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Design Review: Mercedes-Benz S-Class
MB18359 7276. Click for larger imagesDesign Review: Mercedes-Benz S-Classinterior sketch renderingDesign Review: Mercedes-Benz S-ClassDesign Review: Mercedes-Benz S-Classflip-up wrist mousepad for radio & CD functionsPhotos: Brett Patterson, Mercedes-BenzInterior DesignThe basic theme of the IP is straightforward, with a double hood binnacle to house the instruments and main c
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Mercedes-Benz previews S-Class via 'Aesthetics S' sculpture
Mercedes-Benz has previewed the next-generation S-Class by continued its series of sculptures with ‘Aesthetics S', set to be unveiled at the Paris motor show.
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Video: Gorden Wagener on the Mercedes Aesthetics S sculpture
Daimler AG's design chief, Gorden Wagener, explains the details of the Aesthetics S sculpture, revealed at the recent Paris motor show, in a new video interview.
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GM China opens Advanced Design Center in Shanghai
General Motors China has opened a new advanced design studio as part of the establishment of its Advanced Technical Center in Shanghai.
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Essay: China Design Now
Almost every car on the street has a trinket, mascot or toy on its dashboard and it's a small example of the different way the Chinese are personalizing their cars. There's also a selling trend towards personalizing exteriors. The interesting thing is that many of these modifications aren't applied to ...
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Essay: China Design Now
To spend a week in Shanghai and profess to have collated enough information and spoken to enough people to understand the intricacies of China's culture and politics to provide an overview of the country's car design industry here would be laughable for its ignorance.
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Understanding design for China
With the entire automotive world focusing on China at present, Hong Kong Polytechnic University School of Design (SD) has announced the creation of a new graduate program following that trend.
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Interview: Shiro Nakamura, Head of Design, Nissan
CDN: You're a very talented cello and bass player. I know in the past you've drawn parallels between being a musician and being a designer. Could you expand a little on that?
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Interview: Shiro Nakamura, Head of Design, Nissan
Shiro Nakamura is a rare breed, for not only has he reached the highest levels as a car designer, he is also a highly respected musician who can play professionally and is on a first name basis with the greats in the jazz world. There aren't many Japanese who, when ...
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Interview: Taiji Toyota, Chief Designer, Nissan China
CDN: What are you doing in China to get a better understanding of your customers?TT: As yet we haven't received any [research] projects. I'd like to do a research project in the future because we have to know about this market and one of the more important things is how ...
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Interview: Taiji Toyota, Chief Designer, Nissan China
Last month we reported on the opening of Nissan's new Chinese design center in Beijing. Now that the hard work has begun, CDN caught up with the studio's general manager and chief designer, Taiji Toyota.
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Ford Australia designs Mad Max concepts
With the iconic road movie ‘Mad Max' set to reappear on the silver screen next year, the Australian International Motor Show played host to two Ford concepts aiming to be the next 'Interceptor'.
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Lexus LF-LC turns blue for Australian motor show
Lexus has changed the color of its LF-LC for the 2012 Australian motor show in Sydney.
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The Jaguar F-Type's a closet Star Wars geek
Our friends over at Jalopnik are currently at Jaguar F-Type media event over in Seattle, where they had a chance to catch up with its design Wayne Burgess (check out our full interview with him here), who revealed some interesting sources of inspiration for some of its detailing.
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Designer Interview: Wayne Burgess Jaguar studio director
Burgess feels very fortunate to be allowed to work on Jaguars: "With cars like Aston Martin, Bentley or Jaguar, you know that it's going to be a classic by definition of what they are, if you don't mess it up, at least. That requires a considerate approach; in general, cars ...
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Designer Interview: Wayne Burgess Jaguar studio director
Life just can't get any better for Wayne Burgess. Living in Coventry - once a ghost town, now the silent witness of Jaguar's resurrection - he's a guitarist in a greasy hard rock band, and designer of the Jaguar F-Type.
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Interview: Daniel Simon, Film Vehicle Designer and Automotive Futurist
"The scary part is that your illustrations are the official guide for the production later, and there are no refinements possible. On Tron, I remember that I didn't bother with a few fillets thinking we just put them there when it was time. But it was 'signed off', all set ...
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Interview: Daniel Simon, Film Vehicle Designer and Automotive Futurist
Daniel Simon is a bit of an anomaly. After what many would deem to be a fulfilled mission - graduating from one of Europe's acclaimed design schools with his future secured at one of the largest automotive companies in the world - he traded it all in for a life ...