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TEAMS is an award-winning 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),〔(2010 Ranking of Firms by iF )〕〔(Design Team of the Year Award )〕 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.〔(2009 iF Product Design Award Count )〕 == 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.〔(TEAMS designs 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〔(New Leadership in Shanghai for TEAMS Design )〕 has been promoted to direct the Shanghai team with An Luo. The firm currently employs over 100 employees across all five locations. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「TEAMS Design」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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