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Flavio Manzoni designs Ferrari UFO
Alongside his day job as design director of Ferrari, Flavio Manzoni has a passion for science fiction. In an intriguing blend of hobby and day job, Manzoni has created a Ferrari 'ManzUFO' as a fun side project. It began with a sketch, inspired by the work of French designer Ito ...
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Concept Car of the Week: Ferrari Pinin (1980)
Over the years, Ferrari has slowly built a reputation for the fact that any car that wears the prancing horse badge on its bonnet ought to be a design masterpiece. Everyone has their own personal favorite: 250 GTO, 250 GT California Spider, 330 P4, Modulo, Daytona, you name it...
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CES 2015 - Trends and overview analysis
The Internet of Things might be among the worst and least descriptive names for a technology ever coined, but its overarching presence throughout CES means it's unlikely to go away. From smart toasters to heating to fridges, we're becoming more and more familiar with connected devices that are designed to ...
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CES 2015 - Trends and overview analysis
In addition to embracing OLED technology, the auto industry is forging ahead with lasers. Cars equipped with laser headlamps are already on the market, with Audi selling an R8 equipped with the tech in 2014 - this car, the LMX, was on display in the Audi booth at CES. BMW's ...
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Concept Car of the Week: Phantom Corsair (1938)
Created by 24 year-old millionaire Rust Heinz, heir of the Heinz ketchup and canned food empire, the Phantom Corsair was more than just a rich kid’s fantasy, it was an obsession that he had been dreaming and drawing for years.
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CES 2015 - Trends and overview analysis
The Consumer Electronics Show has been running since 1967. And while it has hosted the debut of the CD player, the camcorder and the DVD over the course of its history, the event has only recently become a significant location for the major automakers to display new innovations.
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Marsala is the Pantone 2015 Color of the Year
For the past 15 years, Pantone, considered the color authority, has released its ‘Color of the Year', and this year the color is Marsala (Pantone 18-1438), a red named after the wine of the same name.
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College exhibition: Hongik University Degree Show 2014
Seoul's Hongik University opened its doors to the public recently as this year's students exhibited their final-year projects.
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College exhibition: Hongik University Degree Show 2014
Seoul's Hongik University opened its doors to the public recently as this year's students exhibited their final-year projects.
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College exhibition: Hongik University Degree Show 2014
Seoul's Hongik University opened its doors to the public recently as this year's students exhibited their final-year projects.
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College exhibition: Hongik University Degree Show 2014
Seoul's Hongik University opened its doors to the public recently as this year's students exhibited their final-year projects.
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College exhibition: Hongik University Degree Show 2014
Seoul's Hongik University opened its doors to the public recently as this year's students exhibited their final-year projects.
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Connected Car Expo 2014 explores the opportunities and perils of increasingly networked vehicles
Last year's guest star of the Expo was the cell phone, and that theme was once again dominant. In the short time since the introduction of the iPhone, this has become a defining influence on the design ethos of the modern car; its ease of use, advanced technology, and rapid ...
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Connected Car Expo 2014 explores the opportunities and perils of increasingly networked vehicles
After two days and some 17 sessions of lectures and discussion panels, the second annual Connected Car Expo yielded some interesting and relevant takeaways for car designers. Our key observations are summarized here, followed by a more detailed analysis of themes that emerged over the event's two days:
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What do you think of Ian Callum’s take on the Jaguar Mark 2?
Jaguar design director Ian Callum is a well-documented hot-rod fan - he already owns a '32 Ford Hi-Boy Coupe - but what would happen if he were to ‘re-interpret' a past product of the company he now works for?
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Concept Car of the Week: BMW Nazca (1991)
Growing up in and around his father's firm Italdesign, Fabrizio Giugiaro developed his own passion for cars and their design. His first project as a designer was based on the Bugatti ID90 - another Italdesign concept, built in plaster, which would never be used for anything more than static display.
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Exclusive: Creating James Glickenhaus' third one-off sports car - Pt3
"The car is not the archetypal racecar," says Popovich. "Although efficiency and speed are fundamental, beauty is imperative. That's unique. Audi Sport engaged some designers for their Le Mans cars, but their remit is limited to headlamps and decoration. All other shapes are dictated entirely by aerodynamics. We have a ...
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Exclusive: Creating James Glickenhaus' third one-off sports car - Pt3
Your author and photographer are the only journalists allowed to follow the development of this unique car from the very first stages until its unveiling at the 2015 Geneva Motor Show. This is the third and final chapter in an exclusive Car Design News series that shows the difficulties, intensities ...
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Design Development: Smart ForTwo (2015)
In order to appear as fresh as the exterior, the interior needed to be entirely rethought. The second-generation ForTwo featured a starkly geometric and angular dashboard, reminiscent of Mercedes-Benz and perhaps reflecting the somewhat grim mood at the brand when it was created a decade ago.
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Design Development: Smart ForTwo (2015)
Vehicle type microcarLength 2,690mmWidth 1,660mmHeight 1,550mmWheelbase 1,873mm