Harm Lagaay
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| Born | 28 December 1946 Hague |
| Occupation | Dutch automobile designer |
Harm Lagaayis aDutchautomobile designer. He was educated in the Netherlands where he completed the studies at the IVA and went to work for the Dutch company Olyslager inSoest.
In the late 1960s, Lagaay went to work forSimca,then from 1971 forPorsche.He worked in the team designing thePorsche 911and designed thePorsche 924.From 1977, Lagaay worked as Chief of Design forFordinCologne,and moved toBMWin 1985.
Lagaay designed theBMW Z1sports 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, theBMW Z1is a collector's item.
He returned to Porsche in 1989 as head of the "Style Porsche" department in Weissach.[1]As well as the Porsches of the period – the968,989(the stillborn four door Porsche),993(the 1993-1997 generation of the 911 for which EnglishmanTony Hatteris also credited),Boxster,996(the all-new 911 of 1997),Cayenne,Carrera GT– he also oversaw the company's work for external clients and opening of a studio in California.
He retired from Porsche in July 2004[2]and has been followed byMichael MauerofGermany.[3]
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References[edit]
- ^http://newsroom.porsche /en/products/one-icon-four-designers-10714.htmlOne icon, four designers
- ^(September 2004).Harm Lagaay - The Face Of DesignArchived29 March 2012 at theWayback 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[edit]
- OnlyPorsche.net: Porsche names new Design Chief; veteran Harm Lagaay to retire
- BMW DesignersAn overview of automotive designers working for BMW.
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