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Car Design: Bangle Dangles

Chris Bangle, BMW’s controversial chief designer, has announced his retirement from the company and indeed the entire auto industry. While this is understandable considering the scarcity of good jobs in the autoverse right now, Bangle is simultaneously one of the most loathed and influential modern car designers. 2007 7 Series The American born Bangle’s “flame [...]

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Design: BMW Flashes Their Hot Cloth-Covered GINA — Six Years Late

By Noah Mallin So this is what BMW designers come up with when nobody is around. The GINA, just unveiled (if that’s the right term) by the Bavarian company, was actually put together six years ago as an advanced design study by Chris Bangle’s team. Yes that is high tech cloth subbing for stiff body [...]

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