Hans Gugelot

Johan Gugelot was born on April 1, 1920 in Makassar, Dutch East Indies to Dutch parents.[3]

He completed his early education in Laren and Hilversum, North Holland.

In 1934, the Gugelot family moved to Davos, Switzerland for Hans's father's job as a physician.

Between 1940 and 1942 Gugelot studied architecture in Lausanne , and graduated as an architect from Eidgenössische Technische Hochschule (ETH), Zurich in 1946.

Until 1948 worked as an architect for a number of architects.[4] In 1947, he married.

In 1948, Gugelot was hired by Max Bill, for whom he created his first furniture designs.[4][5]

In 1950 Gugelot founded his own office and began designing "M125," a shelving and storage for which he later became known. Another influential work of Gugelot's in this period was the Ulm Stool, which he designed in collaboration with Bill.[3]

In 1954, Gugelot met Erwin Braun, then-head of German consumer product company, Braun. Throughout the remained of the decade, Gugelot created a number of designs for the company, including the Braun SK 4, which he designed with Dieter Rams.[4][3]

• Notable works
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  Ulm Stool (1954)
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  Braun SM 2 shaver (1963)
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  SK 4/10 (1956) Radio-Phonograph for Braun
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  M125 storage system (1956)