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Design Review: Jeep Renegade concept
Jeep. One of the world's most evocative car brands. The iconic Willys and the Wrangler that followed are, outside of their military roles, the epitome of the recreational vehicle. But this brand clearly has the potential to deliver beyond its current range of conservatively designed off-roaders, SUVs, and crossovers. And ...
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Architects design extravagant portable EVs solar-charging pavilion
Architects Synthetic Design + Architecture has designed a portable, solar-charging pavilion for electric vehicles using integrated photovoltaic cells.
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Contest: Mazda Design Challenge winner created at Los Angeles Auto Show
When asked about her biggest revelation as a member of the team, Mallory explained: "It's the actual 3D process, getting the design off the computer, getting it into real life, to see how things work out in full size. Up until now, all the other models I've built have been ...
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Contest: Mazda Design Challenge winner created at Los Angeles Auto Show
The underlying theme of the annual Los Angeles show is "Design LA". This year, in keeping with the theme, Franz von Holzhausen, Director of Design at the Mazda R&D Design Center in Irvine CA, initiated a unique way to demonstrate the design process. Mazda featured a full-size clay model in ...
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Design Review: Volkswagen Up! Lite concept
The rocker area of the Up! Lite is neither gray nor body color, but a carefully considered blend of the two. The door linings are in textured egg-shell blue vinyl with a near flock-like finish - a cheap and yet attractive solution. There's a small soft fabric area of the ...
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Design Review: Volkswagen Up! Lite concept
In 1999 Volkswagen launched the ‘3 liter' Lupo, the world's most fuel-efficient car capable of using only three liters of fuel per 100km. Now, ten years later, Volkswagen has revealed the Up! Lite concept, previewing a production design due in 2011 that claims a fuel consumption of only two liters ...
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McLaren Automotive launches bespoke operations division
McLaren Automotive has today announced the launch of the McLaren Special Operations division, which will be responsible for the delivery of bespoke projects for McLaren sports cars.
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Maserati and Poltrona Frau showcasing continuing collaboration
Maserati and Poltrona Frau are showcasing their continuing collaboration in automotive design in a weeklong exhibition at Design Centre at Chelsea Harbor, London.
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2010 Michelin Challenge Design Finalists Announced
Have you ever dreamed about having your vehicle designs featured at an international auto show? Beginning January 11, the 34 designers below will be living that dream when their original work is unveiled in the Michelin Challenge Design exhibit at the 2010 North American International Auto Show (NAIAS).
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How CATIA for Creative Designers helps to keep Recaro in the hot seat
Dassault Systèmes' latest release, CATIA for Creative Designers, is a software solution that bundles applications to help designers imagine, create, share and experience their product designs, virtually.
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Photo Galleries
Over 400 high resolution photos from the 2007 Pebble Beach Concours d'Elegance, showing the featured marques Aston Martin and Auburn-Cord-Duesenberg, as well as an overview of the winners presentations.
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ArticleDesign Review: Mazda Ibuki
The Ibuki is a compact two-seat open topped sports car concept that is 330mm (just over a foot) shorter than the current Mazda MX5.
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Who's Where: GM's new Asian and European design studio appointments
New additions have been made to the design management teams at General Motors, both in Asia and in Europe.Effective today (August 1), Friedhelm Engler begins his new role as Director of Design for the Pan Asian Technical Automotive Center (PATAC), based in Shanghai, China. He is responsible for all ...
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AutoStyle 2010
Wolfgang Egger introduced Klemens Rossnagel, head of design research at Audi AG, who gave one of the more enlightening presentations of the day. Centered around the theme of creating vehicles for future generations, Rossnagel spoke about the history of the brand and the theory of Audi's aesthetics as well as ...
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AutoStyle 2010
Earlier this year, we had the pleasure to attend AutoStyle 2010's design competition; a wonderfully familial, small-scale event that takes place in the picturesque village of San Benedetto Po, in northern Italy. Hosted by Berman, an aftermarket supplier of bespoke components to many OEMs, the event is a two-day gathering ...
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College Exhibition: Institut of Superior Design
Maxime Duvillard:Beautifully rendered and illustrated slides are the underlying memory of Maxime Duvillard's presentation. With a range of practical solutions to everyday travel and logistics, Duvillard repeatedly presented intricately detailed backdrops to purposeful and clever resolutions; Duvillard's Africa truck 2040 project and Parisian River boat projects perhaps displaying this the ...
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College Exhibition: Institut of Superior Design
Like all design schools, there is an overwhelming sense of pride emanating throughout the Institut of Superior Design, France. From the students to the tutors and beyond, it's an emotion that presented itself repeatedly in our recent short stay in Valencienne.
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College Exhibition: Elisava Design Degree Show 2004
I-coneDavid CarrascoI-cone is an urban car designed for four passengers. Despite its little dimensions, it stands out for the space allocated to the cockpit and its occupants.
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College Exhibition: Elisava Design Degree Show 2004
The projects shown are based on a wide vision of transportation design and take into consideration mobility, aerodynamics, environmental impact, ergonomics, legislation, materials, production, security, technology and aesthetic principles. They also aim to provide strategic solutions of design that can generate a new commercial and brand potential for industry.
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Coventry University students prepare for the MA Design Degree Show
Coventry University students prepare for the MA Design Degree Show