Bangle urges auto design shakeup, says industry not innovating
 

<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/bmw/" rel="tag">BMW</a>, <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/category/design-style/" rel="tag">Design/Style</a></p><a href="http://www.autonews.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20130830/OEM03/308319997/bangle-says-auto-design-is-stuck-in-a-rut#axzz2dSVP68he"><img alt="LA AUTO SHOW" data-caption="Chris Bangle, chief of design, BMW Group AG, lectures on " data-mep="4858" src="http://o.aolcdn.com/dims-shared/dims3/GLOB/crop/2284x1521+0+281/resize/628x417!/format/jpg/quality/85/http://hss-prod.hss.aol.com/hss/storage/adam/a44f45438785cdca3b32873ad d5c9c5f/1222aff104e4da11af9f0014c 2589dfb.jpeg" /></a><br />
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Controversial designer <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/tag/chris+bangle">Chris Bangle</a>, the man behind the notorious E65 <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/bmw/">BMW</a><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/bmw/7+series/"> 7-Series</a> "<a href="http://www.autoblog.com/tag/bangle+butt/">Bangle Butt</a>," has some rather sharp criticism for the current crop of automotive designers in an upcoming full-length interview with <em>Automotive News Europe</em>. The preview, posted on <a href="http://www.autonews.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20130830/OEM03/308319997/bangle-says-auto-design-is-stuck-in-a-rut#axzz2dSVP68he"><em>Au tomotive News</em></a>, details parts of the interview, with the <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2011/03/02/video-chris-bangle-hassles-saab-designer-jason-castriota-over-p/">always vocal Bangle</a> lamenting the state of modern automotive design.<br />
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"Even concept cars today simply anticipate the next production model coming down the line. Is this innovation? No. And at the end of the day this is what's preventing car design from moving into a new era." Controversial as <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2009/02/05/other-perspectives-chris-bangle-the-man-who-saved-bmw/">Bangle's design philosophy</a> may be, we can't help but think he has a point. His so-called "flame surfacing" at <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/bmw/">BMW</a> and other stylistic elements had a huge influence on modern automotive design, although as the years have passed, there hasn't been much innovation on the same scale.<br />
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Interestingly, Bangle also mentions that <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2010/05/27/is-chris-bangle-headed-back-to-fiat/">he's been courted</a> by a few manufacturers that wanted to install the American as the head of their design teams. He's flatly rejected them, telling ANE, "It's not something you can do part time, you have to do it with all your heart and soul or you're going to get it wrong."<br />
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The full interview with Chris Bangle will go live at on <a href="http://www.autonewseurope.com/"><em>Automotive News Europe's</em> website</a> on Monday, September 2.<p style="padding:5px;backgr ound:#ddd;border:1px solid #ccc;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2013/08/30/bangle-urges-auto-design-shakeup-says-industry-not-innovating/">Bangle urges auto design shakeup, says industry not innovating</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.autoblog.com">Autoblo g</a> on Fri, 30 Aug 2013 14:01:00 EST. Please see our <a href="/rss-term-of-use/">terms for use of feeds</a>.</p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2013/08/30/bangle-urges-auto-design-shakeup-says-industry-not-innovating/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.autoblog.com/forward/20708053/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2013/08/30/bangle-urges-auto-design-shakeup-says-industry-not-innovating/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>

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