Chris Bangle, the man behind the controversial BMW ... He then was promoted to Head of the Brand Design Studio for BMW Automobiles. In his new position he will be responsible for design ...

Again, you don't have to like Chris Bangle's work, but to deny his influence is to be willfully ignorant. This past February, Mr. Bangle retired from both BMW and the car industry as a whole.

Chris Bangle has been awarded the 2012 Lifetime Design ... Bangle, who currently directs his own design studio in Turin, Italy, has had a distinguished career at Opel, Fiat and at BMW from 1992 ...