TEAMS is an award-winning design firm headquartered in Germany founded in 1956 by industrial designer Hans Erich Slany. As of July, 2009, TEAMS has five design studios on three continents. They have been ranked second by the International Forum Design (iF), or 14th in an international poll that includes corporations, communications, and other firms. As of June 2009, TEAMS has won 200 iF Product Design Awards alone.