Hans Erich Slany

Hans Erich Slany (October 26, 1926  Böhmisch Wiesenthal, Tschechoslowakei– September 22, 2013 in Esslingen am Neckar) was a German designer that is considered by many to have been the first industrial designer to design plastic housings for power tools. Slany is also thought of as one of the icons of design in Germany. He founded TEAMS Design GmbH, was a Professor of Industrial Design (ID) for more than 20 years and helped found the Verband Deutscher Industrie Designer e. V. in 1959 (VDID - Germany’s version of the Industrial Designers Society of America (IDSA). He then helped the VDID with their entry into the International Council of Societies of Industrial Design (ICSID).

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