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Good Design Award 2021

Posted By: Edinburgh

Good Design Award 2021 - 21/03/2021 08:49

Bangle's still up there




(link courtesy of one of our European friends)
Posted By: jaaps2

Re: Good Design Award 2021 - 21/03/2021 12:26

Perhaps the board can send him a postcard with congratulations?
Posted By: Rosso

Re: Good Design Award 2021 - 21/03/2021 13:03

Good find simon thumb
Posted By: G_Man

Re: Good Design Award 2021 - 22/03/2021 11:38

The coupe being 'the brightest car of its time' - like it cool

I think that's a great idea sending him a message from FCCUK congratulating him on his award thumb. You never know he may put in a guest appearance at The Lakes !
Posted By: Mark_S

Re: Good Design Award 2021 - 22/03/2021 17:57

Yes great idea, do it!
Posted By: jaaps2

Re: Good Design Award 2021 - 22/03/2021 19:13

or send him a calendar
Posted By: Edinburgh

Re: Good Design Award 2021 - 25/03/2021 08:47

In response to the enthusiasm proffered above, a congratulatory email message has been sent by the Club to Mr. Bangle smile
Posted By: Edinburgh

Re: Good Design Award 2021 - 25/03/2021 12:20

And he has graced us already with a reply cool

Simon! Club members! Thank you so much, you are indeed kind! Think of the award as mostly an homage to a great car I had the privilege of being asked by the Muses and Fates to bring its concept to life (I see it that way, as am "egg" so cool that it caused its own chicken into being to hatch it! The chicken was me, of course. We call this process of the "intangible' becoming "tangible" one of "Instantiation"––I am thinking of changing my job description away from Designer into Instantiator).

Of course much credit also goes to Pininfarina Engineering, otherwise you would be restoring very poor sketches!

I would be very happy to receive one of your calendars!

Best regards and thank you again,


Chris

Chris Bangle
Managing Director
CHRIS BANGLE ASSOCIATES SRL
Posted By: jimboy

Re: Good Design Award 2021 - 25/03/2021 12:59

Great stuff, Chris must be more than pleased to see the Coupe still being held in such high regard all these years later. driving
Posted By: french_coupe

Re: Good Design Award 2021 - 25/03/2021 17:52

Very nice. Great that he replied so quickly.
Posted By: jaaps2

Re: Good Design Award 2021 - 25/03/2021 19:28

Cool!
Posted By: G_Man

Re: Good Design Award 2021 - 25/03/2021 19:38

Bearing in mind he's probably a very busy bloke so taking time to respond is pretty cool - and wanting a calendar to boot thumb
Posted By: Gripped

Re: Good Design Award 2021 - 25/03/2021 23:34

Fair play. He's a legend. thumb

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Posted By: Begbie

Re: Good Design Award 2021 - 26/03/2021 09:55

Lovely reply from him.

I wonder if he would be open to an Ask Me Anything (AMA) or members come up with some questions, which get presented to him to answer as a one off thing?
Posted By: respace

Re: Good Design Award 2021 - 26/03/2021 12:51

Well done Edinburgh, great result! Perhaps he'd like a signed calendar by, er himself? He could give it back at the end of the year and you could raffle it!
Whilst you've got his attention you could ask him what that weird thing is in your pile of bits!
PS what does 'instantiator' mean?
Posted By: G_Man

Re: Good Design Award 2021 - 26/03/2021 14:01

'One who, or that which, instantiates' - according to wordsense. Fairly obvious to me .. confused
Posted By: respace

Re: Good Design Award 2021 - 26/03/2021 14:28

Clear as mud.
Posted By: Edinburgh

Re: Good Design Award 2021 - 28/04/2021 10:58

Originally Posted by jaaps2
Perhaps the board can send him a postcard with congratulations?




Update, thanks to jaaps2's suggestion a calendar was sent (3 weeks ago rolleyes) and has just arrived, Chris Bangle sends his thanks and best wishes smile
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