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praiseforafineline"Abreathofturbo-chargedfreshairthatdoesn'tregurgitatetheego-maniacCEO'sselectivememoryoranoutsideexpert'smisinterpretations.Hartmutexplainsinnovationthroughthelensofdesign,andit'sabouttimewegainedhisvaluableperspective."—GuyKawasaki,formerchiefevangelist,Appleandco-founderofAlltop.com"AtFlextronics,wefellinlovewithHartmutandfrog,andtheirpassionforbringingcrazygreatdesignsanddesignprocessesintotheforefrontofgreatproductcompanies.Weusedtheirexpertisetohelpourcustomers,manyofthegreatestproductcompaniesintheworld,includingApple,HP,Cisco,Microsoftandothers.ItisacredittoHartmutthatinthemidstofashockingglobalrecession,frogstillsetsquarterlyrevenuerecords.Theirsisauniqueandfascinatingstory."—MichaelMarks,partner,RiverwoodCapitalLLCandformerCEO,Flextronics"Hartmut'snewapproachtodesignisfeltineveryroomineveryhouseineverycountryandineverybusinessaroundtheworld.Heprovedthatthoughtfuldesignisnotonlygoodforpeoplebutisgoodforbusiness—andthatbothareinterlinked.IhavebeenfortunatetohaveobservedfirsthandhisimpactatSony,Apple,andHP'andhavelearnedsomuchfromhim.Heisanunsungheroofourtimes!AFineLineisamust-readfordesignersandbusinesspeoplealike."—SatjivChahil,seniorvicepresident,Hewlett-Packard"Afascinating,breathtaking,andexemplaryinsightintoasuccessstorythatneverhadsomuchtopicality,andsomuchinformativepotentialasjustnow.Esslingeroffersanhonestandencouragingportraitoftheincrediblepowerofthebusinessanddesignalliance.AFineLineisahandbookofdesignexpertiseandtheartofbusinessatitsbest,showingavarietyofradicalsolutionsandfreshnewideas."—ProfessorDrPeterZec,president,ICSIDandfounder,reddotawards
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HartmutEsslingeristhefounderoffrogdesign,inc.,aleadingglobalinnovationfirm,andoneofthemostrespecteddesignersandbusinessconsultantsintheworld.EsslingerfoundedfrogdesigninhisnativeGermanyandsparkedadesignrevolution.HisworkhasdefinedthemodernconsumeraestheticwithsuchrevolutionaryproductsastheAppleMacintoshcomputer,Sony'sTrinitrontelevision,Lufthansa'sbrandandfleetimage,Disney'sCruiseLinesandConsumerElectronics,andLouisVuitton'sbrandaesthetic.HisdesignsareintheMuseumofModernArtandtheWhitneyMuseuminNewYork.HeisalsoFoundingProfessoroftheHochschulefürGestaltunginKarlsruhe,GermanyandProfessorforConvergentDesignattheUniversityofAppliedArtsinVienna,Austria.