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Review: Design Trends and Videos from Auto China 2018

Eric Gallina — Fri, 04 May 2018 08:14:23 +0000

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Lighting the Way

Oneita Porter — Mon, 30 Nov 2015 12:11:10 +0000

In a not too distant past, in a galaxy right about – well, here – automotive lighting was merely functional, at least from an actual lighting standpoint. There was some styling related to the overall appearance and functions (I’m talking about you, ‘pop-up’ headlamps and ‘fin’ tail lamps), but for the most part the lit appearance did not contribute much to the overall brand identity of a vehicle. Fast forward to present day, and in this galaxy, where signature headlamps […]

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Audi to Show New OLED Lighting Concept Car in Frankfurt

Eric Gallina — Wed, 29 Jul 2015 11:19:16 +0000

Audi is poised to showcase its latest developments in lighting on a new concept car at the Frankfurt motor show in September. The unnamed concept will be fitted with Audi’s pioneering Matrix organic light-emitting diodes (OLED) lights, which enable a previously unattainable level of lighting homogeneity and open up creative opportunities for design. Rapid progress is being made in OLED technology and, once increases in light density are realized, they’ll generate turn signal and brake lights in production taillights. This […]

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Are Headlights to See or Be Seen?

Peter Stevens — Mon, 23 Mar 2015 00:25:09 +0000

When our forebears traveled in horse drawn vehicles the horses could see where to go at night and coach lamps were there to show if another wagon was coming towards them. It was only with the greater speed of the ‘horseless carriage’ that seeing the road at night became a good idea. The earliest lights were candle powered but still technically clever; as the candle burned down a coil spring pushed the remaining unburnt part upward. This kept the flame […]

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BMW Lights Up CES with M4 Concept Iconic Lights

Eric Gallina — Tue, 06 Jan 2015 13:30:36 +0000

BMW’s iconic down-road graphic is already well established, but with the advent of laser lighting the company is looking to bring that look to the next level, as illustrated on the M4 Concept Iconic Lights. The concept also previews rear OLED lighting which BMW’s M division is set to launch on a production model in the near future. The concept, which made its debut at the 2015 Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, Nevada, is a stock BMW M4 by […]

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Interior Trends: Complexity and Decoration

Form Trends — Fri, 27 Dec 2013 08:00:39 +0000

Complexity and decoration are reaching new heights within vehicle interiors. Although the overall architecture impression is one of simplification, up close there is ever-more complex surface decoration and combinations of materials being used in interiors, as a way of raising perceived quality and adding craftsmanship to the cabin. The ‘piano black’ look is being superseded by ‘glass effect’ transparent coatings influenced from smart phone screens. Meanwhile, matte black, satin aluminum and colored chrome satin finish metal-effect foils continue to be […]

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Blade Lamps: Changing the Facial Read of the Car

Car Design Research — Thu, 30 May 2013 15:38:20 +0000

Previously, we’ve reported on the headlamps of cars aping the human eye as a graphical device. With full LED clusters now feasible and appearing more commonly on production designs, we’re seeing a new type of lamp appear – the blade of light. Horizontally orientated and slim, these present a much wider, meaner DRG. An emergent sub-trend is the vertically orientated blade, which defines the corner of the car. But in moving away from the circular, oblong or stretched ovoid form, […]

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Kia Provo Described by Exterior Designer Davide Limongelli

Eric Gallina — Fri, 22 Mar 2013 12:26:36 +0000

This compact four-seat concept is proof, if proof were needed, of Kia’s design aptitude. Since taking over as design director in 2006, Peter Schreyer has built a team of experienced designers that have created powerful design-led vehicles in recent years. The Provo is just one more such car to add to the list. Created in Kia’s European design studio in Frankfurt, the Provo concept is a showcase for the potential of the brand’s B-segment platform, upon which the Soul, Venga […]

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