The forms he uses borrow materials and designs from the engineering, aviation, automotive and consumer appliance industries. (art.thehighline.org)
Today, many Minimal designers work in the field of consumer products; Dieter Rams, the designer to Braun, created many record players, radios, calculators and consumer appliances in line with the Minimalist concepts. (widewalls.ch)
The scoop on energy efficiency standards Federal attempts to regulate consumer appliance efficiency started with the Energy Policy and Conservation Act of 1975, which established appliance efficiency targets, but did not set efficiency standards. (treehugger.com)