Hans Erich Slany, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Hans Erich Slany

German industrial designer

Date of Birth: 26-Oct-1926

Place of Birth: Loučná pod Klínovcem, Ústí nad Labem Region, Czech Republic

Date of Death: 31-Dec-2013

Profession: university teacher, designer

Nationality: Germany

Zodiac Sign: Scorpio

Hans Erich Slany (October 26, 1926 – September 22, 2013) was a German designer 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).