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Dan Darancou appointed Chief Designer at CH-Auto
Former GM design manager Dan Darancou has become Chief Designer at CH-Auto, a major Chinese car design studio that supports numerous domestic car manufacturers as well as international car companies looking to sell vehicles in the burgeoning automotive market.
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College Exhibition: Elisava Design Degree Show 2006
Cappriccio 85Enrique Ojea'Coupe' is the guiding concept for this project. It is a yacht measuring 85 feet (26m) that has redefined the shape of a boat. The cabin has been moved more to the rear and the spaces for the solarium and the bathing area, normally located at the stern, ...
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College Exhibition: Elisava Design Degree Show 2006
Students from the Transportation Design Masters program at Spain's Elisava School of Design presented their work October 24th in the 2006 Degree Show entitled 'Mobility Techniques'. The Elisava Masters course in Transport Vehicle Design started seven years ago with the aim of providing new proposals for future transport through research ...
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Fourth Chinese Auto Design Competition launched
The fourth Chinese Auto Design Contest officially launched in Beijing last week. Sponsored by China's Society of Automotive Engineers, the China Industrial Design Association, the Beijing Municipal Science and Technology Commission and the Beijing Fengtai District People's Government, the competition is the largest and most authoritative state-level professional event.
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Designer Interviews: Wahei Hirai, Managing Officer, Toyota Motor Corporation
iSwing and iUnit � Toyota is showing lots of fascinating concepts in this area. Do you see that category as being a real possibility for Toyota?"Yes of course, for the future. They're not just amusement toys, we're seriously developing that size of vehicle but we need very hi-tech solutions for ...
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Designer Interviews: Wahei Hirai, Managing Officer, Toyota Motor Corporation
Toyota has recently undergone a massive reorganisation, with creativity now being promoted within the organisation as Toyota's way forward for the 21st Century with design at the very hub of the corporate philosophy. That revolution, started by former Senior General Manager, Kazuo Morohoshi at the start of 2003 is now ...
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Show Review: SEMA 2009
SEMA is also becoming the privileged launch platform for many artisan builders. Some of them, propose all sorts of kits to transform an existing car - generally on a Corvette platform - into something else. More audacious independent car makers like Local Motors are introducing ground up designs of vehicles ...
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Design Review: Volkswagen Passat
With over thirteen million Passats built to date, the sixth-generation Volkswagen Passat seems set to become the benchmark family sedan for an awful lot of customers from Shanghai to Sherbrooke
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Show Review: SEMA 2009
Crisis? What crisis? This was the general feeling walking around the 2009 SEMA (Specialty Equipment Manfacturer's Association) show and contemplating the crowded parking lot full of modified vehicles in front. It was obvious that the space within the Las Vegas Convention Center, where this trade only accessory show ...
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Michelin Challenge Design 2010
The Michelin Challenge Design is an innovative and progressive way for Michelin to actively support the automotive design community. The program finds its inspiration from Michelin's corporate mission of providing better and safer mobility for the future. The international design competition, now in its ninth year, offers participants from around ...
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College Exhibition: IAAD - Yamaha Project
In early September, Transportation Design students from Istituto d'Arte Applicata e Design - Turin (IAAD) presented the results of 'Yamaha Next Move', a project sponsored by Yamaha, exploring a personal vision of a Yamaha scooter for the near future.
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Local Motors Texas Competition Results
Local Motors has announced the winners of the Texas Motor competition, the independent car company's 19th competition. Tasked with designing a vehicle that was a ready-made solution for sportsmen in the great state of Texas, entrants were asked to submit their creations via the Local Motors website.
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ENG Automotive Design Summit 2005
The two-day summit opened with an interesting introduction by Sebastien Rosel, Product Manager from Dassault Systemes on the new Catia V5 software. This was followed by several case study presentations including the following speakers:
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CDR Insight Quarterly - Q1 2013
Satoshi's WatchCDR associate and independent designer, Satoshi Wada, joins an illustrious cast of car designers who have turned their hands to horology, with this design for Issey Miyake.
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CDR Insight Quarterly - Q1 2013
Tuning culture continues to wield an influence on mainstream automotive design, illustrated by the latest trend for matte paint mash-ups. Matte finishes hark back to '20s hot rod culture and have more recently become a premium OEM paint option, applied at the factory rather than on the after market.
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CDR Insight Quarterly - Q1 2013
Independent consultancy, Car Design Research's 'Insight Quarterly' looks at the latest trends in the automotive design world and beyond, four times each year. Currently distributed to a handful of their design contacts in the industry, we'll be running these quarterlies to highlight the latest trends and insights from a firm ...
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Citroën designers: Design students have 'golden opportunity'
Today's car design students "have got a fantastic opportunity in a very different world," say Citroën designers.
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College Exhibition: Monash University Degree Show 2006
DiavolinaMark Salerno Designed to appeal to both males and females, Diavolina takes its inspiration from various fields of fashion, modern fine art, and classic Italian sports cars. Aimed to fulfill a void in the range of entry-level sports cars of the 21st century, this mid-engine car features an innovation in ...
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College Exhibition: Monash University Degree Show 2006
Graduating students from the Industrial Design department at Monash University in Melbourne, Australia, presented their work in the annual degree show in December 2006. The show featured the work of Industrial Design students who have just completed a four year undergraduate degree.