Harm Lagaay
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| Occupation | Dutch automobile designer |
Harm Lagaay was educated in the Netherlands he completed the studies at the IVA and went to work for a Dutch company Olyslager in Soest.
In the late 1960s, Lagaay went to work for Simca, then from 1971 for Porsche. He worked in the team designing the Porsche 911 and designed the Porsche 924. From 1977, Lagaay worked as Chief of Design for Ford in Cologne, and moved to BMW in 1985.
Lagaay designed the BMW Z1 sports car, with electric doors hiding under the car's chassis and easily exchangeable body panels. This car was too advanced for its times and did not have commercial success, as only 8000 were sold. Today, the BMW Z1 is a collector's item.
He returned to Porsche in 1989 as head of the "Style Porsche" department in Weissach.
He retired from Porsche in July 2004[2] and has been followed by Michael Mauer of Germany.[3]
See also
References
- ^ http://newsroom.porsche.com/en/products/one-icon-four-designers-10714.htmlOne icon, four designers
- ^ (September 2004). Harm Lagaay - The Face Of Design Archived 29 March 2012 at the Wayback Machine, European Car
- ^ Patton, Phil (7 June 2004). Design; A Face, but Not the Look, to Change at Porsche, The New York Times
External links
- OnlyPorsche.net: Porsche names new Design Chief; veteran Harm Lagaay to retire
- BMW Designers An overview of automotive designers working for BMW.
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