Archive for the ‘Design’ Category

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  C&D Interviews Chris Bangle

  Mar 31, 14 • Design • Gabe • 2 Comments

  Fascinating interview (via Car and Driver) with the man that defined BMW has a progressive design company for a generation. C/D: You quit BMW in 2009. Any regrets? CB: Seventeen years in that job is a long time—three generations of most models. For this...

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  First Complete Publication about the BMW Art Car Released

  Feb 17, 14 • Accessories, Design, Motorsport, Official News • Gabe • No Comments

  The perfect gift for the BMW enthusiast, this is the first time that every car and every story has been brought together for one book. We can’t wait to get our hands on a copy. Official Release: The BMW Group and publisher Hatje Cantz are pleased to...

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  BimmerFile’s Best of the Detroit Auto Show

  Jan 19, 14 • Design, Events • Gabe • No Comments

  Best Concept The universally praised Toyota FT1 gets the nod here. And as much as the aero-focused design is striking, the how the low the car is that really buckled my knees when I first saw it. Like the Toyota F86 the FT1 looks built from the ground up to...

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  BMW Group Design claims five prizes in the GOOD DESIGN Award

  Jan 18, 14 • Design, Official News • Gabe • No Comments

  Official Release: BMW Group Design earned fivefold recognition for its outstanding work in the GOOD DESIGN™ Awards 2013. In the category “Transportation 2013”, the BMW 3 Series Gran Turismo, the MINI Paceman, the BMW Pininfarina Gran Lusso Coupé and...

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  BMW Slides into 2014 Winter Olympics With Bobsled Documentary.

  Jan 3, 14 • Design, Official News, Sales/Marketing, Video • Michael • No Comments

  “Driving on Ice,” a Film About BMW’s Redesign of the Team USA Two-man Bobsled, to Air This Sunday on NBC. We have found a great video of the design and build process of these sleds from CNNMoney (above). Having seen these sleds in action at the FIBT in...

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  BMW USA Introduces the Individual DesignworksUSA Consultation Program

  Aug 25, 13 • Design, Official News • Gabe • No Comments

  Official Release: BMW announced today the BMW Individual DesignworksUSA Consultation Program, a new program where clients work directly with a BMW Group DesignworksUSA designer to commission their very own BMW. This unique designer consultation program is the...

• Ultimate Gallery: 2013 Villa D\’ Este Concourso D\’ Elegance

  May 27, 13 • BMW History, Concept, Design, Events, Official News, Vintage BMW • Michael • 1 Comment

  Couldn\'t make it to Lake Como this year for one of the greatest auto events in the world? We\'ve got you covered.

• Video: BMW Pininfarina Gran Lusso Coupe

  May 27, 13 • Concept, Design, Events, Video • Michael • 1 Comment

  Debuting at the Concorso d’Eleganza Villa d’Este 2013 was the latest BMW collaboration with an Italian design house; the Gran Lusso Coupe by Pininfarina. As Fabio Filippini, Head of Design at Pininfarina and BMW Design bosses Adrain Van Hooydonk and...

• Video: Karim Habib, Head of BMW Car Design

  Feb 20, 13 • Concept, Design, Official News, Video • Michael • 1 Comment

  Habib has been in charge of BMW Design since June 2012. The Lebanon-born Canadian heads a team of designers and developers working to constantly enhance and redevelop the designs of current and future BMW models. A sophisticated designer who grew up in...

• A Look Back at the Best of BMW Concept Cars

  Dec 20, 12 • Concept, Design, Official News • Gabe • No Comments

  Auto show season is upon us and BMW wants to prep for what is coming. BMW is giving us a refresher course on it\'s concept cars that span the last 30+ years. It not only serves as a way to look back but also will likely give us some context for what\'s to...

• BMW Takes Home 13 iF Design Awards

  Dec 9, 12 • Design, F30 3 Series, F31 Touring, Official News • Gabe • 2 Comments

  With a haul of 13 prizes in the 2013 iF Design Awards – one of the top seals of approval for exceptional design achievements – the International Forum Design has yet again recognised the outstanding achievements of BMW Group Design.

• ePatrol: BMW Group DesignworksUSA Shows Futuristic Police Vehicle

  Nov 19, 12 • Concept, Design, Official News • Michael • No Comments

  The L.A. Autoshow is not just the place to inspect new models of automotive companies. It is also the place where the design teams of the top automotive companies enter a creative competition. In 2012 the challenge was to create a 2025 highway patrol...

• BMW and Toyota Sign Memorandum to Expand Cooperation

  Jun 29, 12 • BMWi, Concept, Design, Official News, Technology • Michael • 1 Comment

  Today at the Welt in Munich, BMW and Toyota signed a memorandum of understanding to strengthen their current ties. BMW and Toyota will expand their cooperation in powertrain electrification and explore the development of fuel cells, light weight technologies...

• BMW Zagato Coupe Gallery

  May 25, 12 • Concept, Design, Official News • Michael • 4 Comments

  Full Gallery...