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There's also a recently released documentary about him: https://www.hustwit.com/rams/

I recommend seeing 'rams' also, it's very well done.

Thanks, I didn't know about that. Gary Hustwit is the same person that directed Helvetica, which is a classic design film IMO.

There is also Objectified, about industrial and product design, which I believe is his best. It has a small segment with Rams in it.

This article shows how much Apple was inspired:

https://www.forbes.com/sites/anthonykosner/2013/11/30/jony-i...

While Dieter Rams' work was certainly influenced by the Bauhaus he wasn't a member neither of the school nor the movement. Rams was born in 1932 a year before the Bauhaus was pressured to close its doors by the Nazis. He belonged to different generation of artists.

Rams is considered a protégé of the Ulm School of Design This school is probably best known for the invention of the iconic Olympic pictograms by one of it's founders and the corporate identity for the German airline Lufthansa.