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    Who's Where: Steve Mattin appointed Design Director at Avtovaz Lada

    2015-05-09T10:30:43Z

    Steve Mattin will soon be relocating to his new home - Russia. The former Vice President and Design Director of Volvo Cars has been tapped by Avtovaz Lada to lead its design operations into the future, designing a new era of passenger vehicles for the 40-year-old brand. He will start ...

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    Video: Chris Bangle delivers “Empowerment: Design without Designers” talk at Creative Mornings/London

    2015-05-09T10:30:41Z

    Chris Bangle - the undisputed front man of car design - needs little introduction, so the prospect of the former BMW Design Director and now founder of Chris Bangle Associates giving a talk in our home town of London was too good to pass up.

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    Me and My Car: Eric Bauer and his Nissan Skyline

    2015-05-09T10:30:38Z

    Here at Car Design News we're big fans of Depth of Speed: the combination of great cinematography, beautiful cars and interesting people makes for compelling viewing. Its latest video, ‘Taking the Plunge', features Eric Bauer, a digital modeler, Art Center instructor and CDN contributor and his glorious 1970 Nissan Skyline.

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    CCS - AISI project 2007

    2015-05-09T10:30:35Z

    The college for Creative Studies (CCS) has been teaming up with the American Iron and Steel Institute (AISI) since 1989, bringing together imaginative automotive design and steel, the material of choice in the industry. As did last year's program, this summer also saw three engineering students from the University of ...

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    Show Review: Tokyo Auto Salon 2009

    2015-05-09T10:30:27Z

    Until then, there are always offerings such as the Mazda Rotas RV Special, or indeed any of the heavily modified Toyota Hiaces on display (Japan's most stolen vehicle). We saw Hiaces turned into karaoke rooms, and numerous versions sporting colored carbon-fiber trim - some of which deviated from the familiar ...

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    Show Review: Tokyo Auto Salon 2009

    2015-05-09T10:30:20Z

    It's back to Japan for the 2009 Auto Salon, Asia's answer to SEMA in the States. While the studios of Japan's Big Three, Nissan, Honda and Toyota busy themselves preparing concepts for the Tokyo Motor Show in October, aftermarket tuners have been equally occupied by the process of pumping, dropping ...

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    Italdesign-Giugiaro collaborates with Dassault Systèmes to ensure design leadership in the next decade

    2015-05-09T10:30:17Z

    Dassault Systèmes' software makes this possible - CATIA provides unified industrial design solutions to address the full design workflow - and for the creative conceptual phase of this workflow the company proposes a dedicated tool, CATIA Imagine & Shape.

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    Nissan and Fiat marketing heads trade insults over 'visual pollution'

    2015-05-09T10:30:06Z

    A war of words has erupted between Fiat and Nissan's marketing departments over their electric vehicle designs, the Leaf and the 500e.

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    Essay: The Electric Cars of California

    2015-05-09T10:30:02Z

    When the Typ-1's designer - Jason Hill of Eleven LLC - saw this early prototype he knew instantly that "designed in the right way, the car could become something extremely special". The resultant Aptera 'Typ-1', the current prototype, is like nothing seen before. Although it utilizes a hybrid or electric ...

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    Essay: The Electric Cars of California

    2015-05-09T10:29:57Z

    The State of California is home to some of the world's biggest, most famous IT and technology firms, which, combined with the presence of big name venture capital and high levels of consumer and regulatory concern about global warming and pollution, has recently made the State the perfect incubator for ...

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    Shanghai 2013: Conference and Awards events from CDN and Interior Motives

    2015-05-09T10:29:54Z

    Can Design News and Interior Motives are gearing up for our annual visit to China for a number of important events in the industry's calendar, kicking off with the 2013 Interior Motives China Conference. This year's theme, ‘Technology and tradition - old meets new in modern-day China' features a new ...

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    Who's Where: Gorden Wagener to head Mercedes Advanced Design NA

    2015-05-09T10:29:51Z

    Click for larger imagesGerman designer Gorden Wagener, 37, has been appointed President of Mercedes-Benz Advanced Design of North America. Beginning his new position on January 1. 2006, Wagener now focuses on products specifically for North America, including production and show cars as well as advanced projects. The Californian studio will ...

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    Opel/Vauxhall Adam Rocks previews crossover, cabrio

    2015-05-09T10:29:48Z

    Opel/Vauxhall has previewed its Adam Rocks 'concept' ahead of its world debut at next month's Geneva motor show.

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    Maybach reaches end of the line

    2015-05-09T10:29:44Z

    Daimler AG is set to announce the closure of its Maybach ultra luxury brand this weekend, according to reports. The underperforming 57 and 62 limousines are to be killed off in 2013, following a decision from chairman Dieter Zetsche who has elected not to invest in their respective replacements for ...

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    College Exhibition: Royal College of Art - Connections

    2015-05-09T10:29:41Z

    Another creative project was in the form of the Go, a 'rural racing championship' car created by Ceri Yorath. The three-wheeled electric vehicles feature generic bioplastic bodyshells over a lightweight steel spaceframe and competitors are encouraged to modify the car's mechanicals. The aim of this pre-race preparation is to promote ...

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    College Exhibition: Royal College of Art - Connections

    2015-05-09T10:29:33Z

    First year Vehicle Design students at the Royal College of Art were given a brief to develop a car that would achieve universal individual mobility for people of all ages living in rural environments. Using intelligent systems technology, new materials and means, and retaining high standards of sustainability, the students ...

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    DS5 stars in Citroën cinemagraphs

    2015-05-09T10:29:29Z

    Citroen has released a series of ‘cinemagraphs' portraying the new DS5. The subtly moving images are an evolution of the traditional .gif file, and were created by automotive photographer James Lipman and design agency TIZA Creative.

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    Gordon Murray designs Batmobile

    2015-05-09T10:29:26Z

    It's safe to assume that the Caped Crusader is somewhat of a petrol-head. A quick look back over the various incarnations of the Batmobile will confirm this. However, for the up coming ‘Batman Live World Arena Tour', the Dark Knight has gone green.

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    IED Creative Diary 2011

    2015-05-09T10:29:24Z

    The Istituto Europeo di Design (IED) will be offering a total of 36 scholarships to students hoping to enter the university this year.