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Geneva Motor Show 2007 Trends and Overview
Geneva is always one of the best shows to visit - it's easy to get to from the airport or city centre, it's more compact than the other major auto shows, it's well attended by car designers and there are a lot of new designs to enjoy. This year there ...
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Zhong Boguang: China's first generation auto designer
Zhong Boguang is one of the first designers to emerge in a country that has seen its importance augment considerably in recent times. But well before China became the biggest market for motor vehicles in the world, Boguang was obsessed with the pursuit of his car design dreams.
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Design Review: Kia GT concept
The lozenge shapes of the door handles and bleed elements from the rear lamps and hood vents are a nod to previous Kia concepts such as the Pop. We only wish the handling of the carbon fiber elements in the lower body had been as graceful. As it is these ...
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Design Review: Kia GT concept
The Gran Turismo - GT for short - is one of the most evocative phrases and car types in the automotive world. The grand tour, from which the type derives its name, grew in popularity through the Renaissance, and then early modern periods of history. It was a means by ...
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AT&T Labs and Carnegie Mellon develop GPS-enabled haptic steering wheel
AT&T Labs and Carnegie Mellon University have developed a new GPS-enabled steering wheel prototype that incporporates haptic technology.
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Jeff Koons creates 17th BMW Art Car
Jeff Koons has unveiled his latest creation the 17th BMW Art Car, a M3 GT2 racecar painted in a vibrant explosion of colors that will race at Le Mans on 12 June. "I wanted to make visual the raw dynamism, the power and the vitality of this car," he told ...
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Geneva Motor Show 2007 - Preview
The 2007 Geneva Motor Show opens its doors with the media preview days starting March 6th. This year's show is set to be a vintage year for production models with a small cars such as the new Renault Twingo, Mazda2 and Skoda Fabia all being launched. Further up the scale, ...
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Designed in Italy, Engineered in China
"The soul of our designing is in Italy," said Silvio Petro Angori, CEO of Italian design house Pininfarina S.p.A. "We will do all styling in Italy - we will not do that in China." But in order to cater to the growing number of contracts from Chinese automakers, Pininfarina will ...
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Qoros reveals design language ahead of Geneva debut
New car manufacturer Qoros' future design language has been revealed ahead of the world debut of its new sedan for China and Europe at the Geneva motor show in March.
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Who's Where: Anne Asensio joins Dassault Systemes
Anne Asensio has been recruited by French firm Dassault Systemes to fill the newly-created position of Vice President Design Experience. This is not only the start of a new culture for Dassault Systemes, the world leader in 3D based Product Life cycle Management software (PLM), but it will also be ...
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Audi hardwood bicycle
Following on from its collaboration with Head for carbon fiber skis, Audi has teamed up with Renovo Hardwood Bicycles to create yet another performance-oriented product.
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Studio Focus: BMW DesignworksUSA Shanghai
The new studio splits its time 50/50 between BMW Group work and external clients, but in these early days, Steinle says his team is spending a lot of time on strategy, looking in particular at Chinese purchasing perspectives. "The Chinese market is more layered than more mature markets", he observes. ...
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Studio Focus: BMW DesignworksUSA Shanghai
BMW DesignworksUSA Shanghai Brands Various clients, plus BMW Group (BMW, Mini, i and Rolls-Royce)Established April 2012 Location Huangpu District, Shanghai, ChinaStaff 8 Studio leader Gerhard Steinle
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ArticleFirst Sight: Land Rover Discovery 3
The Land Rover Discovery 3 is the latest iteration of the segment-defining original. Car Design News spoke to Land Rover design director Geoff Upex for an overview
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Chris Bangle: Soliloquy in Four Part Harmony
"Prius. What a design story. Hybrid as some sort of nerd-chic. Wish I'd thought of that."
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Chris Bangle: Soliloquy in Four Part Harmony
Not too many people know this, but I have finally written my definitive book on car design. Naturally it is a work of fiction (no use trying to explain how it really happens) but is not in print yet, perhaps because I never find time to hunt down and follow ...
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Enter the I Draw Cars Summer Sketch Off on Facebook
Our friends over at I Draw Cars are holding a sketch-off over the next two weeks on their Facebook page.