“Design, as it is known and taught, is unable, on a systemic level, to cope with the dimension of change coming to the world,” writes Chris Bangle in an article he sends over for me to ponder. The ...

This article was originally on a blog post platform and may be missing photos, graphics or links. See About archive blog posts. Word out of Munich this morning is that Chris Bangle, 52, the U.S.-born, ...

Whether you love the work of Chris Bangle or hate it, this much is clear: after a career in the automotive industry spanning 28 years, it’s awfully hard to ignore the influence Bangle has had on ...

One of the most controversial designers in recent memory, Chris Bangle, is leaving BMW this month to pursue interests outside of the car business. The move is voluntary, BMW says, and Bangle will be ...

A wild-eyed revolutionary destroying one of Europe's blue-chip luxury brands? The most influential automotive designer of the early 21st century? Passions run high whenever BMW's design chief is the ...

DETROIT -- Chris Bangle knows you think his new car design is out there. That's the point. The former BMW chief designer who is now an automotive exile made an appearance Wednesday at the 2018 ...

We're not sure how many of you remember Chris Bangle, the former head of design from BMW, but we're pretty confident that most of the BMWs that you see today on the streets wear his marque. From now ...

When it comes to the court of public opinion, for many the jury is still out on American car designer Chris Bangle. Born in 1956, Bangle was raised in Wisconsin and chose car design over a career as a ...

Kenneth Hall February 14, 2009 Comment Now! Earlier this month automotive designer Chris Bangle announced that he planned to quit the auto industry to pursue his own design-related endeavours. The ...

Chris Bangle is not like other contemporary car designers. He refrains from talk of dynamic shapes, sculptural surfaces and luxury materials. Instead, the rebel creative is more concerned with ...

Chris Bangle is the tortured artist railing against the society that doesn’t appreciate his genius. His tenure as head of design at BMW was marked by controversy. His 2002 7-Series was loved by some ...

All automotive fans know by now that BMW lost its chief designer at the beginning of the month. For some, the news came as a relief, for others as a low blow. But both sides must have wondered what is ...