“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 ...

In the wake of the pandemic, as the world went into shutdown mode, I received an email from Chris Bangle. It contained his polemic on the future of car design. Written originally alongside his ...

Saab had always been the purveyor of unusual designs: Witness the Sonett I through III and the 96 from its early catalog. By the time the 99 sedan rolled around, however, the brand’s eccentricities ...

Controversial designer Chris Bangle, the man behind the notorious E65 BMW 7-Series "Bangle Butt," has some rather sharp criticism for the current crop of automotive designers in an upcoming ...

At the end of the 20th century, automotive design presented two distinct approaches for proceeding into the new millennium, a practical and philosophical fork in the road. One path, pioneered by BMW’s ...