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luigi colani: aerodynamic race cars


ferrari testa d'oro by luigi colani
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'the future is on show in milan - colani, biodesign codex show' presents the first retrospective of german-born swiss-italian luigi colani,
who can be considered not just as an industrial designer, but shape scientist - a 'real sciences artist'. the exhibition is on show at the
triennale bovisa, and presents more than 1000 works of art, designs installations which colani has produced in the more than
60 years of his practice. the pieces on show change the meaning of shape and form for viewers. experiencing the exhibition
is like taking a journey through a time machine. it presents the work of a man who can be considered an eco-design guru,
as already back in the 1960s, he was already campaigning for saving energy, reducing consumption and using alternative energy resources.

within a 1,500m² outdoor space at the exhibition venue, a selection of colani's conceptual and realized car designs present
the diversity of forms of his automotive projects, always conceived with an aerodynamic approach in mind.
this presentation of his extreme speed cars includes his ferrari testa d'oro (italian for 'gold head'), which reached the world
record in its class at 351 km/h, back in 1989.

see designboom's previous coverage of colani's retrospective exhibition here.



luigi colani at the triennale bovisa
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luigi colani
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back view of the ferrari testa d'oro race car
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colani strasburg racing car, aerodynamics by luigi colani
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colani super truck
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colani super truck - front view
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see more of colani's automotive design here.

anita db
10.03.11  
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Who paid for all that? And Why?
Neddy   10.03.11
More great work from the master!

@ Neddy you pleb.
who paid for your Internet connection and why?!
Sean   10.03.11
Fun stuff!!!
Ham Hands Bill   10.03.11
wow
amezing
dali as a designer
dudu   10.04.11
Colani doesnt come up anything else then those monstrous, curved "things". This is quite boring.
bored viewer   10.04.11
bored viewer...Colani did this stuff probably before your were born and before 3D software was a twinkle in a programmers eye...just take your hat off, take a bow and humble yourself asshole!
Dr Design   10.04.11
real disney cars :) only it doesn't speak
artman   10.04.11
@bored viewer You must be the most boring person on earth...
rlsh   10.05.11
I love the cool cars! I wish you had some copy or a link to some details about each car. Otherwise it's just a collection of pictures.
scott   10.06.11
enough with this guy...I get so sick of his stupid designs. Eccentric doesn't always equate genius!
carboncow   10.07.11
This guy is Crazy!!!!! that's the most important thing!!!!!!!!!!!
Pol   10.07.11
No Pol, the most important thing is that this guy is lucky, veeery lucky.
m25   10.09.11
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