Iconic calculator that inspired an iPhone app is re-released

By Creative Bloq Staff
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German firm Braun is to re-launch the classic Dieter Rams-designed ET66 calculator, which inspired the iPhone's calculator app.

A calculator release wouldn't usually be something that we'd get too excited about here at Creative Bloq, but when a bona fide design classic is being reissued we sit up and take note.

Considered a quintessential example of the 'less but better' philosophy, the Braun ET66 calculator is a replica of the iconic Braun ET66 version 2 from 1987.

Designed by famed functionalist designer Dieter Rams (opens in new tab), the ET66 will be officially relaunched at the Basel Fair 2013, after which pricing and availability details should be announced. Ironically, Rams' principles of innovation and minimalism could be about to be replicated by Apple in its rumoured iOS 7 redesign...

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Creative Bloq Staff

The Creative Bloq team is made up of a group of design fans, and has changed and evolved since Creative Bloq began back in 2012. The current website team consists of six full-time members of staff: Editor Kerrie Hughes, Deputy Editor Rosie Hilder, Deals Editor Beren Neale, Senior News Editor Daniel Piper, Digital Arts and Design Editor Ian Dean, and Staff Writer Amelia Bamsey, as well as a roster of freelancers from around the world. The 3D World and ImagineFX magazine teams also pitch in, ensuring that content from 3D World and ImagineFX is represented on Creative Bloq. 

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