Joji Nagashima

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 Joji Nagashima was born in 1955 in Tokyo, Japan. He attended university in the United States, after which he relocated to Europe.

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.

Timeline 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 2005 D514,491 – Surface configuration of a trunk lid for a vehicle

2004

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

1995 D385,524 – Front face of a vehicle wheel D384,629 – Front face of a vehicle wheel

1994 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