mfg Posted March 30 Report Posted March 30 What are two good examples of what Raymond Loewy considered to be “applied elegance” in car design ? (Styling treatments he strongly disliked)
mfg Posted March 30 Author Report Posted March 30 1 hour ago, 1963r2 said: My guesses are, No grill and No excess chrome Pb You ‘nailed it’ with ‘excess chrome’!, However, the second item wasn’t a grille.… Although we do know that for the Avanti project Loewy did not want to see a conventional grille on the car. Any other thoughts on that second item of ‘applied elegance’ ??
mfg Posted March 31 Author Report Posted March 31 1 hour ago, Footer said: No flat panels? Good guess… but no! HINT !…. What can be applied to a new car once the design has been approved and assembled?
mfg Posted April 1 Author Report Posted April 1 23 hours ago, mfg said: Good guess… but no! HINT !…. What can be applied to a new car once the design has been approved and assembled? SECOND HINT….. Picasso
Mark63Avanti Posted April 1 Report Posted April 1 Paint? I thought he wasn't a big fan of fins either.
mfg Posted April 2 Author Report Posted April 2 4 hours ago, Mark63Avanti said: Paint? I thought he wasn't a big fan of fins either. “Paint?” works on this one Mark! Loewy considered two-tone paint schemes to also be ‘applied elegance’.
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