You searched for Rolls-Royce | Form Trends https://www.formtrends.com/ The premier vehicle design website Wed, 05 Jan 2022 11:17:49 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://i0.wp.com/www.formtrends.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/cropped-FT-trans_600-1.png?fit=32%2C32&ssl=1 You searched for Rolls-Royce | Form Trends https://www.formtrends.com/ 32 32 112948072 Rolls-Royce Returns to Coachbuilding Roots with New Boat Tail https://www.formtrends.com/rolls-royce-returns-to-coachbuilding-roots-with-new-boat-tail/ https://www.formtrends.com/rolls-royce-returns-to-coachbuilding-roots-with-new-boat-tail/#respond Fri, 28 May 2021 08:59:00 +0000 https://www.formtrends.com/?p=10020692 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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]]> https://www.formtrends.com/rolls-royce-returns-to-coachbuilding-roots-with-new-boat-tail/feed/ 0 10020692 Anders Warming Returns to BMW Group as Rolls-Royce Design Director https://www.formtrends.com/anders-warming-returns-to-bmw-group-as-rolls-royce-design-director/ https://www.formtrends.com/anders-warming-returns-to-bmw-group-as-rolls-royce-design-director/#respond Mon, 24 May 2021 09:54:00 +0000 https://www.formtrends.com/?p=10020654 Anders Warming will soon become Rolls-Royce Motor Cars’ new Director of Design, trading in his independent design consultancy Warming Design to return to the BMW Group, a company he resigned from six years ago. He will start his new role on July 1, 2021. The announcement is surprising as we all thought Warming was enjoying his time as a free agent. He has worked on a number of product design, concept and production car projects since establishing his eponymous design […]

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]]> https://www.formtrends.com/anders-warming-returns-to-bmw-group-as-rolls-royce-design-director/feed/ 0 10020654 Wayne Burgess Appointed Head of Vehicle Design at Ola Electric https://www.formtrends.com/wayne-burgess-appointed-head-of-vehicle-design-at-ola-electric/ https://www.formtrends.com/wayne-burgess-appointed-head-of-vehicle-design-at-ola-electric/#respond Tue, 04 May 2021 08:00:00 +0000 https://www.formtrends.com/?p=10020445 Ola – India’s largest mobility platform and one of the world’s largest ride-hailing companies – has appointed Wayne Burgess Head of Vehicle Design for its Ola Electric division. He will be tasked with overseeing the future lineup of the company’s forthcoming E-Mobility product range, which is still in its nascent phase. The company recently received a further $300m investment to help it transition to building cars, bikes, and other forms of electric mobility. “I am looking forward to my work at […]

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]]> https://www.formtrends.com/wayne-burgess-appointed-head-of-vehicle-design-at-ola-electric/feed/ 0 10020445 Automotive Historian Brian Baker on the Sedan Typology https://www.formtrends.com/brian-baker-on-sedan-vehicle-typology/ https://www.formtrends.com/brian-baker-on-sedan-vehicle-typology/#respond Thu, 01 Apr 2021 12:40:09 +0000 https://www.formtrends.com/?p=10020055 Sedans (or saloons) have always played a part in the automotive landscape. They are a practical and dependable vehicle format. But where did the name sedan come from? What is its history? And is there any life left in the three-box vehicle typology in the future? To answer these questions (and more), Form Trends contributor Pierre-Paul Andriani (who also happens to be Senior Manager for Digital Modeling at Tata Motors’ European Design Center) invited his longtime friend Brian Baker, VP […]

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]]> https://www.formtrends.com/brian-baker-on-sedan-vehicle-typology/feed/ 0 10020055 Transitional Forms: The Shape of Things to Come https://www.formtrends.com/transitional-forms-the-shape-of-things-to-come/ https://www.formtrends.com/transitional-forms-the-shape-of-things-to-come/#respond Tue, 09 Mar 2021 09:01:00 +0000 https://www.formtrends.com/?p=10019744 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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]]> https://www.formtrends.com/transitional-forms-the-shape-of-things-to-come/feed/ 0 10019744 Remembering Syd Mead, In His Own Words https://www.formtrends.com/remembering-syd-mead-in-his-own-words/ https://www.formtrends.com/remembering-syd-mead-in-his-own-words/#respond Wed, 30 Dec 2020 09:00:00 +0000 https://www.formtrends.com/?p=10018907 Today marks the one-year anniversary of the death of visionary artist, futurist, illustrator and conceptual designer Syd Mead. Known for his incredible depictions of the future, Mead’s illustration work attracted a diverse range of companies, from automakers and steel merchants to architecture firms and technology giants. It also garnered the attention of Hollywood directors, who tapped him to work on science fiction films like Blade Runner, Tron and Aliens. It’s hard to overestimate the impact Mead’s work had on the […]

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]]> https://www.formtrends.com/remembering-syd-mead-in-his-own-words/feed/ 0 10018907 Finding a Balance: Self-Expression vs Maintaining Brand Values https://www.formtrends.com/self-expression-vs-maintaining-brand-values/ https://www.formtrends.com/self-expression-vs-maintaining-brand-values/#respond Tue, 15 Dec 2020 09:00:00 +0000 https://www.formtrends.com/?p=10015042 Self-expression is an essential commodity for consumers. In the future, car companies will have to work very hard to help users have a voice while deciding how much control of brand values they want to keep. In the early part of the 20th Century, collaborations between luxury manufacturers and coachbuilders allowed customers to have a lot of control over the messages they sent out. This is because owners had a great deal of influence over how their vehicles looked. In […]

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]]> https://www.formtrends.com/self-expression-vs-maintaining-brand-values/feed/ 0 10015042 Dongfeng Motors Taps Italdesign for Voyah i-Land and i-Free Concept Designs https://www.formtrends.com/dongfeng-italdesign-voyah-i-land-i-free-concept-designs/ https://www.formtrends.com/dongfeng-italdesign-voyah-i-land-i-free-concept-designs/#respond Wed, 21 Oct 2020 08:00:00 +0000 https://www.formtrends.com/?p=10013211 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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]]> https://www.formtrends.com/dongfeng-italdesign-voyah-i-land-i-free-concept-designs/feed/ 0 10013211 Wayne Burgess Joins UK Design and Engineering Firm Paramex https://www.formtrends.com/wayne-burgess-joins-design-engineering-paramex/ https://www.formtrends.com/wayne-burgess-joins-design-engineering-paramex/#respond Wed, 16 Sep 2020 09:00:21 +0000 https://www.formtrends.com/?p=10013205 Wayne Burgess, former Head of Geely Design UK, has joined UK design and engineering firm Paramex, overseeing the group’s expanding design operations. Burgess joined the company in August following a stint at Geely’s UK design operations base and more than 21 years at Jaguar Cars. Form Trends caught up with the acclaimed designer a week prior to the official announcement. He seemed very excited about the prospect of becoming Chief Design Officer at a company known for supplying digital visualizations, including […]

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]]> https://www.formtrends.com/wayne-burgess-joins-design-engineering-paramex/feed/ 0 10013205 Designer Henry Cloke on the ‘Post Opulent’ Rolls-Royce Ghost https://www.formtrends.com/designer-henry-cloke-on-the-post-opulent-rolls-royce-ghost/ https://www.formtrends.com/designer-henry-cloke-on-the-post-opulent-rolls-royce-ghost/#respond Thu, 03 Sep 2020 08:30:00 +0000 https://www.formtrends.com/?p=10013013 Over the course of my career as an automotive design journalist, I’ve had the pleasure of covering college degree shows the world over. In 2012, that’s how I came to meet Henry Cloke. These days he’s still working as a designer for Rolls-Royce and presenting the new Ghost, the superluxury carmaker’s latest vehicle. It’s nice to see how far he’s come since that time we spoke about his final degree show project at the Royal College of Art. Visit this […]

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]]> https://www.formtrends.com/designer-henry-cloke-on-the-post-opulent-rolls-royce-ghost/feed/ 0 10013013 Klaus Bischoff to Head VW Group Design https://www.formtrends.com/klaus-bischoff-to-head-vw-group-design/ https://www.formtrends.com/klaus-bischoff-to-head-vw-group-design/#respond Wed, 04 Dec 2019 22:30:16 +0000 https://www.formtrends.com/?p=10005963 News out of Germany is that Klaus Bischoff, currently executive director of Volkswagen Design, will be succeeding Michael Mauer... LOGIN OR SUBSCRIBE TO VIEW

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]]> https://www.formtrends.com/klaus-bischoff-to-head-vw-group-design/feed/ 0 10005963 UMEA University 2019 Transportation Design Degree Show https://www.formtrends.com/umea-university-2019-mfa-transportation-design-degree-show/ https://www.formtrends.com/umea-university-2019-mfa-transportation-design-degree-show/#respond Wed, 07 Aug 2019 07:59:00 +0000 https://www.formtrends.com/?p=10002895 Perched high in the Nordic country of Sweden, Umea Institute is Design has a reputation for being one of... LOGIN OR SUBSCRIBE TO VIEW

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