Robert Brunner
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Robert Brunner is an American
industrial designer, most notably known for design work for Apple Computer
in the early 1990s
.
degree in Industrial Design from San José State University
in 1981. After working as a designer and project manager at several high technology companies, he founded Lunar Design in 1984. In 1989, Robert accepted the position of Director of Industrial Design
at Apple Computer
, where he provided design and direction for all Apple product lines, most notably the PowerBook
. He was succeeded by Jonathan Ive
in 1997. He claims that while with Apple he hired Ive thrice .
In January 1996 he became a partner in the San Francisco office of Pentagram
.
Robert leads a design team, Ammunition LLC, offering product, identity and interaction design and strategy consulting to many U.S.
and international clients. Their strength is creating design ideas that not only work as objects but also meet the market objectives of an organization or business unit. In 2008, Creative Director Brett Wickens
, and Brand Strategist Matt Rolandson joined Ammunition LLC as partners. Both were former leaders at MetaDesign
.
Robert's work has been widely published in North America
, Europe
, Asia
and Australia
. His product designs have won 23 IDSA Awards from the Industrial Designers Society of America
and Business Week, including 6 best of category awards. His work is included in the permanent collections of the Museum of Modern Art
(MoMA) in both New York
and San Francisco.
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
industrial designer, most notably known for design work for Apple Computer
Apple Computer
Apple Inc. is an American multinational corporation that designs and markets consumer electronics, computer software, and personal computers. The company's best-known hardware products include the Macintosh line of computers, the iPod, the iPhone and the iPad...
in the early 1990s
1990s
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.
Biography
Brunner received a Bachelor of ScienceBachelor of Science
A Bachelor of Science is an undergraduate academic degree awarded for completed courses that generally last three to five years .-Australia:In Australia, the BSc is a 3 year degree, offered from 1st year on...
degree in Industrial Design from San José State University
San José State University
San Jose State University is a public university located in San Jose, California, United States...
in 1981. After working as a designer and project manager at several high technology companies, he founded Lunar Design in 1984. In 1989, Robert accepted the position of Director of Industrial Design
Industrial design
Industrial design is the use of a combination of applied art and applied science to improve the aesthetics, ergonomics, and usability of a product, but it may also be used to improve the product's marketability and production...
at Apple Computer
Apple Computer
Apple Inc. is an American multinational corporation that designs and markets consumer electronics, computer software, and personal computers. The company's best-known hardware products include the Macintosh line of computers, the iPod, the iPhone and the iPad...
, where he provided design and direction for all Apple product lines, most notably the PowerBook
PowerBook
The PowerBook was a line of Macintosh laptop computers that was designed, manufactured and sold by Apple Computer, Inc. from 1991 to 2006. During its lifetime, the PowerBook went through several major revisions and redesigns, often being the first to incorporate features that would later become...
. He was succeeded by Jonathan Ive
Jonathan Ive
Jonathan "Jony" Ive, CBE is an English designer and the Senior Vice President of Industrial Design at Apple Inc. He is the leading designer and conceptual mind behind the iMac, titanium and aluminum PowerBook G4, G4 Cube, MacBook, unibody MacBook Pro, MacBook Air, iPod, iPhone, and iPad.- Early...
in 1997. He claims that while with Apple he hired Ive thrice .
In January 1996 he became a partner in the San Francisco office of Pentagram
Pentagram (design studio)
Pentagram is a design studio that was founded in 1972 by Alan Fletcher, Theo Crosby, Colin Forbes, Kenneth Grange and Mervyn Kurlansky in Needham Road, West London, UK...
.
Robert leads a design team, Ammunition LLC, offering product, identity and interaction design and strategy consulting to many U.S.
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
and international clients. Their strength is creating design ideas that not only work as objects but also meet the market objectives of an organization or business unit. In 2008, Creative Director Brett Wickens
Brett Wickens
Brett Wickens , is a Canadian and British Creative Director living and working in the USA.Canadian-born Brett Wickens is a creative director and partner in the design studio Ammunition, which was named one of the top ten Most Innovative Companies in Design in 2011 by Fast Company magazine -- for...
, and Brand Strategist Matt Rolandson joined Ammunition LLC as partners. Both were former leaders at MetaDesign
MetaDesign
MetaDesign is an influential global design consultancy founded by Erik Spiekermann, Uli Mayer-Johanssen and Hans Ch. Krüger. The business has offices in Berlin, Beijing, Hamburg, Düsseldorf, Zurich and San Francisco and more than 330 employees....
.
Robert's work has been widely published in North America
North America
North America is a continent wholly within the Northern Hemisphere and almost wholly within the Western Hemisphere. It is also considered a northern subcontinent of the Americas...
, Europe
Europe
Europe is, by convention, one of the world's seven continents. Comprising the westernmost peninsula of Eurasia, Europe is generally 'divided' from Asia to its east by the watershed divides of the Ural and Caucasus Mountains, the Ural River, the Caspian and Black Seas, and the waterways connecting...
, Asia
Asia
Asia is the world's largest and most populous continent, located primarily in the eastern and northern hemispheres. It covers 8.7% of the Earth's total surface area and with approximately 3.879 billion people, it hosts 60% of the world's current human population...
and Australia
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
. His product designs have won 23 IDSA Awards from the Industrial Designers Society of America
Industrial Designers Society of America
Industrial Designers Society of America is an organization of professional industrial designers primarily in the United States. Recently IDSA has started chapters in Canada and in China...
and Business Week, including 6 best of category awards. His work is included in the permanent collections of the Museum of Modern Art
Museum of Modern Art
The Museum of Modern Art is an art museum in Midtown Manhattan in New York City, on 53rd Street, between Fifth and Sixth Avenues. It has been important in developing and collecting modernist art, and is often identified as the most influential museum of modern art in the world...
(MoMA) in both New York
New York
New York is a state in the Northeastern region of the United States. It is the nation's third most populous state. New York is bordered by New Jersey and Pennsylvania to the south, and by Connecticut, Massachusetts and Vermont to the east...
and San Francisco.