and in our series 100 german must read daniel kidman measuring the world imagine the contrasting lives of 2 geniuses of the german entitlement. all his life he tried to make an angular world a little more organic to do away with right angles and bend his will only to the rules of nature. was a maverick among designers crazy about cars and famous even though many of his designs never actually saw the light of day. has passed away at age 91 and that was our cue to look back on his legacy. luigi colony was a visionary and one of germany's most eccentric designers his career spanned over half a century and he created thousands of designs and from the very beginning it was clear that everything he touched became around. we live on a planet and it's around us. began his career in the 1950 s. designing cars made of plastic that material inspired all his future designs aerodynamics and ergonomics have always played an important role in his visual language. for decades i tried to get european coming to switch over to soft rounded functional and aerodynamic shapes i didn't succeed as many. but t