Braun is a German consumer products company founded in 1921 and based in Kronberg in Taunus. The company is particularly well known for its industrial product design from the mid-20th century which included electric shavers and record players. From 1984 until 2007, 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 Procter & Gamble, which acquired Gillette in 2005.