The Braun Aromaster KF 20, designed in 1972 by Florian Seiffert was so far ahead of the competition in both looks and technology, reflected in the price of DM139. A design icon in the same vein as the Eames recliner, and the Barcelona chair, in demand by photographers, interior designers and creative types, wanting a futuristic icon of the time.
The KF 20 came in white, yellow, orange, red, dark red and olive!
It
featured a coffee pot with a enclosed plastic handle, Brauns unique
closed filter system also known as the c-principle , this put
the water
reservoir directly above the coffee filter which gave it it's distinct
profile, as oppose to the water reservoir to the side known as the
L-principle.
The KF 20 was produced for five years unchanged, when the KF 21 came
out the machine was identical to its older brother, the only difference
being a slightly tweaked glass jug with the open handle design, the
inclusion of a thermostat slider on the front of the hotplate and the
reduction of colour choice to just white, yellow and orange. the beauty
of this machine is that it could be produced today and still look ahead
of its time!
Ridley really does love his Braun kitchen products, in BladeRunner he
kitted Deckards compact kitchen with the Braun MP 50 multipress the type
4045 coffee mill grinder the HL-1-70 desktop fan ( HL-1 1961 HL-70
1970) and the KF 35 "Traditional" coffee machine. Not surprised Parker and the nostromo crew loved their coffee so much.
These machines can still be found occasionally on ebay, if
lucky they
still work perfectly, I recently picked up a pristine white KF 20 from
germany for under £25, just add a schuko plug adapter add coffee and
water and enjoy! .
Here below is the KF 21 in orange, yellow and white finish, with the
hotplate thermostat slider and coffee jug with open handle design.Propsummi Posted: Tue Dec 22, 2009t)