TEAMS Design

TEAMS

Type	Private
Industry	Industrial Design, Interaction design, User Experience Design, Mechanical, Electrical, Software engineering, Communication Design, Service Design, Human Factors, Design Thinking
Founded	1956
Headquarters	Esslingen, Germany
Key people	Reinhard Renner Klaus Baumgartner Hans Peter Aglassinger Ulrich Schweig, Hamburg Zarko Bubalo, Belgrade Paul Hatch, Chicago Andreas Bell, Chicago An Luo, Shanghai Martin Rauch, Shanghai Number of employees = 100 (2015)
Website	www.teamsdesign.com

TEAMS is a design firm headquartered in Germany founded in 1956 by industrial designer Hans Erich Slany. As of July, 2009, TEAMS has five design studios on three continents. They have been ranked second by the International Forum Design (iF), or 14th in an international poll that includes corporations, communications, and other firms. As of June 2009, TEAMS has won 200 iF Product Design Awards alone.

History

In 1956 Hans Erich Slany founded Slany Design in Esslingen, Germany. At this point he approached Robert Bosch GmbH with his ideas for power tools housed in plastics, a revolutionary idea that would make tools lighter, reducing the incidence of repetitive strain injury in workers. This idea also reduced the incidence of electric shocks to users. To train their engineers and commemorate a traveling European exhibition called "Making Work Easier: Ergonomics for Power Tools", Bosch published a book based on Slany's recommendations: "The influence of Ergonomics on the Design of Power Tools". TEAMS still manages the visual brand language of Bosch Power Tools.

During this time, Slany was very active in the design community, forming the Verband Deutscher Industrie Designer e.V. (VDID), with six other designers in 1959.

To secure new leadership for the firm's future after many decades, Slany sold some of his shares to designers Reinhard Renner and Klaus Schoen. The firm began to be known as SLANY DESIGN TEAMS with the intent of phasing out Slany's name upon his retirement. In 1996 when Slany stepped down, the name was officially changed to TEAMS Design GmbH.

In 1998, TEAMS Design began to expand internationally, founding their first branch in Chicago with Paul Hatch as president. The second German branch in Hamburg was opened under the direction of by Ulrich Warth in 2002. Ulrich Schweig succeeded Warth in 2010. Further international expansion quickly followed as branches were established in Belgrade and Shanghai in 2004 and 2006, respectively. Zarko Bubalo heads the Belgrade location, and Jonas Vollmer and An Luo founded the Shanghai office. Martin Rauch has been promoted to direct the Shanghai team with An Luo. The firm currently employs over 100 employees across all five locations.

Current Community Leadership

TEAMS Design is actively involved with industrial design professional organizations worldwide. In Germany, TEAMS participates in activities with the VDID. TEAMS Chicago CEO, Paul Hatch has served as the Midwest Vice President of the Industrial Designers Society of America (IDSA) as well as served as an International Conference Chair and serves as the IDSA Director at Large - Conferences, and their Vice President, Marianne Grisdale, finished a term as the IDSA National Secretary / Treasurer and now is serving as the Midwest District Vice President.

TEAMS Today

TEAMS Design GmbH is currently run by Reinhard Renner, Hans Peter Aglassinger, and Klaus Baumgartner. Aglassinger and Baumgartner took over Schoen’s shares in the firm upon his retirement in 2003. TEAMS Design continues to manage the visual language of brands long term and be honored in the field of product design for brands such as Bosch, Kärcher GmbH, Silit, Mr. Coffee, Black & Decker, STILL and Leifheit.

Awards and Distinctions

1973-78

Awarded “Gute Form” awards also known as the German Design Award

1990

Awarded Design Team of the year award by Design Zentrum Nordrhein Westfalen in Essen also known as the Red Dot Design Award

1996

TEAMS / SLANY Design was ranked as the top design firm in Germany by Design Zentrum Nordrhein Westfalen (Red Dot Design Award) and second place worldwide

2000

Red Dot Design Awards

• Silit Pressure Cooker and Spaetzle Grater
• STILL FM Reach Truck and SU 20 Stand On Pallet Truck
• Robert Bosch GmbH GSB 22-2 RCE Professional Hammer Drill, GSB 3/28 E Professional Hammer Drill, and the PWS 6-115 Angle Grinder
• Witte PROTOP Transverse Screwdriver

Good Design Chicago Anthenaeum Award

• Karcher 270 Pressure Washer

iF Product Design Awards

• Leitz Color Clip Binder
• Leifheit Creative Line Cheese Mill Set
• Karcher Full Line of Power Washers
• Siemens Easy Control Climate Control Unit

Design of the Decade (IDSA / BusinessWeek)

• Karcher Full Line of Power Washers

I.D.Magazine

• Siemens Easy Control Climate Control Unit

2001

iF Packaging Design Awards

• Mini X-Line Power Tool Cassette by Robert Bosch GmbH
• X-Line Range Power Tool Case by Robert Bosch GmbH

iF Product Design Awards

• Karcher HDS 698 CSX Heated Pressure Washer
• Robert Bosch GmbH AHS 7000 Professional Hedge Trimmer, ALM 28 Air Cushion Lawn Mower, and the ART 23 GFSV String Trimmer
• STILL EGU-S Low Lift Trucks
• Weishaupt WG 5 Gas Burner

2002

IF Product Design Awards

• Anders+Kern Astrolux SL Overhead Projector
• Karcher 1801 BSX Steam Iron Station, 2701 TE Vacuum Cleaner, and the 5500 Carpet Cleaner
• Weishaupt WTC-A Thermo Condens Hot Water Heater
• Robert Bosch GmbH GBH 540 Hammer Drill and the AH40-24 Hedge Trimmer

2003

iF Product Design Awards

• Leifheit Knife Series
• Robert Bosch GmbH D-Tect 100 Universal Positioning Device and the GWS 14.4V Cordless Angle Grinder

Red Dot Design Awards

• Silit-Werke GmbH Sicomatic-T Pressure Cooker
• Robert Bosch GmbH GOF 2000 CE Professional Router

2004

iF Product Design Awards

• BBT Geothermal Heat Pump
• Karcher 7.85M Pressure Washer, HD 10/25s / HD 10/25SX Unheated Pressure Washers, and the Robocleaner RC3000 Robotic Vacuum Cleaner, SC 1702 Steam Cleaner
• Leifheit Tipp 361 Dustbin
• Robert Bosch GmbH GEX 150 Turbo Professional Orbital Sander, GSB 20-2 RE Hammer Drill, and the IXO Cordless Compact Screwdriver, CS20 Circular Saw

Red Dot Design Awards

• Silit-Werke GmbH Vision e30 Cookware
• Robert Bosch GmbH DLE Connect 150 Laser Distance Measuring System

2005

Red Dot Design Award

• Silit-Werke GmbH Non-stick Frying Pan

iF Product Design Award

• EnBW Electric Meter

Good Design Chicago Anthenaeum Awards

• Wolfcraft TS800 Collapsing Trolley
• LR Nelson Costco 3 Piece Nozzle Set
• Soehnle Cantilever Kitchen Scales

2006

Red Dot Design Award

• Siemens Schweiz AG Syncho_living Home Automation System

iF Product Design Awards

• BBT Logamax U052/U054 Calorific Gas Wall Boiler Series and the Volcano Click Gas Heater Series
• Schüco Window Design Handle Line

Hamburger Design Preis

• Still EXU Electric Low Lift Pallet Truck

2007

Red Dot Design Awards

• Robert Bosch GmbH GWS 15-125 CITH Professional Angle Grinder, GSH 16-30 Professional Demolition Hammer, DLE 50 Professional Laser Rangefinder, and the GDR 10.8 V-LI Professional Cordless Impact Driver

iF Product Design Awards

• Karcher GmbH VC 6350 Vacuum Cleaner
• Weishaupt GmbH WM-G10 Gas Burner
• STILL GmbH RX 20 Electric Forklift Truck, EXU Electric Low Lift Pallet Truck, CX 20 Low Level Order Picker, and the EXU-S Low-Lift Pallet Truck with Driver's Stand-On Platform

iF Package Design Awards

• Robert Bosch GmbH Mini X-Line Power Tool Cassettes (update) and the X-Line Range of Power Tool Cases (update)

Deutscher Verpackungs Preis

• Robert Bosch GmbH X-Line Range of Power Tool Cases

ISH Design Plus Award

• Schüco Absorption Refrigerator

Design Preis Baden-Wurttemberg

• Weishaupt GmbH WM-G10 Gas Burner
• Wolfcraft Microfix XS Spring Clamp
• Still MXX Narrow Forklift Combo
• Karcher T 9/1 Bp Dry Vacuum, VC 6300 Vacuum Cleaner, and the V6350 Vacuum Cleaner

ADEX Awards

• Gold Award to Mansfield Reo Bathroom Suites
• Silver Award to Mansfield Essence Bathroom Suites

2008

Red Dot Design Honorable Mention

• Silit-Werke GmbH Giro Teaspoon

Swiss Star Package Design Award

• Robert Bosch GmbH Robust Line

Good Design Chicago Anthenaeum Award

• Argus Kid's Cameras Bean and Sprout by Argus

iF Product Design Award

• Rofin DQ x80S Diode Pumped Lasers
• Karcher K 6.75 M High Pressure Cleaner Product Family

iF Product Design Award Nominee

• Karcher K 6.75 M High Pressure Cleaner Product Family

iF China Ecology Award

• Intel's Classroom Laptop

iF Packaging Design Awards

• Robert Bosch GmbH X-Line Range Power Tool Accessory Cases and the Mini X-Line Power Tool Accessory Cassettes

Design Preis Baden-Wurttemberg Nominees

• Karcher VC 6330 Vacuum Cleaner, VC 6350 Vacuum Cleaner, T9 / 1Bp Vacuum Cleaner
• STILL MXX Narrow Aisle Dual Purpose Forklift Combi-Truck
• Wolcraft Microfix XS Magnetic Spring Clamp

2009

IHA Awards

• Wusthof -Trident Precision Edge Electric Knife Sharpener
• Smith's Edge Diamond Edge Electric Knife and Scissors Sharpener
• Soehnle Slim FT5 Body Balance Scale by Leifheit

iF Design Awards China 2009

• Spirella Etna Bath Collection
• Siemens Climatix

iF Product Design Awards

• Silit-Werke GmbH Competence Cookware Series, miniMAX Cookware series, and the GrateCut Grater and Shredder
• EnBW Intelligent Electricity Meter

Universal Design Awards

• Silit-Werke Torre Box Grater
• Silit-Werke ModuLine Cookware Series
• Silit-Werke Tempera Non-Stick Pan

Appliance Design EID Awards

• Bosch RS35 Reciprocating Saw
• Intel Classmate PC
• Argus Bean Children's Digital Camera
  

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IDEA Bronze

• Argus Bean Children's Digital Camera

Biomaterial of the Year Innovation Award 2009

• Staedtler WOPEX

Design Plus Awards

• Staedtler WOPEX

Red Star Design Awards

• Siemens Climatix Controller
• Spirella Enta Bath Accessories
• Bosch GSR ProDrive Professional
• Bosch GBM 6RE, 10RE, 13RE Professional
• Bosch GWS 7-100 Professional
• Bosch GDR 14.4V-Li, 18V-Li Professional

Red Dot Design Awards

• Bosch Uneo 3-in-1 Power Tool, DLE 50 Professional Laser Rangefinder, GTM 12 Combination Saw, and the GWS 22-180 LVI and 24-180 LVI Angle Grinders

Spark Award Bronze

• Precise Path RG3 Mower

ADEX Platinum Award

• Mansfield Enso Bathroom Suite

Good Design Chicago Anthenaeum Awards

• STILL RX70 Hybrid Forklift Truck
• Precise Path Robotics RG3 Robotic Greens Mower
• Robert Bosch Pneumatic Nailers, SPS10-2 Pocket Screwdriver,RS35 Demolition Reciprocating Saw

Green Dot Award

• Still RX70 Hybrid Forklift Truck

2010

iF Product Design Awards

• Robert Bosch AHS 54-20 LI Cordless Hedgecutter and ASB 10.8 LI Cordless Shrub and Grass Shear Set
• FLUX-GERÄTE FEM 4070 Barrel Pump Motor
• Silit-Werke Polar White Cookware Series

iF Material Design Award

• STAEDTLER Mars WOPEX Pencil

iF China Awards

• Intel Classmate PC

Red Dot Awards

• Robert Bosch GTL 3 Professional Tile Laser Level, PFS 65 Fine Spray System, GTL 3 Professional Tile Laser Level, Isio 2 Shrub Shear

Red Star Design Awards

• Gold - Robert Bosch GSB 19-2 Dual Torque Hammer Drill
• Best Original - Intel Classmate PC
• Excellent - Siemens RDG/RDF Thermostats,
• Excellent - Mr. Coffee Optimal Brew Thermal Coffeemaker,
• Excellent - Robert Bosch GDR 10.8v Cordless Impact Driver

ID Magazine Annual Design Review

• Design Distinction - Robert Bosch Full Force Pneumatic Nail Guns

Appliance Design EID Awards

• Silver Award - Federal Signal Automated Parking Products Universal One & Universal PS
• Silver Award - Robert Bosch Full Force Pneumatic Nail Guns
• Bronze Award - Sunbeam Flat Panel Heater

Good Design Chicago Anthenaeum Award

• Bosch Power Box 360 Jobsite Radio
• Black & Decker iSHRED Vertical Shredder

International Design Awards - Bronze
Silver

• Bosch Powerbox 360 Jobsite Stereo

Bronze

• House of Marley Trenchtown Rock Headphones

2011

Appliance Design EID Awards

• Silver Award Business Machine - HoMedics Inc. Black & Decker Hanging Crosscut 6-Sheet Paper Shredder
• Silver Award Small Appliances - Robert Bosch Corp., 12" Dual-Bevel Glide Miter Saw
• Silver Award Small Appliances - HoMedics Inc., Black & Decker iShred
• Bronze Award Small Appliances - Jarden Consumer Solutions, Mr. Coffee Optimal Brew Thermal Coffeemaker

Spark Award Gold

• STILL cubeXX Forklift Concept

Good Design Chicago Anthenaeum Awards

• Bosch Combination Plunge and Fixed Base Router
• Edgeware Mandoline Elite
• Mr. Coffee Optimal Brew Thermal Coffeemaker
• Safepole IV Pole

Red Star Design Awards

• Siemens Room Thermostat RAB RAA
• Bosch Skil Angle Grinder
• Shimge Stainless Steel Submersible Pump

2012

International Design Excellence Awards

• Bronze Award - STILL cubeXX Forklift Concept
• Finalist - Dremel Saw Max
• Finalist - House of Marley TTR Headphones

Bundespreis Ecodesign Product Awards

• Still RX70 Hybrid

Good Design Chicago Anthenaeum Awards

• Chicago Cutlery DesignPro Knives
• Dremel Saw Max

Medical Design Excellence Awards

• Gold Award - Safepole IV Pole

Red Dot Awards

• Bosch PBD 40 Benchdrill
• Bosch Buderus Logano Plus SB745
• Kärcher SC 6.800 C Steam Cleaner

iF Product Design Awards

• Soehnle Digital Kitchen Scale Page Evolution
• Bosch Green Bench Drill PBD 40
• Silit Sicomatic econtrol Pressure Cooker0
• Bosch Buderus Solar / Thermal Collector SKN4.00

2013

ProSound Networks NAMM Best In Show Award

• Electro-Voice ZLX Speakers

iF Product Design Award

• Bosch ST DCN-D Delegate Unit

Red Dot Design Award

• Siemens Magic Motion Detector
• Bosch ST DCN-D Delegate Unit

IFOY Award

• RX70 Hybrid Awarded the 2013 International Forklift Truck of the Year

Good Design Chicago Anthenaeum Awards

• Electro-Voice ZLX Speakers
• Bosch Portable Jobsite Table Saw

A'Design Awards & Competition

• Electro-Voice ZLX Speakers
• Safepole Hospital IV Pole

2014

ProSound Networks NAMM Best In Show Award

• Electro-Voice ETX Speakers

IF Product Design Award

• Karcher K2.900 Silent High Pressure Cleaner
• Electro-Voice ZLX-12P Loudspeaker
• Flux-Gerate GmbH, FBM-B3100 Battery Motor
• Bosch Security Systems DCN Multimedia Audio Powering Switch
• Bosch Security Systems Plena Matrix 8 Channel Mixer
• Bosch Security Systems Plena Matrix DSP Amplifier

Appliance Design EID Awards Bronze

• Electro-Voice ZLX-12P Loudspeaker

Red Dot Awards

• STILL GmbH FM-X Reach Truck
• FLUX-GERÄTE GmbH FBM-B 3100 Battery Motor
• Bosch Security Systems DCN Multimedia Multimdeia Conference Device
• Bosch Security Systems Plena Matrix 8 Channel Call Station
• Bosch Security Systems DINION IP 5000 HD Network Surveillance Camera
• Bosch Security Systems DCN Multimedia Conference Device
• Bosch Power Tools PRR 250 ES Sanding Device
• Bosch Power Tools Uneo Cordless Rotary Hammer
• Bosch Power Tools PTK 3.6 LI Cordless Tacker
• Bosch Power Tools PST 10.8 LI Cordless Multi Saw
• Bosch Power Tools GST 10.8 V-LI Cordless JigSaw
• Bosch Power Tools GKS 10.8 V-LI Cordless Circular Saw

2015

IF Awards

• Bosch Security Systems CCS 1000D Conference Device
• Bosch Security Systems CCS 1000D Control Unit
• Bosch Security Systems CCS ETX-15P 15” Powered Loudspeaker
• Bosch Security Systems Dicentis Wireless Conference System

Red Dot

• Bosch Power Tools GRL 500 H/HV Professional & LR 50 Professional Rotation Laser and Laser Receiver
• Bosch Lawn and Garden GRA 53 Professional Lawnmower
• Bosch Security Systems DICENTIS Extended Wireless Conference Device
• Bosch Security Systems DICENTIS Conference Device
• Bosch Security Systems FLEXIDOME IP panoramic 7000 MP Security Camera
• Bosch Security Systems Therm 6000i S Instantaneous Gas Water Heater
• Bosch Termotecnologia Therm 6000i S Instantaneous Gas Water Heater
• Robert Bosch Elektrowerkzeuge PLR 50 C Laser Measure

2016

IF Awards

• Bosch SS Buderus Logasol SKR10 CPC / Vacuum Tube Collector

Published Material

• Slany, Hans Erich; Stefanie Leisentritt, (2013). "Industriedesign - Eine Erfolgsgeschichte", Verlag Sindlinger-Burchartz, ISBN 978-3-928812-64-1
• Chan, Eric, (2010). "1000 Product Designs: Form, Function, and Technology from Around the World", Rockport Publishers, ISBN 978-1-59253-638-2
• Zec, Prof. Peter, (2009). "Red Dot Design Yearbook 2009/2010", Avedition GmbH, ISBN 978-3-89939-106-0
• Godau, Marion; Antonelli, Paola, (2007) Design Directory Germany, Universe, ISBN 978-0-7893-0389-9
• Zec, Prof. Peter (2007). "Red Dot Design Yearbook 2007/2008", Avedition GmbH, ISBN 978-3-89939-084-1
• German Design Council, (2007). Design Award of the Federal Republic of Germany 2007, Birkhäuser Basel, ISBN 978-3-7643-8092-2
• Hatch, Paul (editor); McDonagh,Deana (editor); Balte, Tatyana (illustrator) (2006). REALIZE - Design Means Business, Industrial Designers Society of America; 1ST edition, ISBN 978-1-4276-0608-2
• McDonagh, Deana, (2005). IMPACT: The Synergy of Design, Technology, and Business, Industrial Designers Society of America; 1ST edition, ISBN 978-0-9752741-3-2
• Fiell, Peter; Fiell, Charlotte; Krumhauer, Julia, (2003). Industrial Design A-Z, Tashen, ISBN 978-3-8228-2426-9
• Ogursky, Guenter; Stof, Gabrielle (editors) (Unknown). The Influence of Ergonomics on the Design of Power Tools, Robert Bosch GmbH, Stuttgart
• Zec, Prof. Peter, (1997). German Design Standards, Koln: DuMont, ISBN 978-3-7701-4290-3
• Marquart, Christian, (1994). Industrial Culture - Industrial Design: A Piece of German Economic and Design History: The Founder Members of the Association of German Industrial, John Wiley & Sons, ISBN 978-3-433-02343-3

See also

• Verband Deutscher Industrie Designer e.V.
• Industrial Designers Society of America (IDSA)
• Paul Hatch's IDSA Fight Club
• Who's Who in German Design
• md Moebel Interior Design
• Paul Hatch on World Business Review Television series hosted by Alexander Haig
• TEAMS Design