Dieter Witte

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Dieter Witte (* 1937 in Stadthagen ; † April 28, 2008 ) was a German industrial designer . Witte is one of the most important designers of lights and lamps in the 20th century. His designs are considered generic. He mainly worked for the lighting manufacturers ERCO , Osram and Staff (today Zumtobel).

life and work

Witte grew up near Hanover in Stadthagen. He studied product design at the Hanover School of Applied Arts . From 1966 he ran his own office and designed for industry. Witte worked for various manufacturers of lights. For the luminaire manufacturer ERCO , he designed luminaires that are considered design classics of the 1970s. ERCO's product range and branding were realigned under the direction of Dieter Witte. Technical-looking spotlight systems replaced conventional lighting systems. ERCO's contact with Otl Aicher was established through Witte. Aicher then designed the company's new logo.

The TM spotlights with attachments from ERCO and the "Lumilux" tube luminaire from OSRAM are considered important designs by Witte.

The German Werkbund organized in 2008 an exhibition of the designs Wittes.

Awards

  • 1968: 1st prize of the design prize in the Federal Association of German Industry (Rosenthal Studio Prize) for the staff lamp »Auster«
  • 1969: iF Industrie Forum Design Award for the lighting series from Reininghaus & Co.

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Archive link ( Memento from March 8, 2016 in the Internet Archive ) Deutscher Werkbund with an overview of the work of Witte
  2. ↑ "The room becomes a lamp" . In: Der Spiegel . No. 12 , 1987 ( online - Mar. 16, 1987 ).
  3. ↑ http://design-report.de/Fachartikelarchiv/1000001753/Von-der-Leuchte-zum-Licht.html  ( page no longer available , search in web archives )  Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Design Report: Jörg Stürzebecher on Dieter Witte's work@1@ 2Template: Toter Link / design-report.de  
  4. ↑ http://www.vdmd.de/pub/ddvextras/DDVextra_2_2008.pdf  ( page no longer available , search in web archives )  Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Obituary for Dieter Witte in the Association of German Designers@1@ 2Template: Dead Link / www.vdmd.de  
  5. ↑ http://prev-ifdesign09.ifdesign.de/exhibition_index_e.html?pagemode=awards&ategorie_id=-1&pagemode=awards&sprache=1&award_id=71&ignore_cat=1&award_name=iF+product+design+award&award_jahr=&radio_searchmode=on 0 & btn_search.y = 0  ( page no longer available , search in web archives )  Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Award-winning spotlight from the iF Industrie Forum Design.@1@ 2Template: Toter Link / prev-ifdesign09.ifdesign.de  
personal data
SURNAME Witte, Dieter
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German industrial designer
DATE OF BIRTH 1937
PLACE OF BIRTH Stadthagen
DATE OF DEATH April 28, 2008