Hartmut Esslinger (born 1944), German-American industrial designer and inventor
Frog (styled as frog) is a global innovation firm founded in 1969 by industrial designer Hartmut Esslinger in Mutlangen, Germany as "Esslinger Design".
For his first client, German avant-garde consumer electronics company Wega, he created the first "full plastics" color TV and HiFi series "Wega system 3000".
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Setting up shop in California for the first time, Esslinger and Frogdesign created the "Snow White design language" which was applied to all Apple product lines from 1984 to 1990, commencing with the Apple IIc and including the Macintosh computer.
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Other major client engagements include Lufthansa's global design and brand strategy, SAP's corporate identity and software user interface, Microsoft Windows branding and user interface design, Siemens, NEC, Olympus, HP, Motorola and General Electric.
The club's nickname, the Frogs, came from the club's owner, German industrial designer Hartmut Esslinger, whose company Frog Design Inc. was responsible for the first Apple Macintosh computer in 1981, amongst other things.
In 1997, Hartmut Esslinger asked him to open a "frogdesign" studio in New York City.
Today its faculty includes many distinguished artists and teachers, such as Judith Eisler, Erwin Wurm, Zaha Hadid, Hartmut Esslinger, Greg Lynn, Wolf D Prix (of Coop Himmelb(l)au) and the philosopher Burghart Schmidt.
At this point, they were known throughout Europe for stylish and high-quality stereo equipment, designed by Hartmut Esslinger amongst others.
Hartmut Esslinger | Hartmut Mehdorn | Hartmut Neven | Hartmut Lutz | Hartmut Kallmann | Hartmut Heinrich | Hartmut Haenchen | Hartmut Geerken | Hartmut Erbse |