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World Service,5 mins

Why I built Italy's giant benches

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Chris Bangle is best known for designing the Fiat Coupé and as chief of design for BMW. But Chris has a secret passion - for giant benches. And he and his wife have built 19 of them in various locations in Italy, where they now live, overlooking stunning landscapes. Dany Mitzman's been to meet him in the village of Clavesana, to find out what inspired him to swap elite cars for giant furniture. Image: Chris Bangle sits on an oversized red bench in the Italian countryside Credit: Maria Grazia Moncada

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