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ArticleDacia appoints new VP of Design
Experienced Renault designer David Durand takes on a new role at Dacia, replacing Miles Nürnberger, who departs after less than a year in the role
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Watch: What does the luxury car interior of the future look like?
This CDN livestream featured speakers from BMW, Polestar, ELeather, Italdesign and Automobili Pininfarina. We discuss the current definitions of luxury, how consumer attitudes are changing and how design can lead the way to a better future.
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Royal College of Art: Intelligent Mobility postgraduate show 2022 Part 3
Humanising technology was the theme of this student showcase, with the ideas that examine the interaction between user and vehicle in relation to autonomous driving technology
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Royal College of Art: Intelligent Mobility postgraduate show 2022 Part 2
Five RCA students present their final major projects at an online event, with the overarching theme of purposeful, human-centric design
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Interview: Ralph Gilles, chief design officer, Stellantis
Stellantis’ chief design officer Ralph Giles speaks to Car Design News about his mentor Tom Gale, tinkering with Giugaro-designed sciroccos and how the company is moving towards electrification
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Car Design Dialogues North America: Fireside Chat with David Woodhouse
A veteran of Ford and Lincoln, David Woodhouse has been VP of design at Nissan Design America since 2019. Woodhouse joins Car Design News’ Laura Burstein to discuss working in California and offers insight into the workings of the studio
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Peter Schreyer appointed as Hyundai Motor Group’s executive design advisor
The designer credited with revolutionising Kia and Hyundai design Peter Schreyer has been appointed as executive design advisor and brand ambassador
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Leadership changes afoot at General Motors
Andrew Smith to lead GM’s Global Advanced Design division while Bryan Nesbitt will head up Cadillac Global design, replacing Smith
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Julio Lozano becomes head of exterior design at SEAT and Cupra
SEAT’s new exterior design director Julio Lozano joins the Spanish OEM after spending six years at Audi
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Book Review: Roots and Wings – Peter Schreyer: Designer, Artist and Visionary
Peter Schreyer, the man who steered Audi and Volkswgen through the 80s and 90s, and completely transformed Kia, Hyundai and Genesis, is now the subject of a stellar monograph examining his work
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Reinventing Luxury with Chris Bangle
At the recent Pratt Institute Design Symposium 2021 on Re-Inventing Luxury held at the Whitney Museum in New York City, car designer and thinker Chris Bangle shared his thoughts on creating a new narrative around luxury design. Car Design News publishes his talk here
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CDN Podcast Ep 20 – Martin Groschwald, Konzepthaus
How can car design avoid homogenization and play a greater role in leading businesses? Martin Groschwald of Konzepthaus provides some answers in this latest CDN podcast
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Italian car design legends captured in unique photobook
Italian car design greats captured in unique new photo book by Car Design News contributor and former Bertone employee Piotr Degler
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Sophie Li selected as head of Volvo Asia Pacific Design
Sophie Li will lead Volvo’s Asia Pacific Design team from the studio in Shanghai
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Peter Horbury explains new Lotus design role and future product
In Peter Horbury’s first official month in his new role as head of design at Lotus – and as its new Warwickshire design studio is renamed the Lotus Tech Creative Centre (LTCC) – he candidly explained to Car Design News his hopes and dreams for the plucky British sports brand, now with major Chinese backing
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Interview: Henrik Fisker, CEO, Fisker
Following on from the reveal of the production-intent Ocean EV at La Motor Show, Henrik Fisker sits down with CDN deputy editor Michael Nash to explain how the model has exceeded expectations of the prototype, and what 2022 holds for the company
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Most popular stories from 2021
The irresistable rise of Hyundai, Countach controversy, compelling concepts and the death of design legend Robert Opron. Car Design News compiles the most popular stories from 2021
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Vanessa Chang to head up BMW Group Designworks Shanghai studio
Vanessa Chang takes the reins at the Shanghai studio for BMW Group Designworks
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Interview: Karim Habib, senior vice president of design, Kia
With the Concept EV9 behind him, head of design Karim Habib outlines a new direction for the Kia brand, one that is led by contrasts
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Interview: Stellantis chief design officer, Jean-Pierre Ploué on Lancia’s future
An almost forgotten brand, Lancia is now the focus of Stellantis’ chief design officer Jean-Pierre Ploué who will oversee the revival of the brand. Car Design News spoke to him about legacy, why he likes small teams and what makes Lancia unique
