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Tony Williams-Kenny announced as Design Director, SAIC Motor
Tony Williams-Kenny has been announced as the new global Design Director of Chinese automaker, SAIC Motor.
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Karim Habib to Head Exterior Design at BMW
It was only a matter of time before we expected a talented designer to fill the position vacated by Anders Warming when he was promoted to the role of Design Director at Mini. News of that new appointment was revealed today and, as of March 2011, Karim Habib will become ...
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Design Review: Hyundai Curb concept
The Hyundai Curb (internal codename: HCD-12) is the twelfth concept designed at the company's California Design Center.
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Pininfarina to close manufacturing operations
Italian design and manufacturing house Pininfarina S.p.A announced it will be cutting back its operations, with the closure of its manufacturing facilities. The decision will see the brand now focusing solely on design and engineering aspects for the automotive industry.
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ArticleDesigner Interview: Lowie Vermeersch (Part 2)
This evolution should be enough of a reason not to start an independent car design studio anymore, except that Lowie doesn’t function that way: “It’s a fact that any car designer who starts his own studio for personal fame is in for a nice series of frustrations. The era of independent car design heroes like Bertone, Giugiaro or Gandini is clearly over. In the ‘60s or ‘70s, when design wasn’t…
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ArticleDesigner Interview: Lowie Vermeersch (Part 1)
Car Design News interviews Belgian designer Lowie Vermeersch
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Interview: Stephane Schwarz, CEO, StephaneSchwarzStudio
Born in Switzerland, raised in France and educated in Italy, 42-year-old Stephane Schwarz is not just a quintessential European, but - until January of this year -looked set for a stellar career within the Nissan-Renault alliance. As Design Director of Nissan Design Europe's studio in Paddington, England, and the man ...
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Design Development: Hummer HX concept
The interior design development theme and sketches started at the same time as the exterior, but as the project progressed it ended up trailing the exterior by three months on each respective deadline, coming together for the brass-show.
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Design Development: Hummer HX concept
Designed and built at Hummer's studio at GM Global Design Headquarters in Warren, Michigan, the HX unveiled at the Detroit Auto Show is a prototype vehicle developed to extend the range further downward, diversifying the portfolio and developing the design direction of the Hummer brand. Crucially however, this concept was ...
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Autonomous emergency braking mandatory in Europe by 2014
Autonomous emergency braking (AEB) is set to become mandatory as a result of new European regulations.
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Citroën separates DS and C line design departments
Citroën is reorganizing its design division in order to create a dedicated design department for its semi-premium DS line of models, led by Thierry Metroz. The new structure will come into effect on 1 June. Alexandre Malval, former head of styling for the DS5 and C5, will manage the mainstream ...
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New Denza EV brand to be launched by Daimler-BYD joint venture
Mercedes-Benz sources have confirmed that Daimler and BYD Auto's Chinese joint venture is set to launch Denza, a new zero-emissions brand.
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Umeå Institute of Design degree show 2011
The annual graduation exhibit for the Umeå Institute of Design began last week. With just nine automotive students amongst those receiving honors, the concise yet elaborate degree show was unequivocally Scandinavian.
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BASF annual color trend report
Materials giant BASF has presented the findings of its annual color trend report, created by a team of designers scouting out global textile and furniture trade shows for information.
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How Lumiscaphe software delivers for Eagle Ottawa
Real-time visualization software is transforming the speed and ease with which design teams can develop interior proposals, saving time and money in the process, as Lumiscaphe's visualization designer and Eagle Ottawa China's Design Director of the Asia Pacific region discussed with Car Design News.
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BMW releases videos 'outlining' 3 Series history
The BMW 3 Series has been a mainstay within the range for nearly 40 years, embodying the values and design direction of the German brand to become the perennial bestseller in markets worldwide.
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Design Review: Infiniti Etherea concept
Move around to its rear three-quarters and the beltline disappears around an imaginary corner, defining a long hood that does not exist. Meanwhile the kinked C-pillar suggests extreme tumblehome from some angles yet other betray this visual trick.
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Design Review: Infiniti Etherea concept
The Infiniti Etherea concept - unveiled at this year's Geneva motor show - represents two firsts for Nissan's luxury brand: the Etherea is front-wheel drive where all Infinitis prior have featured either rear- or four-wheel drive and it's also a toe resolutely dipped into the fiercely competitive waters of the ...
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ArticleSurface Design Show: materials exhibition
London’s Surface Design Show is the only UK show focused solely on cutting edge designs and innovative manufacturing and materials for commercial surfaces and architectural feature walls. We’ve joined forces with our partner WGSN-homebuildlife to bring you all the latest trends from the 2013 show.