Women buy more cars, so why are the designs so macho?

Re:Women buy more cars, so why are the designs so macho? by vba616 on Friday January 12, 2024 @05:56PM (#38975303)

I swear I remember that a woman succeeded Chris Bangle at BMW and the subsequent designs were a lot better looking.

However, when I google it I see that Adrian van Hooydonk came after him.

>an in-joke gone too far

"Donny, these men are nihilists, there's nothing to be afraid of"

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Re:Women buy more cars, so why are the designs so macho? by vba616 on Friday January 12, 2024 @06:25PM (#38975565)

Here's an interesting link:

http://www.bmwism.com/bmws_designers.htm

Juliane Blasi, a "German designer educated at Pforzheim University of Applied Sciences in Design, Technology and Business" says: “If you look at the car you should not be able to see whether it was designed by a woman or a man”

Nadya Arnaout, a "German automotive interior designer educated at Hochschule für Gestaltung (HfG – Academy of Art and Design) in Offenbach am Main, Hesse and at Art Center College of Design in Pasadena, CA" designed interiors for BMWs until 2010 when she left to become the "lead interior designer at Tesla Motors".

I can't find anyone on the page who seems to be the design chief whose name I've forgotten. Wikipedia claims the F10 5-series was designed (exterior) by Jacek Fröhlich.

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