BMW Design

We were recently given an opportunity to preview two books of a three book set (BMW: Behind The Scenes), “BMW by Design” and “BMW’s Hidden Gems”, written by Steve Saxty – the author of the…

If you’re longing for the good ol’ days of BMW design, Romania is the place to be this weekend. Specifically, in the city of Timişoara, where the automaker’s regional branch in collaboration with several local…

Mercedes has gone to great lengths to give electric cars such as the EQE and EQS a fresh look separate from the conventionally powered E-Class and S-Class, respectively. It’s the same story with their SUV…

We attended last week the international media launch of the new BMW i5 (M60 and eDrive40) and the i7 M70. To learn more about the design of the i5, we interviewed Christopher Weil, Head of…

BMW set an all-time sales record in 2021 when it delivered 2,213,795 cars. Last year, the German luxury brand didn’t manage to match the previous performance, but it still shipped 2,100,692 units (-5.1%). It’s an…

With the i Vision Dee concept unveiled at CES 2023 in Las Vegas, BMW is signaling a major transformation for the 3 Series. A fully electric model based on the Neue Klasse platform with a…

Up until recently, BMW has been generally considered as one of the few auto manufacturers with consistently good designs. Detractors will claim this is due to very small, incremental changes through the years. I disagree;…

A recent patent reveals a new approach to the storage space inside a BMW. According to CarBuzz, the patent was filed for an interior storage space with a cover which can go from transparent to…

It’s safe to say the BMW Group put on quite the show at this year’s Concorso d’Eleganza Villa d’Este. It not only hosted the world debut of the M4 CSL, but also the second Rolls-Royce…

Shanghai Studio of BMW Group Designworks gets a new director. According to a press release, Vanessa Chang will take over the design studio this month. Vanessa Chang has extensive experience working for the design industry…