Hon.-Prof. Dipl.-Des. Oliver Grabes

Vita

2014
Head of the Braun design department and honorary professor at the University of Wuppertal

2009
Head of the Braun design department, Kronberg

2006
Professorship for technical product design at the University of Wuppertal

2004
Creative Director, Lakeside Product Development, Seattle/USA

2001
Creative Manager, PDD, London/GB

1999
Senior Designer, Teague, Seattle/USA

1994
Founded Grabes & Klüber, Office for Design, Frankfurt/Main

1993
Graduated from the HfG OF as Dipl. Designer

1992
Internship abroad at npk, Leiden/Holland

1991
Internship abroad Technology Design, Seattle/USA

1989
Design internship Yellow Design, Pforzheim

1986
Studied product design at the HfG Offenbach

Awards

2012

IF Gold Award
Braun BN 035, classic chronograph

Red Dot Award
Braun BN 035, classic chronograph

IF Award
Braun BN 010, stainless steel digital watch

Red Dot Award
Braun BN 010, stainless steel digital watch

IF Award
Braun BN 115, sporty analog wristwatch

Red Dot Award
BNC 009/010, digital alarm clock series

Red Dot Award
Braun Cruzer Beard&Head, beard trimmer

IF Award
Braun Juicer, Juicer Series

Red Dot Award
Braun Juicer, Juicer Series

2010

Good Design Award
DCI Digitrack F2, drill head navigation device

Spark Award Gold
DCI Digitrack F2, drill head navigation device

IDEA Bronze Award
DCI Digitrack F2, drill head navigation device

2008

IF Award
Merck Serono 'easypod', injection device for hormone treatment

IDEA Bronze Award
Milgard 'Smart Touch', safety fitting system for sliding windows

2006

IF Product Design Award
Vocollect 'T5', mobile computer

2005

IDEA Gold Award
Terabeam '3200 indoor', optical data transmission device

IDEA Bronze Award
Microsoft Windows Home Center 'Shire', PC System

2004

IDEA NW Silver Award
Terabeam '3200 indoor', Optical Data Transmitter

IDEA NW Silver Award
Terabeam '3200 outdoor', Optical data transmission device

2003

IDEA Gold Award
Pandora International 'Pogle Evolution', Film Controller

Red dot Award
Pandora International 'Pogle Evolution', Film Controller

D&AD Award
Pandora International 'Pogle Evolution' Film Controller

2002

IDEA Gold Award
Terabeam 'WAM', Optical Measuring Device

ID Magazine Design Distinction
Terabeam 'WAM', Optical Measuring Device

IDEA Gold Award
General Electrics 'Advantium Speedcook ', microwave with halogen technology

IDEA Silver Award
Terabeam 'Elliptica', Optical Data Transmitter

IDSA NW Chapter Gold Award
Microsoft 'Whistler, PC System

IDSA NW Chapter Silver Award
Panasonic eFX, entertainment system for airplanes

IDSA NW Chapter Silver Award
Terabeam 'WAM', Optical Measuring Device

IDSA NW Chapter Silver Award
Nephros H2H dialysis machine

2001

IDEA Silver Award
Nephros H2H dialysis machine

Red Dot Award
Nephros H2H dialysis machine

IDEA Silver Award
Terabeam 'HPC / RPC', optical data transmission device

Red Dot Award
Terabeam 'HPC / RPC', optical data transmission device

2000

International DOMUS BBJ Design Competition, 4th prize
Boeing 737 Business Jet Concept "Transitions"

IDSA NW Chapter Best of Category
TALIS 'Classic Clockwise', Timer

IDSA NW Chapter Best of Category
TALIS 'Dr. phil. Fras', bookends

1996

Design competition Mecklenburg Vorpommern
Nordmöbel 'TUTTO', home furniture system

1991

SONY Design Vision, 3rd prize
Audio design study 'Dr. Jeckyll and Mr. Hyde'

Philip Morris Design Competition, 1st prize
TIM'BUK', timer

1990

DESIGNBOERSE, Design Center Stuttgart, 1st prize 'Design Champion'

1989

'KÜCHE 2000' Design Award: 3rd prize and special prize for innovative recycling system products

Publications

'Fiber Optic Cable without the Cable'
Article in 'Innovations 2005', Design Magazine (IDSA), USA

'Design for the Digital Dark'
Article in 'Innovations 2003', Design Magazine (IDSA), USA

'Bridging the Emotional Gap' Lee Crossley / Oliver Grabes
Article in reference book 'Design and Emotion' to accompany presentation at the 2002 International Design Conference, Loughborough University, UK

Multiple publications of designed products in design books and magazines
(e.g. Businessweek, AXIS, I.D., Innovations, DESIGN, form, design report)

Research and third-party funded projects

2009 - Braun/Male grooming
2008 - Microsoft Young Mobility
2008 - Precor/Future of Fitness
2007 - Braun/Male Bodygrooming
2007 - Federal Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (BAuA)+Institute ASER of the University of Wuppertal/Complexity & Simplicity of Work Equipment
2006 - Bosch/2 KG hammer drill