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Kenji Ekuan, 1929-2015: a life devoted to finding salvation in objects
When Kenji Ekuan, principal of GK Designs, died last week, he left the world a uniquely broad body of work. A remarkably prolific industrial designer whose career spanned six decades, Ekuan's portfolio stretched from domestic products to Yamaha motorcycles and the Komachi bullet train.
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Lexus Design Awards open for entries under the theme 'Senses'
When we visited Milan Design Week earlier this year, the winners of the Lexus Design Award were a particular highlight - refreshingly free from automotive references, the work was in the true spirit of the city's celebrated annual festival.
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Design Essay: Automobile as Media Landscape
The use of a pattern of dots, combined with a sculptural form, to enhance a striking form is something we've seen in the world of architecture. Frank Gehry's IAC headquarters in New York is enhanced by a frit-dot pattern, designed in such a way as to accentuate lines and, when ...
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Hot seats: from design to delivery [sponsored]
As the user demands on car interiors are increasingly influenced by their growing design consciousness, so suppliers like Lear strive to bring better-engineered seating to satisfy.
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Toyota car design contest for kids makes us smile and wonder 'what if'
Toyota has held its eighth annual dream car art contest, inviting entries from children aged 15 or younger from all around the world to imagine their dream car. Entries have poured in, all on paper as digital methods aren't allowed. However, Toyota has turned the work of the 90 finalists ...
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Motorcycle helmet integrates head-up display, GPS and rear-view camera
Silicon-Valley start-up Skully Systems will ship its 'world's smartest' motorcycle helmet from next year. It costs $1,399, and draws together a host of technology features that are already becoming familiar to car drivers and makes them available to motorcyclists for the first time.
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Marc Lichte highlights aims and inspirations for new Audi design era
Marc Lichte has revealed for the first time his intentions for Audi, after taking over as the head of design last year.
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Jury selects South Korean team as winners of Michelin Challenge Design 2015
Michelin has today announced the top 15 projects in its global 2015 Michelin Challenge Design competition. The Volkswagen Viento project by the South Korean team of Youngjai Jun and Gunyoung Yoon was judged to be the best, and awarded first place by a jury of the world's top automotive designers.
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College Exhibition: Art Center graduate show Fall/Winter 2014
Pasadena's Art Center College of Design operates on a trimester system and graduates three classes a year. Car Design News headed north of LA to attend the Fall/Winter undergraduate degree show.
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College Exhibition: Art Center graduate show Fall/Winter 2014
Pasadena's Art Center College of Design operates on a trimester system and graduates three classes a year. Car Design News headed north of LA to attend the Fall/Winter undergraduate degree show.
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College Exhibition: Art Center graduate show Fall/Winter 2014
Pasadena's Art Center College of Design operates on a trimester system and graduates three classes a year. Car Design News headed north of LA to attend the Fall/Winter undergraduate degree show.
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College Exhibition: Art Center graduate show Fall/Winter 2014
Pasadena's Art Center College of Design operates on a trimester system and graduates three classes a year. Car Design News headed north of LA to attend the Fall/Winter undergraduate degree show.
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Driven: Cadillac CTS
If you know Detroit, you might recognize the location of our photoshoot for this feature. Midtown is the home of Shinola's flagship store, one of the big success stories of the resurgence of ‘craft' in Detroit, and the States in general.
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Design Development: Volvo XC90 (2015)
Interior design influences included Orrefors Swedish crystal, the sparkle of a cut diamond, Bowers & Wilkins Diamond speakers and the Hans Wegner three-legged Shell Chair from the 1960s.
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Design Development: Volvo XC90 (2015)
Vehicle type Seven-seat SUVLength 4,950mmWidth 2,008mmHeight 1,775mmWheelbase 2,984mm
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Stylists or designers? by Peter Stevens
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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Concept Car of the Week: Pininfarina 2uettottanta (2010)
It's approaching five years since since the Pininfarina 2uettottanta was first shown at the Geneva Motor Show. The little red sports car from Turin was the undisputed star of that year's show and was the latest in a series of highly-regarded Lowie Vermeersch-penned concepts.
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College Exhibition: Pforzheim University Summer 2014 - Masters
Ivan ShmatovAudi TransSporterInspired by the aesthetics of the Audi R15 racing car, the TransSporter is intended to offer a stripped-down version of a full customer racing team's facilities for a fraction of the price. As well as transport the racing car, the vehicle includes a minimum set of tools hidden ...
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College Exhibition: Pforzheim University Summer 2014 - Masters
Jang-Hun ChoiBentley Extreme RoadsterWhile Bentley was founded as a maker of extreme sports racing cars, its Rolls-Royce ownership from 1931 to 2004 has left it with a broken history that has seen it abandon these roots. Choi seeks to imagine a modern version of the famous 'Blower' Bentleys that emulates ...
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ArticleConcept Car of the Week: Italdesign Capsula (1982)
In the mid-1970s, Giugiaro experimented with vehicles that maximised space efficiency; prioritizing interior volume, while reducing the exterior footprint. But this idea of space-efficient modularity was taken to its extreme with the Capsula. Launched at the Turin Motor Show in 1982, the car’s design was inspired by coaches constructed with the chassis, engine and luggage space set separately underneath the cabin.