Braun (company)

Braun GmbH
Company typeSubsidiary
IndustryManufacturing
Founded1921; 104 years ago (1921) (as Braun AG) in Frankfurt, Germany
FounderMax Braun
Headquarters,
Germany
Area served
Worldwide
Key people
Ahmed Aboulenein - Ebo, Global Braun Vice President
Oliver Grabes, Head of Design
Dieter Rams, Head of Design (1961–1995)
ProductsElectric razors
IPL (Semi permanent Hair removal) appliances
Epilators
Electric toothbrushes
Watches
OwnerProcter & Gamble (brand name & grooming products)
DivisionsLicensees:
De'Longhi (small appliances)
Kaz Incorporated (thermometers)
Zeon Ltd. (clocks, watches & calculators)
Websitebraun.com
Förderkreis Braun Sammlung museum in Kronberg
Company headquarters in Frankfurt am Main (1960)

Braun GmbH (/brn/ "brown", German: [bʁaʊn] ) is a German consumer products company founded in 1921 and based in Kronberg im Taunus. The company is known for its design aesthetic from the 1960s through the 1980s. It has manufactured a wide assortment of products ranging from electric shavers and personal care devices to radiograms and record players, movie cameras, slide projectors, clocks, and small kitchen appliances, for which "Braun became shorthand for reliable, no-nonsense modernist goods."[1]

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