BMW, The North Face bring a lightweight camper concept to CES 2019

BMW, The North Face bring a lightweight camper concept to CES 2019

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https://www.cnet.com/roadshow/news/bmw-the-north-face-futurelight-camper-concept-ces-2019/

The material recalls BMW's use of a fabric outer skin on the 2008 GINA concept car, which could adjust its shape by moving the fabric surface. BMW says the Futurelight fabric allows "more venting than ever before" despite its impermeability. The camper concept was intended to show that the fabric could be used for things other than clothing, the automaker says.

BMW Designworks has a bountiful back catalog of stylish and forward-looking design concepts. The company builds gorgeous electric-car chargers for Ionity, for instance, and has styled sleek-looking hydrogen filling stations for Shell. Designworks also worked with Virgin Hyperloop One to come up with a luxurious interior for the proposed windowless Hyperloop transportation capsule.