Chris Bangle 克里斯·班戈

Chris Bangle 克里斯·班戈
Chris Bangle 公司创建人

Chris Bangle was born in Ravenna, Ohio in 1956. After attending the University of
Wisconsin and graduating from the Art Center College of Design (Pasadena, California),
Bangle began his career at Opel in 1981. He then moved on to Fiat on 1985, wher he
designed the brazen Coupe Fiat. In 1992 he was named the first American Chief of
Design at BMW, wher he was responsible for bringing the designs of the BMW, Mini
Cooper, and Rolls Royce into the twenty-first century.
His mandate to "strategize emotion" through design has energized the typically
conservative brand, updating BMW's classic design with bold, sculptural lines, a far cry
from homogenous car design. As a result, his daring designs have helped BMW become
the global leader in premium car sales and brought in legions of new fans, spurring rivals
to follow suit in emulating this distinctive style. During his time at BMW, he introduced
GINA, an experimental concept roadster that explored the amazing effects of replacing the
rigid metal skin of a car with a one of fabric that can change the shape and better respond
to the challenges of manufacturing and aerodynamics.
After resigning from BMW in 2009, he moved to Clavesana (near Turin, Italy), wher he
founded Chris Bangle Associates, a design consultancy and management company,
together with his wife Catherine.

克里斯·班戈，1956年在美国俄亥俄州的拉文纳小镇出生。从华盛顿大学和美国艺术中心
设计学院（帕萨迪纳，加利福尼亚）毕业后，班戈于1981年开始了他在欧宝的事业。
1985年，班戈任职于菲亚特，并设计出菲亚特brazen Coupé 车型。1992年，班戈被任
命为美国第一位宝马首席设计师，负责将宝马、迷你、劳斯莱斯的设计带入二十一世纪，
被称为汽车设计界的灵魂人物。






他主导设计"制定战略的情感"激发的热情通常保守的品牌，更新宝马的经典设计大胆、
雕塑线条，同质汽车设计相差甚远。最终，他的大胆设计有帮助宝马成为全球领先的高档
车销售，带来了众多的新粉丝，刺激竞争对手效仿这种独特风格。在宝马工作期间，
他介绍了GINA，探索神奇的效果用一种可以改变形状的织物替换一辆车的刚性金属皮
肤，可以更好地应对挑战的制造和空气动力学的实验的概念跑车。
2009年从宝马辞职后，班戈搬到了克拉韦萨纳（意大利都灵附近），与妻子凯瑟琳创建
了一家设计咨询与管理公司——克里斯·班戈联合公司。