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Design Review: Buick Riviera concept
Some of the more notable exterior design features include the windscreen that sweeps back over the roof to incorporate the rear screen; the Buick roundel style motif in rear trunk lid; headlamp graphics that bleed back to a horizontal surface; and a satin finish DLO surround with discreet door opener. ...
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Design Review: Buick Riviera concept
The first Buick Riviera was announced in October 1962, penned by exterior designer Ed Nickles and interior designer George Moon under the direction of Bill Mitchell. It was intended as a luxury four-seat coupe and a figurehead for General Motor's Buick brand. The 1971 'boat-tail' Riviera continued the theme into ...
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Rohan Saparamadu appointed Chief Designer at Maruti-Suzuki
Rohan Saparamadu has been appointed Chief Designer and Advisor to Styling at Delhi, India-based Maruti-Suzuki. Saparamadu, a veteran of GM Design for the last 23 years, was offered the position after he accepted an early retirement from the automotive giant late last year.
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Savage Rivale develops telescopic roof system [w/video]
Savage Rivale has revealed its design for a retractable telescopic multi-panel roof system (RTMP) that will feature on its 2012 Road Yacht GTS supercar.
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Design Development: Saab Phoenix concept
The plan view shows the influence of previous Saabs very well including the clamshell hood (900), bulbous nose cone (Ursaab) and rear Kamm tail (Sonett). Castriota placed significant emphasis on aerodynamics and says his flying buttress details outboard of the cant rail help towards a 0.25 Cd (the same as ...
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Design Development: Saab Phoenix concept
The dust may have settled since the launch of the Phoenix, Saab's controversial 2011 Geneva concept car, but the story of how it came to be has not been fully told. Completed in super quick time, Car Design News traces its design development in an exclusive chat with design director ...
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Toyota to unveil 2013 Avalon in New York
Toyota is set to debut an all-new US-designed sedan at the 2012 New York International Auto Show next month
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Show Review: 100% Design Tokyo
In a city like Tokyo we didn't expect to see the return of the Eighties, but there seemed to be the buds of a new trend: the return of post-modernism - or at least plurality in design. In some respects we've already seen this in the focus on decoration over ...
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Show Review: 100% Design Tokyo
Tokyo held its design week late last year, overlapping with the tail-end of the auto show. Though thankfully easier to get to than that, what you get is a bit different to expectations. Japanese are noted for the effort they give presentation: it's in their dress, their language, in how ...
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Dedicated automotive design school to open in India
专门针对汽车设计的专业学校即将在印度开设名为DYP-DC汽车研究与学习中心的全新汽车设计学院即将开门授课。位于印度马哈拉施特拉邦普纳市的该学院将专注于汽车设计领域，在未来合适的时间也将引入汽车工程和管理使课程设计更加全面。值得注意的是，学生们在本科和硕士班的最后一年，作为毕业项目，将有机会建造一辆全尺度，可以工作，可以驾驶的原型车。
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ArchDaily Buildings of the Year Awards 2011 winners announced
ArchDaily, the most visited architecture site on the net, has announced the winning designs in its Building of the Year Awards 2011.
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Peugeot Design Contest 2008
Carlos Arturo Torres Tovar from Colombia was last week announced as the winner of the 5th annual Peugeot Design Contest at the 2008 Mondial de l'Automobile in Paris. The 25 year old designer's winning 'RD' concept was chosen via an online internet poll and a competition jury headed by Peugeot's ...
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Design Development: Peugeot 308
While the exterior can be seen as an evolution of the 307, the interior represents a clean break from former Peugeots. Pierre Authier, Assistant Design Director explains the process: "In 2003 when we first created the interior of the 308, we returned from holidays earlier: we held a meeting, ...
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Design Development: Peugeot 308
Presented to the world's media on 27th June and launched to the public at the Frankfurt Motor Show in September, the new 308 represents a transition for Peugeot Design. While the older 307 - launched back in 2001 - represented a dramatic change of direction for Peugeot in the lower ...
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East meets West at NDE
Nissan opened the doors to its European design studios late last month, part of the Japanese automaker's first ever participation in the London Design Festival events in London, UK. Showcasing the works of 20 designers under the theme of 'East meets West: the cultural crossroads of creativity', the exhibition also ...
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Nissan 'Art of Mobility' sculpture unveiled by Rigoletti Casa De Diseño Institute [w/video]
The Rigoletti Casa De Diseño Institute of Transportation Design's first full-size vehicle sculpture, sponsored by Nissan Design America, has been unveiled.
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Pininfarina Cambiano video teaser released
Pininfarina has unveiled a video teaser of its Cambiano concept that reveals the rear end of the car for the first time. The Cambiano will be displayed on Pininfarina's Geneva Motor Show stand from 6 March.
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Design Development: Citroën Lacoste concept
It is the Lacoste's interior, however, where the collaboration between the two brands is most evident. The concept's smooth pearl white and blue exterior is a stark contrast to the white cotton seat covers and varying textures of the cabin, which includes a 'square relief' motif - an element that ...
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Design Development: Citroën Lacoste concept
The 2010 Paris motor show was a fitting location to debut the Citroën Lacoste concept. A quintessentially French car, the concept sees both Citroën and Lacoste put their own unique and authoritative stamp onto an equally unique and well-executed concept. Drawing from expertise in either brands field, the car is ...
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Aston Martin mobile phone concept
Aston Martin has combined forces with Canadian luxury mobile phone manufacturer, Mobiado, to create the CPT002 concept.