Robert Brunner Explained

Robert Brunner
Occupation:Industrial Designer
Known For:Director of Industrial Design at Apple Computer, Inc. from 1989–1996

Robert Brunner (born 1958)[1] is an American industrial designer. Brunner was the Director of Industrial Design for Apple Computer from 1989 to 1996, and is a founder and current partner at Ammunition Design Group.[2]

Biography

Brunner received a Bachelor of Science degree in Industrial Design from San José State University in 1981.[3]

After working as a designer and project manager at several high technology companies, Brunner went on to co-found Lunar Design in 1984.[4] [5] [6] In 1989, Brunner accepted the position of Director of Industrial Design at Apple Computer, where he provided design and direction for all Apple product lines, including the PowerBook. He was succeeded by Jonathan Ive in 1997. Brunner claims that while with Apple, he hired Ive three times.

In January 1996, he became a partner in the San Francisco office of Pentagram.[7] In 2006, Brunner partnered Alex Siow, founder of San Francisco-based Zephyr Ventilation, to launch outdoor grill design firm Fuego. Emblematic of his relationship with Siow, he designed the Arc Collection of modern range-hoods for Zephyr Ventilation.[8]

By mid-2007 Brunner left Pentagram to start Ammunition Design Group. In 2008, former MetaDesign leaders Brett Wickens and Matt Rolandson joined Ammunition LLC as partners.[9] In 2008, Brunner collaborated with Jimmy Iovine and Dr. Dre to launch Beats by Dre, and is responsible for the design of the company's lines of headphones and speakers [10] including Beats Studio,[11] Powerbeats, Mixr,[12] Solo and Solo Pro as well as the Pill wireless speaker,[13] among others.

Brunner's work has been widely published in North America, Europe, Asia and Australia. His product designs have won 23 IDSA Awards from the Industrial Designers Society of America and Business Week, including 6 best of category awards. His work is included in the permanent collections of the Museum of Modern Art (MoMA), Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum, Indianapolis Museum of Art (IMA),[14] and the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art (SFMoMA).

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Robert Brunner Collection. Cooper Hewitt. 8 June 2015. March 4, 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160304195728/https://collection.cooperhewitt.org/people/18063245/. live.
  2. Web site: Robert Brunner of Ammunition on why design is a process and should be at the heart of any business. 2016-03-23. Creative Boom. 2016-05-11.
  3. Web site: Industrial Design Alumni Department of Design. 2021-04-19. www.sjsu.edu. January 17, 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220117050430/https://www.sjsu.edu/design/industrial-design/alumni.php. live.
  4. Web site: Jeff Smith and Gerard Furbershaw: Lunar Design Co-Founders. 2021-04-19. portal.cca.edu.
  5. Web site: Robert Brunner . 2023-08-09 . CHM . en . March 4, 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240304060706/https://computerhistory.org/profile/robert-brunner/ . live .
  6. Web site: Robert Brunner, IDSA . Industrial Designers Society of America.
  7. Web site: A Master Designer Redraws His Plans. Bloomberg Business. 2015-06-09. 2007-10-21. March 6, 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160306231249/http://www.bloomberg.com/bw/stories/2007-10-21/a-master-designer-redraws-his-plans. live.
  8. Web site: Design Lecture Series: The Beats by Dr. Dre Story. AIGA San Francisco. 2015-06-09. July 28, 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160728041433/http://aigasf.org/events/2013/10/03/design_lecture_series_beats. dead.
  9. Web site: Revolving Door: Ammunition Hires New Partners Wickens and Rolandson. Adweek. 2015-06-09. 2009-01-15. Delahoyde. Steve. August 9, 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180809092628/https://www.adweek.com/fishbowlny/revolving-door-ammunition-hires-new-partners-wickens-and-rolandson/277520/. live.
  10. Web site: Three Questions with the Man Who Designed Beats' Headphones. 2021-04-19. MIT Technology Review. en. November 29, 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20231129130949/https://www.technologyreview.com/2014/06/06/172674/three-questions-with-the-man-who-designed-beats-headphones/. live.
  11. Web site: Tweedie. Steven. Apple's Former Director Of Design Reveals The Most Important Thing He Learned While Working At Apple. 2021-04-19. Business Insider. en-US. April 19, 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210419210537/https://www.businessinsider.com/robert-brunner-what-i-learned-at-apple-2014-12. live.
  12. Web site: 2012-06-04. Beats by Dr. Dre Beats Mixr. 2021-04-19. Industrial Designers Society of America – IDSA. en. April 21, 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210421165450/https://www.idsa.org/awards/idea/entertainment/beats-dr-dre-beats-mixr. live.
  13. Web site: Carr. Austin. 2012-10-16. Dr. Dre's Beats Unveils A Portable Speaker Shaped Like A Pill. 2021-04-19. Fast Company. en-US. August 12, 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220812185408/https://www.fastcompany.com/1671017/dr-dres-beats-unveils-a-portable-speaker-shaped-like-a-pill. live.
  14. Web site: Online Collection, Powerbook 100. Indianapolis Museum of Art. 2015-06-08. March 4, 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160304100430/http://collection.imamuseum.org/artwork/54960/. live.

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