Dieter Rams Vs Jonathan Ive

Great article over at Gizmodo.

Back in the 1950-60’s there was an industrial designer by the name of Dieter Rams who was the product designer for Braun. When you look at some of his designs and compare them to Apple’s done by Jonathan Ive there is an uncanny resemblance.

Braun T3 pocket radio and Apple iPod

Braun T1000 radio and PowerMac G5/Mac Pro

Rip-Off or just an “evolution in classic concepts”?