Chris Bangle was the most infamous car designer during his 17-year tenure at BMW. Now, he’s drawing cartoons in the Italian countryside.
Chris Bangle was the most infamous car designer during his 17-year tenure at BMW. Now, he’s drawing cartoons in the Italian countryside.
Over the 17 years that Chris Bangle served as head of design at BMW, he became in equal measure one of the most famous and one of the most loathed designers working in the industry. Bangle drastically departed from the design language that BMW had become known for in the 50 years prior, and made enemies of purist BMW fans in the process—though many would later admit that the designs aged well. In 2009, he left the car giant and started up his own design consultancy firm.
