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German pronunciation "brown", (not "brawn" as is frequently mistaken in English) GmbH is a German consumer products company known for its clean industrial designs. Beginning in the mid-1950s, the company's design staff began producing household products with a functionalist design—radios, slide projectors, audio equipment, etc.—that are iconic of modern 20th century industrial production, and are prized today as collectors' items.
From 1984 through 2005, Braun was a wholly owned subsidiary of The Gillette Company, which had purchased a controlling interest in the company in 1967. Braun is now a wholly owned subsidiary of Proctor & Gamble, which acquired Gillette in 2005. (Because Braun is owned by a U.S. company, some of its employees—and many employees of stores that sell Braun products—are unaware of its German origin and insist on pronouncing the name "brawn." The customer-service hotline has a recorded message with the American pronunciation. Perhaps the company has made a decision.)
