Braun SK 4
The radio-phonograph with a lid of transparent plastic.
Hans Gugelot and Dieter Rams designed the SK 4 for Braun in 1956. Earlier radio-phonographs were pieces of furniture in dark wood; the SK 4 looked like an appliance.
The transparent lid became standard for record players. The appliance shows the ideals of order and simplicity of Braun and the Ulm school.
Materials: Lacquered sheet metal, wood and acrylic
Manufacture: Factory-made by Braun.
The transparent plastic lid that shows the turntable.
The controls arranged in rows on top.
The wooden ends against white metal.