Japanese automobile designer (born 1955)
Joji Nagashima
Born 1955 Education Master's degree in industrial design Alma mater Wayne State University Musashino Art University Occupation Automotive designer Known for BMW E90 design BMW E39 design
Joji Nagashima (born 1955; 永島譲二) is a Japanese automobile designer for BMW . He is best known for the exterior designs of the E90 versions of the BMW 3 Series , the E39 version of the BMW 5 Series , and the Z3 Roadster . As of November 2007, he held 22 patents in car design.
Early life and career [ edit ]
Joji Nagashima was born in 1955 in Tokyo, Japan. He attended university in the United States, after which he relocated to Europe.[ 1]
He worked at Opel in Germany and Renault in France, after which he joined BMW in 1988, where he continues to work. He trains and supervises young designers.
He designed the BMW Z3.[ 2]
1955 – born in Tokyo
1978 – graduated from Musashino Art University Department of Craft and Industrial Design
1980 – Master's degree in industrial design at Wayne State University . Joined Opel
1986 – Joined Renault
1988 – Joined BMW
2009 – Visiting professor at Kyoto Seika University design department
2015 – Visiting professor at Tokyo University of Technology Design department
List of design patents [ edit ]
D514,491 – Surface configuration of a trunk lid for a vehicle
D516,480 – Surface configuration of a side mirror for a vehicle
D514,990 – Surface configuration of a front bumper for a vehicle
D514,985 – Surface configuration of a vehicle, toy and/or other replicas
D514,484 – Surface configuration of a hood for a vehicle
D513,601 – Surface configuration of a trunk lid for a vehicle
D512,675 – Front face of a vehicle wheel
D512,673 – Surface configuration of a rear fender for a vehicle
D511,725 – Surface configuration of a rear bumper for a vehicle
D511,486 – Surface configuration of a front fender for a vehicle
D511,129 – Surface configuration of a side door for a vehicle
D511,128 – Surface configuration of a side door for a vehicle
D385,524 – Front face of a vehicle wheel
D384,629 – Front face of a vehicle wheel
D406,252 – Automobile
D375,715 – Exterior surface of a trunk lid for an automobile
D374,206 – Exterior facing surface configuration of a side panel grille for an automobile
D374,202 – Exterior surface of an automobile hood
D374,201 – Exterior surface of a rear bumper for an automobile
D372,695 – Exterior surface of a front bumper for an automobile
D371,328 – Exterior surface configuration of an automobile
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