Bosch GBM
  63. ↑ 2009 Red Star Award Bosch GWS
  64. ↑ 2009 Red Star Award Bosch GDR
  65. ↑ 2009 Red Dot Online Gallery
  66. ↑ 2009 Spark Award Precise Path RG3 Mower
  67. ↑ 2010 Adex Platinum Award Mansfield Enzo
  68. ↑ 2009 Good Design Award Still Forklift
  69. ↑ 2009 Good Design Award Precise Path Robotics,LLC.
  70. ↑ 2009 Good Design Award Bosch Nailers
  71. ↑ About Green Dot
  72. ↑ 2009 Green Dot Still Forklift
  73. ↑ 2010 iF Bosch Hedgecutter Award
  74. ↑ 2010 iF Bosch Shrub and Grass Shear Set Award
  75. ↑ 2010 iF FLUX-GERATE Barrel Pump Award
  76. ↑ 2010 iF Silit-Werke Polar White Cookware Award
  77. ↑ 2010 iF Material Award Staedtler
  78. ↑ 2010 iF China Award Intel Classmate PC
  79. ↑ 2010 Red Dot Awards
  80. ↑ 2010 Bosch GSB Red Star Gold Award
  81. ↑ 2010 Intel Classmate PC Best Originality Red Star Award
  82. ↑ 2010 Siemens, Mr. Coffee, and Bosch Red Star Excellent Awards
  83. ↑ 2010 ID Magazine Annual Design Review Bosch Nail Guns
  84. ↑ 2010 Silver EID Federal Signal Universal One and PS
  85. ↑ 2010 Silver EID Bosch Nailers
  86. ↑ 2010 Bronze EID Sunbeam Flat Panel Heater
  87. ↑ List of 2010 Good Design Awards
  88. ↑ About the International Design Awards (iDA)
  89. ↑ 2010 Bronze iDA Award House of Marley Trenchtown Rock Headphones
  90. ↑ 2011 EID Silver and Bronze Awards
  91. ↑ 2011 Spark Award Gold STILL cubeXX
  92. ↑ 2011 Good Design Award Bosch Router
  93. ↑ 2011 Good Design Award Edgeware Mandoline Elite
  94. ↑ 2011 Good Design Award Mr. Coffee Optimal Brew
  95. ↑ 2011 Good Design Award Safepole IV Pole
  96. ↑ 2011 Red Star Award for Siemens Room Thermostat
  97. ↑ 2011 Red Star Award for Bosch Skil Angle Grinder
  98. ↑ 2011 Red Star Award for Shimge Pump
  99. ↑ 2012 Bronze IDEA Award Still cubeXX Forklift Concept
  100. ↑ 2012 IDEA Award Finalist Dremel Saw Max
  101. ↑ 2012 IDEA Award Finalist House of Marley TTR Headphones
  102. ↑ 2012 Bundespreis Ecodesign Award
  103. ↑ 2012 Good Design Award in Household Products
  104. ↑ 2012 Good Design Award in Tools
  105. ↑ 2012 Medical Design Excellence Gold Award
  106. ↑ 2012 Red Dot Award Bosch PBD 40 Benchdrill
  107. ↑ 2012 Red Dot Bosch Buderus Logano Plus SB745
  108. ↑ 2012 Red Dot Award Kärcher SC 6.800 C Steam Cleaner
  109. ↑ 2012 iF Product Design Award Soehnle Digital Kitchen Scale Page Evolution
  110. ↑ 2012 iF Product Design Award Bosch Green Bench Drill PBD 40
  111. ↑ 2012 iF Product Design Award Silit Sicomatic econtrol Pressure Cooker
  112. ↑ 2012 iF Product Design Award Bosch Buderus Solar/Thermal Collector SKN4.00
  113. ↑ 2013 NAMM Best In Show Electro-Voice ZLX Speakers
  114. ↑ 2013 iF Product Design Award Bosch ST DCN-D Delegate Unit
  115. ↑ 2013 Red Dot Design Award
  116. ↑ Red Dot Design Award Bosch ST DCN-D Delegate Unit
  117. ↑ 2013 IFOY RX Hybrid
  118. ↑ Good Design Electro-Voice ZLX Speakers
  119. ↑ Good Design Bosch Jobsite Table Saw
  120. ↑ A'Design Award Electro-Voice ZLX Speakers
  121. ↑ A'Design Award Safepole
  122. ↑ 2014 NAMM Best In Show Electro-Voice ETX Speakers
  123. ↑ 2014 IF Award for Karcher K2.900
  124. ↑ 2014 IF Award for EV ZLX
  125. ↑ 2014 IF Award for Flux FBM-B3100
  126. ↑ 2014 IF Award for Bosch SS DCN Multimedia
  127. ↑ 2014 IF Award for Bosch SS Plena Matrix Mixer
  128. ↑ 2014 IF Award for Bosch SS Plena Matrix Amplifier
  129. ↑ 2014 EID Award for EV ZLX
  130. ↑ 2014 Red Dot Award for STILL FM-X Reach Truck
  131. ↑ 2014 Red Dot Award for FLUX-GERÄTE FBM-B 3100 Battery Motor
  132. ↑ 2014 Red Dot Award for Bosch DCN Multimedia Conference Device
  133. ↑ 2014 Red Dot Award for Bosch Plena Matrix
  134. ↑ 2014 Red Dot Award for Bosch DINION IP 5000 HD Network Surveillance Camera
  135. ↑ 2014 Red Dot Award for Bosch SS DCN Multimedia
  136. ↑ 2014 Red Dot Award for Bosch PRR 250 ES Sanding Device
  137. ↑ 2014 Red Dot Award for Bosch Uneo Cordless Rotary Hammer
  138. ↑ 2014 Red Dot Award for Bosch PTK 3.6 LI Cordless Tacker
  139. ↑ 2014 Red Dot Award for Bosch PST 10.8 LI Cordless Multi Saw
  140. ↑ 2014 Red Dot Award for Bosch GST 10.8 V-LI Cordless JigSaw
  141. ↑ 2014 Red Dot Award for Bosch GKS 10.8 V-LI Cordless Circular Saw
  142. ↑ http://exhibition.ifdesign.de/entrydetails_en.html?beitrag_id=151866 2015 IF Award for Bosch SS CCS 1000D Conference Device]
  143. ↑ http://exhibition.ifdesign.de/entrydetails_en.html?beitrag_id=151853 2015 IF Award for Bosch SS CCS 1000D Control Unit]
  144. ↑ http://exhibition.ifdesign.de/entrydetails_en.html?beitrag_id=151868 2015 IF Award for Bosch SS CCS ETX-15P Powered Loudspeaker]
  145. ↑ http://exhibition.ifdesign.de/entrydetails_en.html?beitrag_id=147945 2015 IF Award for Bosch SS Wireless Conference Device]

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