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june 02, 2019

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designboom sunday edition

once a week we compile a short list of a few of our favourite stories on designboom. today:

concorso d’eleganza villa d’este

BMW revives marcello gandini's 1970s classic garmisch concept car at concorso d'eleganza with this revival, BMW pays homage to one of italy’s most influential car designers and adds an exciting chapter to the company’s history.

by juliana neira

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five amazing cars from concorso d'eleganza you won’t find on the streets from a field of 50 rare cars, we showcase five of the most unusual, exclusive models on show at the 2019 concorso d'eleganza villa d'este.

by massimo mini

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BMW motorrad concept R18 is 'an analogue statement in a digital age' presented against the backdrop of a bustling mix of the traditional and the modern on show at the concorso d’eleganza villa d’este.

by nina azzarello

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marc newson's is among five of the world's rarest automobiles - on show at the concorso d'eleganza 2018 live from the shores of lake como, designboom highlights five of the best cars at the concorso d'eleganza 2018, from marc newson’s 1934 bugatti 59 to a lancia stratos.

by tim spears

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BMW motorrad concept link sparks electric urban mobility movement edgar heinrich, head of design of BMW motorrad, discusses the 'concept link' and its electric urban mobility at concorso d'eleganza villa d'este 2017.

by tim spears

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BMW concept 8 series in close detail at concorso d'eleganza villa d'este at the world premier of the BMW 'concept 8' series, designboom interviewed adrian van hooydonk, senior VP of BMW group design, who discusses the car's more sculptural and sophisticated design language.

by tim spears

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rolls-royce sweptail coupé pays homage to the world of racing yachts influenced by the coach built rolls-royces of the 1920s and 1930s, the client’s desire was for a two seater coupé featuring a large panoramic glass roof.

by martin hislop

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BMW's newly revealed concept 8 series is a modern-day coupe BMW is using this year’s concorso d’eleganza villa d’este to unveil the concept 8 series, serving as a preview of the forthcoming BMW coupe.

by martin hislop

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BMW unveils design for zero-emission motorrad concept link bike BMW presents its vision of zero-emission urban mobility on two wheels with the BMW motorrad concept link—an electric bike that unites the digital with the sustainable.

by beatrice murray-nag

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BMW motorrad once again surprises concorso d’eleganza with custom built R5 reinterpretation designboom spoke to BMW designers edgar heinrich and ola stenegard, about the design challenges, choices made during the assembly and what the ‘R5 hommage’ represents for the future of BMW motorrad.

by piotr boruslawski

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BMW raises a glass to the 2002 turbo with an hommage at 2016 concorso d'eleganza BMW celebrated 50 years of the extraordinary feats of engineering behind the ‘2002 turbo’ with a re-imagined ‘2002 hommage’.

by piotr boruslawski

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aston martin returns to concorso d’eleganza with zagato for bespoke vanquish concept the ‘vanquish zagato’ concept was designed in close collaboration between the aston martin design team led by marek reichman and andrea zagato and his dedicated design team in milan.

by piotr boruslawski

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desigboom interviews head of BMW motorrad design edgar heinrich we speak to BMW motorrad designer edgar heinrich at 2015 concorso d’eleganza about the 'motorrad concept 101' and the direction of BMW motorcycles to come.

by piotr boruslawski

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getting in touch with history: BMW designs the 3.0 CSL hommage designboom attended the 2015 concorso d’eleganza at villa d'este, where BMW introduced a car that laminates the legendary racing heritage that has never been forgotten.

by piotr boruslawski

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aston martin virage shooting brake zagato one-off coach-built car the milanese coach-building company zagato atelier has created a bespoke body design for the virage to commemorate its 95 years in the industry.

by tim spears

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