Where Are They Now: Chris Bangle is "Drinkin' some wine, eatin' some cheese, catchin' some rays..."

Chris Bangle is a hard act to follow, even for Chris Bangle. Like him or loath him, the former BMW design director is one of the most famous car designers of our times, recognised for shaking the established status quo with his ‘flame surfacing’ and his radical take on car design.
 
Then in March 2009, after 16 solid years, Bangle announced his retirement from the Bavarian brand and – seemingly – car design. He packed suitcase and moved to an abandoned farmhouse in the Piemonte hills which he has been busy transforming into a home, a studio to house his design consultancy Chris Bangle Associates, and a vineyard at the back that will produce local dolcetto wine.
 
Surely Bangle must be up to more than making wine in Italy!
 
To find out, CAR Online caught up with Bangle...


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