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Celebrating its 50th anniversary in 2022, Designworks has been a wholly-owned BMW subsidiary since 1995. The two started a fruitful collaboration before that as the first project came in 1986 for a conceptual design of…
Adrian Padeanu / November 22, 2022
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BMW is known for crafting the Ultimate Driving Machine; cars that are more than just transportation appliances but enjoyable to drive on the road. However, might the brand also be transitioning into the Ultimate Boating…
Nico DeMattia / February 19, 2021
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BMW Designworks, the brand’s funky design offshoot with locations in LA, Shanghai and Munich, has designed quite a few non-cars for the Bavarian brand. Things like drones, an electric John Deere backhoe and, most recently,…
Nico DeMattia / April 24, 2019
Auto Shows
BMW’s Designworks has worked on some interesting projects since its inception. The Designworks team has also partnered with a few other brands in the past, to create some unique projects outside the automotive realm. This…
Nico DeMattia / January 8, 2019
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Designworks collaborates with ZTE to create the AXON 7 smartphone
by Horatiu Boeriu
/ Date: May 28, 2016
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BMW is one of the few brands that works hard at allowing its customers to customize their car and really tailor their purchase to fit their needs. The BMW Individual Program was sort of the…
Nico DeMattia / May 24, 2016
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BMW of North America, the Official Mobility Partner of the United States Olympic Committee (USOC), today announced its plans to develop a new racing wheelchair for use by athletes of the U.S. Paralympics Track and…
Horatiu Boeriu / August 5, 2015
BMW i
BMWBLOG interviewed Julian Lienich, Head of BMW 360º for the U.S. and Canada about this sleek modern looking solar charging Carport. Lienich walked us through the use of bamboo wood structure which when combined with…
Chuck Vossler / May 4, 2014
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Newbury Park, CA – BMW has design studios scattered across the globe. And one of its studios is located in the hills north of Los Angeles. Founded in 1972 by the renowned designer, Chuck Pelly,…
Hugo Becker / December 2, 2013
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To further take advantage of its understanding of Asia’s growing influence on design,BMW Group’s subsidiary DesignworksUSA, the California-based strategic design consultancy with studios in Los Angeles, Munich, and Singapore, will open a new studio in…
Horatiu Boeriu / April 19, 2011
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BMW Group DesignworksUSA has collaborated with Intermarine, Brazil’s leading shipyard for luxury yachts, to create the elegant, powerful and refined Intermarine 55. Setting sail in July 2011, the Intermarine 55 is the first in a…
Horatiu Boeriu / February 7, 2011