I was 3 years old, and we had a very rich neighbor in Berlin who drove a Mercedes sports car. I remember standing behind this car, admiring the trunk, how nicely shaped it was, for an hour. That shape has never left me - I could design it today!
The world is super-stupid. You have by far the best designers in America! And you do the most stupid cars in the world! They put billions into their … - Luigi Colani
The world is super-stupid. You have by far the best designers in America! And you do the most stupid cars in the world! They put billions into their …
- Luigi Colani
1973 was the first gasoline crisis in the world. That year, I designed the first aerodynamic truck, eating 40 percent less fuel. I put it on exhibit … - Luigi Colani
1973 was the first gasoline crisis in the world. That year, I designed the first aerodynamic truck, eating 40 percent less fuel. I put it on exhibit …
I consider myself a 3-D philosopher. I am not a designer at all. I studied aerodynamics, I studied philosophy, I studied sculpture. High technology o… - Luigi Colani
I consider myself a 3-D philosopher. I am not a designer at all. I studied aerodynamics, I studied philosophy, I studied sculpture. High technology o…
You see, if you are 30 years ahead of your time, you will always have difficulty speaking with the bosses in the industry. They are too conservative. - Luigi Colani
You see, if you are 30 years ahead of your time, you will always have difficulty speaking with the bosses in the industry. They are too conservative.
Well, sex is life. You know, if you don't do it anymore, you can take a spoon and go into the woods and dig yourself a hole and be finished! Eroticis… - Luigi Colani
Well, sex is life. You know, if you don't do it anymore, you can take a spoon and go into the woods and dig yourself a hole and be finished! Eroticis…
It is absolutely the central theme in my design philosophy - that life is erotic, period. The female body is one of the most extraordinary designs ev… - Luigi Colani
It is absolutely the central theme in my design philosophy - that life is erotic, period. The female body is one of the most extraordinary designs ev…
I learned to ask myself questions like: Why is something made the way it is? Why does a motorcar look like it does? Is it right or wrong? What is an … - Luigi Colani
I learned to ask myself questions like: Why is something made the way it is? Why does a motorcar look like it does? Is it right or wrong? What is an …
An architect has to build the building from the inside out, not the outside in! - Luigi Colani
An architect has to build the building from the inside out, not the outside in!
The thing is, 75 percent of design today is absolutely outdated. It all has to be redesigned with the materials and knowledge that we now have. We kn… - Luigi Colani
The thing is, 75 percent of design today is absolutely outdated. It all has to be redesigned with the materials and knowledge that we now have. We kn…
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