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Designer Interviews: Mark Fetherston, Mercedes-Benz exterior designer
CDN The 2009 SLS was your breakthrough car but it was stylistically quite different from other Mercedes of the time. How did it happen?MF It started back in 2006 as an internal project within Sindelfingen but then other Mercedes studios heard what we were doing and did proposals. No-one was ...
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Designer Interviews: Mark Fetherston, Mercedes-Benz exterior designer
Still only 36, Mark Fetherston has designed some of the most respected cars in the current Mercedes range. His breakthrough was the ‘gull-winged' SLS supercar of 2009 and he's had a hand in most of the company's significant exterior projects since, from the 2011 Concept A-Class and 2012 Concept Style ...
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Book Review: 70s Concept Cars - Yesterday's Dreams of the Future
It can be argued that there were two ‘Golden Ages’ of concept cars. In America, the 1950s were the dream cars’ heyday, as manufacturers spared no expense to project their products into the future, vying to best capture the zeitgeist of the emerging space age. GM’s Motorama shows of the ’50s and early ’60s epitomized the era, with needle-nosed, tail-finned rocket ship wannabes proudly displayed o
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Design Review: Cadillac Elmiraj concept
First shown Pebble Beach Concours d'Elegance 2013Show debut IAA Frankfurt 2013Format 2-door GT CoupeDimensions L: 5207mm W: 1930mm H: 1397mm Wb: 3073mmDesign Studio GM Advanced Design CaliforniaGM Global Advanced Design Director Clay DeanExecutive Director of Global Cadillac and Buick Design Andrew Smith (at time of design Mark Adams)GM Advanced Design ...
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GM Korea doubles size of its design center
GM has invested $40million in its Korea Design Center, doubling the size of the facility. The expanded studio opened on 25 April, and will give improved support for both exterior and interior design.
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CDR Trend Insight - Downsizing the ‘Allroad’ Aesthetic
The ‘Allroad' aesthetic is trickling down to the A-segment. The look is so-called because it was led by Audi's range of Allroad products, which raise the ride height, add lower body cladding and subtly change detailing of the mainstream estate car products. Volvo's XC and Skoda's Scout models do similar ...
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Mercedes introduces illuminated three-pointed star [w/video]
Illuminated badges and emblems on cars aren't a new idea - those old enough to remember will recall the warm glow of the old Wolseley grille emblems - but in recent history they have been the reserve of concept cars and the aftermarket.
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Design Essay: CDR Trend Insight - Premium/Economy
Brands are evolving their offer towards a premium and economy sub-brand pairing as the car market changes. Each brand is taking a different approach, but this has been spurred partly by the success of Dacia in the economy market and Citroën's DS at the premium end.
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Autostyle Design Competition 2013: The Results
The results of the tenth annual Autostyle 2013 design competition are in, with three Italian and two French design students earning this year's top plaudits.
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Concept Car of the Week: Keio Advanced Zero (2001)
‘Eight-wheeler electric limo-MPVs are the future!' said nobody. Ever. But professor Hiroshi Shimizu from Keio University in Japan believed such a machine could help him promote his innovative electric car concept.
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Behind The Scenes: Hot Wheels Design Studio [w/Video]
Hot Wheels' vice president of design Felix Holst has spent some time chatting to Cool Hunting about the brand's design philosophy at its Design Studio at Mattel's headquarters in El Segundo, California, in a new video.
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First Sight: Volvo Concept Coupé
It's clear talking to the team responsible for the Volvo Concept Coupé this isn't just 'another concept car'; it's a manifesto for where the sole remaining Scandinavian car brand is heading. It marks a new dawn for the company by introducing a new platform, range of engines and design language ...
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Coventry Industrial Design students launch projects blog
The official blog for the 2013 Coventry University Industrial Design Degree Show has launched.
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Multi-touch UI reduces touchscreen interaction to simple swipes [w/video]
Touchscreens have become widespread standard features in many cars over the last few years, consolidating the modern car's many functions into one interface. But despite their advantages there's the big downside of driver distraction, something user interface designer Matthaeus Krenn believes he has solved with his UI.
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Who's Where: Adam Bazydlo appointed Ford's manager, interior design strategy
Adam Bazydlo has been appointed manager of Ford's interior design strategy. He takes up this newly created position reporting directly to global director of Interior Design Amko Leenarts.
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Who's Where: Peter Arcadipane appointed BAIC's design director
Peter Arcadipane has joined BAIC as its new design director. Based at its new hi-tech design facility in Beijing, China, he oversees a team of around 130 designers.
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Toyota to close Australian design studio
Toyota designers at its Technical Center Asia Pacific Australia (TTCAP-AU) are to lose their jobs as part of Toyota's decision to scale back the facility's activities as well as halting all manufacturing within the country by 2017.
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College Exhibition: RCA Work in Progress Show
As CDN readers know, the Royal College of Art's Vehicle Design course has produced an alumni matched by few others. As such it's a useful barometer for the current state of design education, an area that many increasingly believe requires a rethink in order to respond to new challenges.
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Beijing Auto Show 2014 - the 15 cars that really matter
With somewhere around 90 world debuts, the Beijing motor show certainly had the numbers - if not the organization - to live up to its billing as one of the world's most important auto shows.
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Show Review: 2013 IFA consumer electronics and home appliances fair
Research by Cisco forecasts that there will be 25 billion things connected to the internet of Things by 2015, a vision echoed in the keynote speech by Philips consumer lifestyle CEO, Pieter Nota. "The Internet of Things is quickly becoming a reality," he said. "Consumer appliances are becoming more connected, ...