[HN Gopher] Rams is a documentary portrait of Dieter Rams (2018)
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Rams is a documentary portrait of Dieter Rams (2018)
Author : Michelangelo11
Score : 56 points
Date : 2025-05-02 17:59 UTC (5 hours ago)
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| pcthrowaway wrote:
| For fans of Severance, Dieter Rams was likely part of the
| inspiration for the naming of Dieter Eagan, and several of his
| industrial designs were featured: https://news.artnet.com/art-
| world/severance-dieter-rams-brau...
| atombender wrote:
| And the show does feature rams. As in male sheep.
| neves wrote:
| it is a paid documentary: https://vimeo.com/ondemand/ramsfilm
| dbtc wrote:
| I purchased it a while ago and I've watched it twice. It's well
| made and worth the price.
| diggan wrote:
| I know it says "Stream + download anytime", but since stores
| frequently say "Buy" when they mean "Rent", I feel like I
| have to ask to clarify... Does the download mean that you get
| an actual video file downloaded to your computer that you can
| watch offline? Or is there some Vimeo app that you can only
| temporarily cache the video in or similar stupid setup?
|
| Edit: Thank you everyone for the replies, great to hear it's
| a proper DRM-free download. Good job Vimeo and producers :)
| vile_wretch wrote:
| Yep it's a full DRM-free download.
| dbtc wrote:
| ~6 years ago, I didn't purchase through Vimeo or AppleTV
| and now I don't see the page where I bought it, but I was
| able to download an mp4 to keep.
| eichin wrote:
| Back in 2018 when this dropped (I backed the kickstarter) I
| got a code and used it to download an mp4 from vimeo.
| ChrisArchitect wrote:
| _Every year on Dieter Rams' birthday, we stream "Rams" free
| worldwide! Come back and watch on May 20!_
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| https://www.ohyouprettythings.com/rams
| trentnix wrote:
| This documentary is one of my favorites. I've probably watched a
| dozen times over the years. Seeing the Braun designs of
| yesteryear and hearing Mr. Rams philosophy on design is inspiring
| and refreshing each time I watch.
| ChrisArchitect wrote:
| This project got some attention in the last year
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| _I designed a Dieter Rams-inspired iPhone dock_
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| https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=41623467
| hackyhacky wrote:
| The documentary omitted many import details from his life. For
| example, it did not mention that the American football team in
| Los Angeles was named after him.
| diggan wrote:
| As someone who read quite a bit about Rams and what he has
| done, what football teams are named after him or not would
| probably go pretty far down on the list of stuff I'd like to
| know.
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| If anything, this makes the documentary sound even better in my
| head, as then they haven't wasted run time on useless details
| that aren't about his philosophy of design or him as a person.
| BlandDuck wrote:
| You may want to look up the words "rams" (plural of "ram")
| and "humor" in an english dictionary.
| diggan wrote:
| I did, and still didn't understand what you were trying to
| say...
|
| For others who also don't have any idea of American sports,
| apparently there is a American Football team called "Rams"
| :|
| ChrisArchitect wrote:
| lol had me for a second
| rglover wrote:
| If you're unfamiliar with Gary's design documentary series, do
| yourself a favor and buy all of them for a marathon watch. Rams'
| is one of the best because Dieter is so smart/charming.
|
| Had the chance to see the premiere of Gary's doc Urbanized in
| Detroit a decade or so ago and ask him a question about the music
| he uses (from the band El Ten Eleven). Really nice guy who deeply
| cares about his craft.
| hackyhacky wrote:
| The documentary omitted many import details from his life. For
| example, it did not mention that Random Access Memory was named
| after him.
| grose wrote:
| I was introduced to this documentary through the YouTube clip
| "Dieter Rams pointing at things he doesn't like"
| https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ypyAg3Zbs_8
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