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Designer Interviews: Fabio Filippini, Pininfarina design director
Even if it was one of the most prestigious jobs in car design, it wasn't easy for Pininfarina to find a new design director. Yet, Fabio Filippini took the challenge with relish.
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College Exhibition: Royal College of Art Degree Show 2013
Anthony O'SullivanTata PullThe Tata Pull explores the creation of a space rather than a structure, and aims to shake up the conventional interior layout and component count. By removing all the interior elements apart from the driver controls O'Sullivan has created a blank canvas upon which the user can use ...
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College Exhibition: Royal College of Art Degree Show 2013
Ferran MestresLexus ImpulseMestres' project is a three-seater sports car for 2033 and is designed to rediscover the emotion of driving. Focusing strongly on the passenger experience, both are seated in front of the driver, who is seated centrally behind and above them. Mestres' physical model explores contrasts and fragmentation between ...
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College Exhibition: Royal College of Art Degree Show 2013
Hideaki IidaLexus LF-MonoThis project explores how Lexus could further establish itself in Europe by embracing its ethos of comfort, refinement and sophistication. The chaise longue's aesthetics and the litter - a traditional Japanese method of being carried in a bed or chair - inspired this design to give Lexus an ...
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College Exhibition: Royal College of Art Degree Show 2013
This year's Royal College of Art annual degree show marked somewhat the end of era ahead of next year's dramatic increase of student intake.
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Design Development: Renault Megane
The interior design program ran in parallel to the exterior program, but with three instead of four full-size hard models reduced to one in December 2005. The exterior design development continued with two designs until April 4, 2006 - exactly five years to the day that its predecessor was signed-off ...
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Design Development: Renault Megane
The third generation Megane, launched at the Paris Motor Show in October, is Renault's most important model, accounting for over a third of total Renault sales. And it's also a significant design: the new car takes a far less radical approach than did its predecessor, and it is the first ...
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Design Development: Honda Civic
Indeed, one of the key sketches that influenced the final production version - from Daisuke Toriyama's ‘Proposal A' - features a distinctly protruding spoiler clad in a red plastic reflector connecting the two rear lights while still fulfilling an aerodynamic purpose. The spoiler in the production version is lower to ...
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Design Development: Honda Civic
Topping the radically futuristic previous-generation European Honda Civic hatchback was always going to be a tough ask. Car Design News talks exclusively to the man with that task, overall exterior design leader for the project, Daisuke Sawai.
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Show Review: Eyes on Design 2012
It was 25 years ago that the heads of design at the Detroit Three - Jack Telnack of Ford, Chuck Jordan of General Motors and Tom Gayle of Chrysler - joined together to set up a show focused on design.
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Design Services: Majenta Academy
Established in May 2007, the Majenta Academy has continued its drive this year to provide design graduates with the hands-on 3D computer-aided design skills required to succeed in the commercial world. Majenta Solutions, one of Europe's leading IT infrastructure solutions providers, has training facilities in Barcelona, London and Gothenburg that ...
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Donato Coco on Lotus' new design direction
If the 2010 Paris motor show is remembered for one thing, it will be the 'reinvention' of Lotus Cars.
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Jean Bugatti's final project realized 73 years after his death
Legendary designer Jean Buggati's final unfinished project has finally been realized by the Mullin Automotive Museum, 73 years after his death.
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Honda unveils UNI-CUB mobility device [w/video]
Honda has unveiled its new UNI-CUB personal mobility device, designed to be used in public spaces alongside pedestrians.
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Local Motors launches Pacific Northwest competition
Local Motors' 20th design competition, themed 'Thrive in the Elements,' opens for submissions starting today, 17 March. The new American car company is calling for entrants to design a car based around the four core elements: Earth, wind, fire and water; challenging designers to create a vehicle that will ...
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RIP Imre Molnar
Imre Molnar, provost of the College of Creative Studies (CCS), passed away during the holiday season.
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Michelin Challenge Design 2009 Finalists Announced
Have you ever dreamed about having your vehicle designs featured at an international auto show? Beginning January 11, the 32 designers below will be living that dream when their original work is unveiled in the Michelin Challenge Design exhibit at the 2009 North American International Auto Show.Top automotive designers serving ...
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Infiniti releases Q50 teaser video
Infiniti has released a short clip teasing its new Q50 sedan ahead of its reveal in Detroit this month.