Uwe Bahnsen (Designer)
Uwe Bahnsen (* 1930 in Hamburg ; † July 30, 2013 in France ) was a German automobile designer .
After an apprenticeship as a window dresser, Bahnsen studied at the University of Fine Arts in Hamburg. From 1958 to 1986 he held various positions at Ford Europe, most recently as Vice President for Design. During this time he realized various automobile designs such as the Taunus 17M (the "bathtub") or the Capri II . In addition, the racing enthusiast Bahnsen organized a Ford works team in the 1960s.
In 1986 Bahnsen moved to the private Art Center College of Design in La Tour de Peilz (Switzerland) as training director, which he headed between 1990 and 1995. In 1992 he was elected to the Executive Board of the International Council of Societies of Industrial Design (ICSID) and was its President from 1995 to 1997. Bahnsen was a Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts , a Fellow of the Chartered Society of Designers and an International Member of the Industrial Designers Society of America (IDSA).
Under the direction of Uwe Bahnsen, the designs of the following Ford vehicles were created:
- P3 ("bathtub", 1960 to 1964)
- Taunus TC ("Knudsen-Taunus", 1970 to 1974)
- Escort 75 (1975-1980)
- Capri II (1974 to 1977)
- Taunus TC (1976 to 1982)
- Fiesta (1976 to 1996)
- Granada II (1977 to 1985)
- Capri II ("Capri III", 1978 to 1986)
- Escort (1980 to 1990)
- Sierra (1982 to 1993)
- Scorpio (1985 to 1994)
- Transit (1986 to 2000)
Footnotes
- ↑ Stefan Woltereck: Sharp arrow in the quiver . On zeit.de on July 9, 1976
- ↑ For long legs . On spiegel.de on March 18, 1985
- ↑ Kurt Ernst: Ford Sierra designer Uwe Bahnsen dies . On blog.hemmings.com on August 8, 2013
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Bahnsen, Uwe |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German automobile designer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1930 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Hamburg |
| DATE OF DEATH | July 30, 2013 |
| Place of death | France |