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Show Review: Milan Fuori Salone 2015
Talks and discussions at the exhibition lounge was its raison d'etre. I cannot understand who would consent to a return journey of more than half an hour on overflowing Metros (car transportation out there is even more horrible) to participate in something that could just as well be handled in ...
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Show Review: Milan Fuori Salone 2015
So that leaves Hyundai. Newcomer in this format - earlier they have supplied cars to the arrangers. But here we had Californian Kinetic artist Reuben Margolin. With more than 400 wooden pieces, subtly interconnected so they can slide - and so woody that the whole installation smelled real wood, has ...
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Show Review: Milan Fuori Salone 2015
"Carmakers take divergent roads in Russia," reads a Financial Times headline read, just as I was thinking exactly the same. Only I substituted Russia for Milan. Some have dropped Milan totally. Some park their car there with some additional leaflets to give away, just as they would have done at ...
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Giugiaro GEA's fashionably late debut mirrors the Turin magic of old
Not only did Giorgetto Giugiaro receive his well-deserved Lifetime Achievement Award at the Car Design Night Geneva, the company bearing his name refreshed memories of one of the most sacred - but regrettably long-forgotten - traditions in the history of Geneva Motor Show: late arrivals from Turin without apparent stress.
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Who's Where: Ralph Gilles succeeds Lorenzo Ramaciotti as Fiat Chrysler Automobiles head of design
Fiat Chrysler Automobiles (FCA) has announced that Ralph Gilles has been promoted to head of design, effective immediately. Gilles moves from his role as senior vice president of the FCA North American Design Office, a post that he's held since June 2009.
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Car Design Academy to offer online tuition from next spring
Car Design Academy - an online education program for budding transport designers - has announced English language versions of its course will start in the Spring.Its aim is to offer the opportunity of tuition for those unable to afford traditional college fees or perhaps live in areas where such courses ...
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UsTwo reimagines the gauge pack, banishes skeuomorphic design
UsTwo has turned its attention to in-car gauge clusters, folowing on from its design of multi award-winning Monument Valley game as well as official watch faces for Google's Android Wear.
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Concept Car of the Week: Saab Project 92 ‘Ursaab’ (1949)
As the Second World War came to an end, Swedish aircraft manufacturer Saab realized it needed to diversify to survive. From motorcycles to cars, commercial vehicles to fitted kitchens, all possibilities were explored. At the end of 1945 the decision was made to create Saab's first automobile, a small affordable ...
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Concept Car of the Week: Nissan GT-R (2001)
Having first appeared in 1969, the Nissan Skyline GT-R found its iconic three-box silhouette due to the fact it was a high-performance version of a regular sedan in the Japanese manufacturer's range. Initially the GT-R was only produced until 1973 and was largely forgotten for 16 years. However in 1989 ...
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Book review: Giorgetto Giugiaro - Genius of Design
Author Giuliano MolineriPublisher Rizzoli PublicationsISBN 978-0-8478-4531-6Price £60/$95Available from http://www.rizzoliusa.com/
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Concept Car of the Week: Ford Synergy 2010 (1996)
In the early 1990s, the US government instigated the Partnership for a New Generation of Vehicles research program (PNGV). This brought Ford, GM and Chrysler together to collaborate in developing cars that could achieve up to 80mpg, and be ready to market by 2003.
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Car Design Awards China winners describe their internships
随着2015年中国汽车大赛全面启动，注册报名正在紧锣密鼓地进行。我们采访了2014年大赛的获奖选手，了解他们的实习心得。
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Car Design Awards China winners describe their internships
With the 2015 Car Design Awards China now launched and open to entries, we caught up with some of the winners of the 2014 edition to find out about their current internships.Five of those we spoke to had the unique opportunity to pack their bags and head west to Detroit’s ...
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Design Challenge, Design Opportunity: Motion Sickness in Autonomous Cars
The University of Michigan's Transport Research Institute recently released a report, authored by Michael Sivak and Brandon Schoettle, outlining the possibilities of increased motion sickness in autonomous cars.
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Concept Car of the Week: Nissan Urge (2006)
Nothing boils down a brand's design direction or piques the interest of a motor show audience more than a sports car. And so to celebrate its dramatic turnaround from the brink of collapse towards the end of the '90s to profit by 2006, Nissan unveiled its stripped-back yet sophisticated Urge ...
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Show Review: New York Auto Show 2015
Last year's New York Auto Show wasn't a classic, with only one true concept unveiled. Conspiracy theorists (including us) pondered whether part of the problem was its late April start - due to being wedded to the fluctuating Easter calendar and thus clashing with the bigger and more important Beijing ...
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Show Review: New York Auto Show 2015
Last year's New York Auto Show wasn't a classic, with only one true concept unveiled. Conspiracy theorists (including us) pondered whether part of the problem was its late April start - due to being wedded to the fluctuating Easter calendar and thus clashing with the bigger and more important Beijing ...
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Show Review: New York Auto Show 2015
Last year's New York Auto Show wasn't a classic, with only one true concept unveiled. Conspiracy theorists (including us) pondered whether part of the problem was its late April start - due to being wedded to the fluctuating Easter calendar and thus clashing with the bigger and more important Beijing ...
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Show Review: New York Auto Show 2015
Last year's New York Auto Show wasn't a classic, with only one true concept unveiled. Conspiracy theorists (including us) pondered whether part of the problem was its late April start - due to being wedded to the fluctuating Easter calendar and thus clashing with the bigger and more important Beijing ...