BMW

Bayerische Motoren Werke AG, commonly referred to as BMW , is a German multinational company which produces luxury vehicles and motorcycles. The company was founded in 1916 as a manufacturer of aircraft engines, which it produced from 1917 until 1918 and again from 1933 to 1945.

Less is more – the changing face of luxury automotive interiors
2022-05-06T09:07:00+01:00By Freddie Holmes
Designers from across the supply chain discuss how green ambitions are redefining interior luxury
BMW iX M60 and the colour-changing iX Flow debut at 2022 CES
2022-01-12T15:26:00+00:00By Michael Nash
BMW has a large stand at 2022 CES, with the iX M60, iX Flow, and various interior technologies all on show for the first time
Vanessa Chang to head up BMW Group Designworks Shanghai studio
2021-12-08T12:36:00+00:00By Michael Nash
Vanessa Chang takes the reins at the Shanghai studio for BMW Group Designworks
BMW reveals angular, aggressive Concept XM
2021-11-30T12:16:00+00:00By Michael Nash
The BMW Concept XM will likely divide opinion with its edgy exterior shape and busy interior design
Interview: Adrian van Hooydonk, BMW Group director of design
2021-11-03T17:31:00+00:00By Mark Smyth
Mark Smyth chatted to BMW Group’s head of design, Adrian van Hooydonk about responding to criticism, circular design, why designers need to use fewer parts
BMW opens Materia exhibit on biomaterials
2021-11-01T15:19:00+00:00By Michael Nash
Sustainability is at the core of a new exhibition from BMW, highlighting potential uses for biomaterials in vehicles and beyond
The (not so) all-new design of BMW’s 2 Series Active Tourer
2021-10-07T08:54:00+01:00By Michael Nash
The new BMW 2 Series Active Tourer looks very familiar on the outside, but there are a few surprises inside
Review: Goodwood Festival of Speed 2021
2021-08-19T09:03:00+01:00
Goodwood Festival of Speed has become the premier UK car show with a variety of cars both old and brand spanking new on display. What’s more its outdoors which means Covid restrictions are a little less stringent. Armed with camera and notebook, longtime CDN contributor Guy Bird reports
Trio of BMW models break cover – 4 Series Gran Coupe, X3 and X4
2021-06-10T11:21:00+01:00By Michael Nash
The three new BMW models include some fresh design details, but there is something very familiar about it all
Driven: Mini Electric and Mini Convertible
2021-05-26T13:29:00+01:00By Michael Nash
A mix of modern and retro design details feature in the latest generation of Mini’s, including the new Electric and Convertible models
State of the Screen
2021-03-31T20:15:00+01:00By Guy Bird
As technology has become more prevalent in car design, interiors have been marked by a steady proliferation of touchscreens. Guy Bird explores the near future to discover whether the black mirror is here for good
Interior Motives Winter 2020 Digital Edition
2020-12-21T15:15:00+00:00
The winter edition of Interior Motives is out now featuring cutting edge design and high-end materials, with exclusive coverage of the Mercedes Maybach S-Class, BMW iX, Maserati MC20, Hyundai Prophecy and more
Interior Motives Autumn 2020 Digital Edition
2020-10-22T20:22:00+01:00
The autumn digital edition of Interior Motives features in-depth car interior design insight on the Rolls-Royce Ghost, Volkswagen ID.4, Jeep Grand Wagoneer, Yangfeng XiM21, Buick Elektra and more
Interior Motives Spring 2020 Digital Edition
2020-08-15T14:46:00+01:00
Check out the spring digital edition of Interior Motives, featuring in-depth interior design trends, interviews, sketches and galleries featuring Lexus, GMC, BMW, GAC and more
BMW looks to 2021 with triple launch
2020-05-28T12:47:00+01:00By Michael Nash
The first Alpina SUV will hit the US, while updated versions of the Mini Countryman and BMW 5 Series have been released
BMW i Interaction Ease - interior only concept
2020-05-20T12:50:00+01:00By Nick Gibbs
This concept collaboration between BMW’s Californian DesignWorks satellite and its Munich studio gave us a compelling insight into how cloud-enabled ‘shy tech’ could deliver a luxury autonomous travel experience while also simplifying the interior to the point that it was difficult to recognise this was a car at all.
BMW reveals Concept i4
2020-03-03T10:28:00+00:00By Maxine Morland
BMW has launched the near-production Concept i4 gran coupé which, as expected, builds on the design language set out in the Concept 4 from Frankfurt 2019
CES 2020: the best design stories from the show
2020-01-10T11:42:00+00:00By Nick Gibbs
The BMW i Interaction Ease is a concept envisioning a future two-seat interior design for autonomous vehicles
CES 2020: BMW brings an ‘Urban Suite’ to Vegas
2020-01-06T14:10:00+00:00By Karl Smith
BMW brings a luxury mobility concept interior to CES 2020 – squeezed inside an i3
Iconic BMW Designs: 8-Series (E31)
2019-12-20T15:40:00+00:00By Steve Carter
The final featured BMW design in this little series is the company’s ’90s flagship: the E31 8-Series.
Iconic BMW Designs: Z8
2019-12-19T11:53:00+00:00By Steve Carter
BMW addict Steve Carter profiles his top-five most iconic BMW designs
Iconic BMW designs: M5 (E60)
2019-12-17T12:16:00+00:00By Steve Carter
BMW fan and M-car obsessive Steve Carter on the E60 – controversial when new, but ageing more gracefully than expected… especially in M5 form
Iconic BMW Designs: the i8
2019-12-16T10:55:00+00:00By Steve Carter
BMW fan and M-car obsessive Steve Carter highlights his Top 5 BMWs of all time, including this mould breaking i8 hybrid
Iconic BMW designs: the 2002tii
2019-11-12T17:50:00+00:00By Steve Carter
BMW fan and M-car obsessive Steve Carter highlights his Top 5 BMW cars of all time, starting with the legendary BMW 2002tii
Design interview: Domagoj Dukec, BMW Head of Design
2019-11-12T17:50:00+00:00By Maxine Morland
The design direction BMW is pursuing may be controversial but is quite deliberate, as we discovered when we spoke to the man recently promoted to lead it, Domagoj Dukec
BMW Design spotlight
2019-11-12T17:47:00+00:00By Maxine Morland
BMW has shown some really interesting Vision concept cars in the last few years, most recently, the Vision M Next. If you want to understand what BMW design’s aesthetic values are – the Vision cars are a good place to start.
HMI walk through: BMW X7 phone and messaging apps
2019-10-09T08:49:00+01:00Sponsored by Screens
This week’s video from Screens walks you through the BMW X7’s phone and communications interface. Watch to see how BMW have optimised the car’s head unit UI to keep you connected while you’re (safely parked) on the road
BMW restructures design teams (again), Mini to keep a friendly face
2019-09-13T11:36:00+01:00By Car Design News
BMW Design has announced a major reorganisation of the way the brands and functions hang together. Under the new structure Domagoj Dukec leads BMW Design including the i M sub brands
HMI walk through: BMW X7 Head Unit
2019-08-27T16:22:00+01:00Sponsored by Screens
New video walk through from Screens on the BMW X7 Head Unit. A comprehensive video narrative of the user experience of the dominant display unit in this big BMW, including customising screens and navigating through all the different tiles and sub-menus.
HMI walk through: BMW X7
2019-07-30T08:36:00+01:00Sponsored by Screens
In their latest video HMI benchmarkers Screens review the BMW X7’s head unit gesture controls
BMW recreates legendary BMW Garmisch
2019-05-28T08:48:00+01:00By Maxine Morland
BMW recreates a lost Bertone concept for Concorso d’Eleganza Villa d’Este
CCotW: BMW Vision EfficientDynamics (2009)
2019-04-12T15:00:00+01:00By Karl Smith
A study in aero, packaging and fuel saving that still looks futuristic
BMW announces design management reshuffle
2019-03-29T17:30:00+00:00By Michael Gooderham
Jozef Kabaň heads up Rolls-Royce as BMW i & M head ascends
Driven: BMW X6
2015-05-09T10:14:00+01:00By Sam Livingstone
Why do people like some cars and dislike others? There are all sorts of reasons for sure, but there aren’t so many cars that one both likes and also dislikes. The BMW X6 takes this a stage further in being a design that is likable and unlikable for the same reason