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Design Development: Opel Meriva
Chief Interior Designer Stefan Arndt stayed with the Meriva project right from its gestation at the advanced design studio in 2004, initially overseeing both the exterior and interior concept design. At that time he was head of advanced design for the Opel/Vauxhall brand, working under Advanced Design Director Anthony Lo. ...
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Design Development: Opel Meriva
There rests an unusual amount of weight on the shoulders of the next-generation Meriva - a segment-leading compact minivan that has brought over a million customers to the Opel/Vauxhall brand since its introduction in 2003. GM will be watching public reaction with baited breath when it takes the wraps off ...
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Dedicated automotive design school to open in India
Page 1 of 2/site/process/design_services/display| Dedicated automotive design school to open in India by CDN Team 12 Jun 2010 Car designer Dilip Chhabria will serve as chief mentor at DYP-DC College. “I am ...
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Design Essay: Western designers heading East
China has developed its auto industry into the world's biggest over the past decade by what veteran China auto expert, Michael Dunne calls a "cut and paste" approach - copying foreign technology and design to approximate modern cars. This strategy has enabled China's homegrown carmakers like Geely and BYD to ...
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Design Essay: Western designers heading East
Taking a page from Korean carmaker Kia's strategy book, Chinese manufacturers are trying to challenge global peers by tapping foreign talent as design becomes increasingly important as the domestic market matures.
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EyesOn Design 2011
The schedule for the 24th annual EyesOn Design car festival has been announced. As can be expected, the extended Fathers Day weekend show will see the usual concoction of design related events, interspersed with collections of rare cars as well as exotica.
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Home of NAIAS to be updated
The spiritual home of the NAIAS is set to be rejuvenated. The Cobo center in Detroit, home of the North American International Auto Show for over 24 years, is part of a $221 million project that will see it extended and renovated extensively.
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Design Review: Hyundai HCD10 Hellion concept
These two defining areas of proportions and form are the Hellion's big-hitting statements. But there are other aspects of its design that fit with its concept and are interesting in their own right.
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Design Review: Hyundai HCD10 Hellion concept
The Sports Utility is dead; long live the Crossover. Whilst not wholly true, this is pretty much the message that we're hearing in the US and Europe. The original Jeep, Landrover or Landcruiser-type SUV, which was truly engineered to travel off the roads, is now commonly regarded as a signifier ...
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Chicago Auto Show interactive web tour launches
Interactive media company 360° Revo and the Chicago Automobile Trade Association (CATA) has launched a web-based, interactive tour of the 2012 Chicago Auto Show.
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Design Contest: Stile Italiano Giovani 2008
The Association of the Automotive Industry (ANFIA) Italian Car Coachbuilders Group last month announced the results of the ‘Stile Italiano Giovani 2008' design competition. Open to non-professional car designers and design students worldwide, the competition - which began in May 2008 - culminated in a collection of 20 designs selected ...
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Mini launches 'Inspired by Goodwood'
Mini has just held a launch party in Germany for the new ‘Mini inspired by Goodwood'.
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Trevor Creed to retire from Chrysler
Trevor M. Creed has announced he will retire from his role as Senior Vice President of Design at Chrysler after 23 years with the company. The Chrysler Design Office will now report to Frank O. Klegon, Executive Vice President of Product Development.
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Concept Car of the Week: Isuzu Zen
Space. Freedom. Feng shui. Inner peace. These terms relate to Japanese carmaker Isuzu's aims for its 2001 Zen Concept.
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College Exhibition: LTU Degree Show 2011
Lawrence Technological University's Transportation Design Program celebrated its fourth industry show and the graduation of its inaugural class recently. The program achieved international recognition with students placing in various international design competitions and industry positions around the globe.
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Nissan designs A Class catamaran
Nissan has today announced that it has designed and built a catamaran as the latest part of its non-automotive design and development program. Matt Struble, who led the design and modeling team at Nissan Design America (NDA) in San Diego, will be racing the Class A Catamaran in the 2011 ...
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Renault 4 Ever design competition
DesignBoom has teamed up with Renault to create a unique design competition. With the Renault 4 entering its 50th year, the aim of the competition is to redesign and recreate the classic R4.
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Paris Motor Show 2004 Trends and Overview
Car design inevitably goes in set patterns: large, radical leaps tend to be followed up by small evolutionary steps, especially for those second-generation models of a previous all-new concept. One dominant theme of this year's Paris Motor Show was the very conservative redesigns of some of 1990's most successful production ...
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Design Essay: Suppliers, Solar Panels and Nostalgia
Many products create emotional ties with their owner but nothing like the relationship we have with our cars. Like our home most of us spend a considerable part of our life and family's life transiting from place to place. Some journeys are enjoyable and some just necessary. ...