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Anna Costamagna on Experience Design, Diversity and Design Management

Eric Gallina — Wed, 23 Jun 2021 08:39:00 +0000

Anna Costamagna is an Italian Interior Design Manager working at Peugeot and Advanced Design Manager for Stellantis. While her mother worked as an assistant to Sergio Pininfarina, she was initially drawn to fashion design before venturing down the path in automotive. She began her career at Bertone in Caprie, a suburb of her native Turin, after studying engineering and management at the acclaimed Politecnico di Torino. Costamagna then moved to Paris, France, to bring Peugeot production cars to fruition. Despite […]

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Paolo Tumminelli on How to Keep the Automobile Relevant and Renew Its Emotional Connection With Customers

Radek Laube — Wed, 02 Jun 2021 08:02:00 +0000

The automotive industry is going through a seismic change. From electric cars to MaaS, the traditional business model is evolving, so too is the public’s perception of the automobile as a machine to carry society away from its problems and provide freedom to the end-user. Arguably, much of what is transpiring around the world is the result of regulation and legislation, all of which is taking place outside of automotive companies themselves and thus beyond their control. But are there […]

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Rolls-Royce Returns to Coachbuilding Roots with New Boat Tail

Eric Gallina — Fri, 28 May 2021 08:59:00 +0000

Coachbuilding has been around since the dawn of the automobile, even before. In the age of horse drawn carriages, wealthy clients would come to a carriage builder and specify what they wanted and craftsmen would set to work developing a vehicle that was tailored to their requests. The practice can be traced all the way back to the mid-1600s. Before mass market production, a car – then very much a luxury product – would be supplied as a rolling chassis, […]

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Designer Envisions TOGG One Concept for Nascent Turkish Brand

Eric Gallina — Mon, 19 Apr 2021 08:00:00 +0000

Many designers have taken advantage of working from home to develop and fine-tune some personal projects. Perhaps it’s because progress on some of their own work-related programs has stalled or been cancelled; perhaps it’s all the time they’re saving from not commuting to the studio. Either way, it’s great to see projects like these come to the fore. This latest is the TOGG One concept from Turkish Volvo designer Berk Keskin. Keskin shared his vision for a future TOGG One […]

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Ex-Volkswagen Group Design Chief Murat Günak Named Head of Design at TOGG

Eric Gallina — Thu, 08 Apr 2021 08:05:00 +0000

Former Mercedes and VW design chief Murat Günak recently joined Turkish carmaker TOGG as head of design. In his new role, he will oversee all of the design operations of the brand from its headquarters in Gebze, Turkey. The company currently has two vehicles in the pipeline – a sedan and an SUV – which were designed by Pininfarina and shown in 2018. News of Günak’s appointment was confirmed in a low-key and rather unusual way: TOGG shared a video […]

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Transitional Forms: The Shape of Things to Come

Nicholas Stafford — Tue, 09 Mar 2021 09:01:00 +0000

The automotive industry is going through an evolutionary adjustment as we see the emergence of an industry-wide transition from investment in gasoline internal combustion engine (ICE) power to battery electric power and autonomous vehicles. The recent unveiling of the Renault 5 electric vehicle (EV) prototype, the rebranding of General Motors and the UK government’s plan to ban new diesel and gasoline-powered cars by 2030 are clear examples that a shift is happening. EVs are no longer niche futuristic visions held […]

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How the Design Medium Affects Design – It’s Not What You Do, It’s the Way You Do It

Nir Kahn — Mon, 18 Jan 2021 10:00:00 +0000

Design is influenced by the medium used to create it to a much greater extent than most designers will admit. How have the techniques of car design affected the fashions of car aesthetics, and how can a designer use different tools to improve their creativity? When I was a young child I wanted to be a Lego designer. The enlightenment that designing cars was what I actually wanted to do came after realizing that I pretty much only built cars […]

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2020 Kookmin University Automotive and Transportation Design Degree Show

Eric Gallina — Mon, 21 Dec 2020 09:00:00 +0000

Unlike other university degree shows this year, the 2020 Kookmin University degree show was a physical event, with students... LOGIN OR SUBSCRIBE TO VIEW

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Unraveling the Trend of Unrealistic Design Sketches

Eric Gallina — Wed, 25 Nov 2020 08:00:38 +0000

I’ve known Fabio Filippini for a good while. The former Renault interior design VP and Pininfarina Chief Creative Officer has over 35 years of experience in the automotive design sector and is currently running his own design consultancy in Tokyo, Japan, where he is actively advising on car design and design strategy. Filippini is also very active on social media – an activity that can possibly be attributed to long stays in airport lounges as he travels between his home […]

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Dongfeng Motors Taps Italdesign for Voyah i-Land and i-Free Concept Designs

Eric Gallina — Wed, 21 Oct 2020 08:00:00 +0000

The once elite Italian carrozzeria have been experiencing myriad difficulties as of late. Besides the much-publicized downfall of... LOGIN OR SUBSCRIBE TO VIEW

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Nissan Design Latin America Adds Non-Automotive Consultancy Offer

Eric Gallina — Fri, 16 Oct 2020 08:01:00 +0000

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Car Designer Creates Homage to Lancia Stratos with Modern Project

Eric Gallina — Mon, 05 Oct 2020 08:00:36 +0000

Few cars have the cult following enjoyed by the Lancia Stratos HF, a legendary rally car that is the subject of admiration amongst racing enthusiasts and the car design community alike. The HF, meaning High Fidelity, was a very successful rally car, winning the World Rally Championship in 1974, 1975 and 1976. The Stratos racecar also won the 1974 Targa Florio five times the Tour de France Automobile and three editions of Giro d’Italia automobilistico. So it’s racing pedigree is well documented. For the designers, […]

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