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ICYMI: Gran Studio's superb Grand Hornu conceptual sculpture
While we've been concentrating on bringing you the design development story of Gran Studio's work with James Glickenhaus to create the SCG003 supercar, the Turin-based firm, headed by Lowie Vermeersch, has also been working on an intriguing conceptual study.
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College Exhibition: Pforzheim Winter 2015
Pforzheim University's students are frequently and reliably producing some of the most impressive work in the field of transportation design worldwide, and the teaching and support that goes into this deserves commendation.
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College Exhibition: Pforzheim Winter 2015
Pforzheim University's students are frequently and reliably producing some of the most impressive work in the field of transportation design worldwide, and the teaching and support that goes into this deserves commendation.
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Car Design Awards China 2015 winners announced - 3
本年度CDN中国汽车设计大赛的获奖名单，刚于今晚在上海800秀（创意园）揭晓。颁奖典礼是由著名英国设计师Peter Stevens主持，有300多名全球顶尖设计专家和中国最优秀的汽车设计专业学生出席。
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Concept Car of the Week: Pontiac Banshee (1964)
In 1964, the Pontiac Motor Division was headed John DeLorean, who would go on to become one of the automotive industry's most divisive figures. He believed that Pontiac needed a compact, exciting car to compete with the newly launched Mustang and approved funding for the experimental Pontiac two-seat sports-car program, ...
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Infiniti opens London design studio
Shiro Nakamura, Alfonso Albaisa and Simon Cox have officially opened Infiniti Design London, as Nissan's premium brand becomes fully separated.
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Exhibition Report: When The Future Had Fins
Today's designer has SketchbookPro and Photoshop at their disposal, but back in the day, pencil, ink and gouache were your go-to means for producing a rendering. For those of a certain age, there's a nostalgia for the visceral satisfaction of feeling a pencil in your hand gliding across the paper, ...
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CES 2015: a guide to the OEM announcements
Off the back of widespread difficulties with previous iterations of Sync, Ford has effectively wiped the slate clean with the introduction of its third generation infotainment system. Based on Blackberry's QNX operating system, instead of Microsoft software, Sync 3 has been completely redesigned, grouping major functions like navigation, climate and ...
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CES 2015: a guide to the OEM announcements
It was said last year that the ‘C' in CES could legitimately have stood for ‘Car' and this year that was only underlined by the number of OEMs displaying, and the significance of their announcements. 2015 will no doubt be seen as a watershed for the show, as the first ...
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Rinspeed previews Budii concept ahead of Geneva show
It just wouldn't be the Geneva Motor Show without Rinspeed, the Swiss maker of unique and increasingly prophetic concept cars.
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Concept Car of the Week: Mercedes T80 (1939)
In the decade before World War II, no other carmaker even came close to matching the combined dominance of Mercedes-Benz and recently founded Auto Union. Supported by Adolf Hitler's Nazi government, the two brands had grander plans to demonstrate Germany's technological supremacy.
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RCA and Royal Automobile Club hold Best of British design competition
The Royal Automobile Club has announced the winner of its 'Best of British' design competition. The motoring organization challenged first-year students at the Royal College Of Art (RCA) to design the exterior of an eco-friendly veteran car that could take part in the London-to-Brighton run in the year 2025.
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ArticleCar Design Awards China 2015 winners announced
The winners of this year’s Car Design Awards China have just been announced at an exclusive event held at the 800 Show event space in Shanghai. The Awards were hosted by British designer Peter Stevens, and presented to an audience of over 300 global design professionals and China’s finest automotive design students.
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Car Design Awards China 2015 winners announced - 2
Director of global advanced design at Mercedes-Benz, Steffen Köhl, was impressed by the “unique design solutions that expressed modernity and functionality,” adding that he approved of the “very well made presentation drawings.” Sooshin Choi added that “the design takes a heavy industrial vehicle to the next level with highly innovative design.” Brian Pour of IAC was on hand to present the award o
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Gorden Wagener on how Mercedes is "moving from a traditional luxury brand to a modern luxury brand"
Mercedes' 'home' design studio in Sindelfingen, Germany is housed in an expansive 30,000-square meter building designed by Renzo Piano. The lobby is unassuming, but we're soon through into what Mercedes' grandly calls 'the Vision Room.' It's here that strategic meetings are held with the firm's board, and where we meet ...
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Great lines, great colours and great marques in disarray? Peter Stevens on Geneva 2015
This post was re-published with the kind permission of Peter Stevens, one of Britain's most well-known and sought-after automotive and industrial designers. For more of his insights head over to his Facebook page.
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Worth a read: Baking Up a New Look, in Layers
For over eighty years, the look of aerodynamic design has been the teardrop or wedge shape. This pure shape has, of course, been compromised by the practical considerations of packaging and drivetrain placement. But, in the last decade or so, we have seen a new model emerging, one driven by ...
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Testa Rossas, Lemons, Laguna Seca and design inspiration - Monterey Car Week 2014
An unprecedented number of late-1920s and early-30s Ruxtons were impossible to miss, mainly because of their vibrant hues, such as this pink number...