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Driven: BMW i3
Near-misses and truly surprising acceleration aside, the only other aspect that will raise an i3 driver's heartbeat above a rest is that elephant in the room of all EVs - range anxiety. BMW has gone to great efforts to alleviate this however, with an holistic approach to the issue. Key ...
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Driven: BMW i3
How many products claim to be innovative, game-changing, revolutionary? And of those, how many truly are? The iPhone has become a rather clichéd example, and for good reason - it transcends industries as an example of holistic innovation in a saturated market.
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Video: Lexus' Calty design team on their LF-LC concept
Lexus has released an official video of its Lexus LF-LC concept, winner of the ‘Best Concept Car' at the 2012 EyesOn Design Awards.
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Designer Interviews: Tokuo Fukuichi, Chief Officer, Toyota Design Group
CDN Why do you think the design studios need more power and how do you propose organising this new structure?
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Designer Interviews: Tokuo Fukuichi, Chief Officer, Toyota Design Group
To say Tokuo Fukuichi has a ‘big job' on his hands would be an understatement. Of course his role is ‘big' in the sense of influence - as chief officer for Toyota's Design Group he is responsible for the Toyota, Lexus and Scion brands, accounting for some eight million new ...
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Design Development: Opel Monza concept
Work on the interior development ran slightly behind the exterior, with two themes initially chosen for exploration. The first interior sketches focused on a new simplicity, using flowing layered shapes and reducing visual content to emphasize the architecture rather than continually adding further elements.
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Design Development: Opel Monza concept
First seen Frankfurt/September 2013Project started Spring 2012Project completed July 2013Length 4,690mmWidth 1,876mmHeight 1,310mmWheelbase 2,915mmDirector, Advanced Design Friedhelm EnglerChief designer Advanced Design Boris JacobChief designer Interior Components and HMI Ivo van HultenExterior assistant chief designer Martin SchauflerDesigners Borris Ilse, Jay Jongwon Kim, Lionel SantosColor and
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Gilles Vidal: innovative materials key to Peugeot's future
Future Peugeots will be defined by their use of materials in a bid to shift the brand upmarket, according to design director Gilles Vidal. Raw, unprocessed materials, he says, will not only prove more ecologically sound, but also more engaging. And his plans don't stop there.
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Salone Internazionale del Mobile 2011
To the south of the city, close to Duomo di Milano, a sculpture by Anders Warming and his team morphed each Mini model (including the original) into a three-dimensional artwork by extruding the silhouette of each car in multiple directions.
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Salone Internazionale del Mobile 2011
CDN decamped to Milan for the 50th year of the Salone Internazionale del Mobile. For those who know it simply as the 'Milan Furniture Fair', its status as the world's biggest design event will surprise and delight with the breadth and depth of the highlighted disciplines clustered around the beautiful ...
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Trend analysis: 2012 Milan Salone del Mobile
Less is more with clean lines, basic geometric forms, smooth surfaces and paste color tones.
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Trend analysis: 2012 Milan Salone del Mobile
Pieces optimise space and offer the consumer much more than their original function. Hidden and loose parts invite the user to transform and adapt the product according to necessity.
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Trend analysis: 2012 Milan Salone del Mobile
Tactile materials and applications trigger the senses. Ingenious solutions appear in simple forms, such as the felt chair by Lago and the knitted lamp by Casamania.
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Trend analysis: 2012 Milan Salone del Mobile
Fashion brands - Moschino, Roberto Cavalli and Missoni - lead the way in this trend, adding colours and prints to tabletops and storage pieces.
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Trend analysis: 2012 Milan Salone del Mobile
The Milan Salone del Mobile - arguably the most important home interiors fair in the world - is always a hotbed of inspiration no matter what your design discipline. From color trends to the latest surface finishes, if it’s going to be hot, it will be in Milan. We’ve joined ...
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Trend analysis: 2012 Milan Salone del Mobile
The Milan Salone del Mobile - arguably the most important home interiors fair in the world - is always a hotbed of inspiration no matter what your design discipline. From color trends to the latest surface finishes, if it’s going to be hot, it will be in Milan. We’ve joined ...
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Who's Where: Jason Castriota joins Stile Bertone
Contrary to what was previously disclosed, Car Design News has now confirmed that Jason Castriota, who left his position at Pininfarina on the eve of the Paris Motor Show in September, is set to become Design Director at Stile Bertone. He will start his new position on December 1. Castriota ...
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Who's Where: Lorenzo Ramaciotti appointed Chief of Design for Fiat Group
Starting June 1, 2007 Lorenzo Ramaciotti will become the new Group Chief of Design at Fiat Group Automobiles. Ramaciotti was snatched up by Fiat CEO Sergio Marchionne and convinced to head the company's design direction, filling a newly created position that hasn't previously existed at Fiat.
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Interview: Ken Okuyama, CEO, Ken Okuyama Design
CDN: Henrik Fisker and you are part of an emerging trend. You're both graduates of Art Center and you're both creating very innovative vehicles.
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Interview: Ken Okuyama, CEO, Ken Okuyama Design
Ken Okuyama is not your typical car designer. He is one of the elite few to have given up a prestigious position at one of the world's most illustrious firms to spearhead the creation of his own brand. Just as fellow Art Center College of Design graduate Henrik Fisker, Okuyama ...