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ArticleCar design round-up: limited editions, Beijing and product design
Car Design News looks at some of the design stories that may have gone under the radar over the past week. Read on for the latest from Aston Martin, Nissan, Porsche and more…
ArticleFord team creates China-specific trim for new Bronco
China is the first market outside of the US to have received a variant of the Bronco SUV tailored to its needs
ArticleDesign4Production: “You can be confrontational or collaborative”
Car Design News speaks to Tata’s global design director and head of the European Technical Centre ahead of our innovative new event: Design4Production
ArticleBMW lands new CMF chief
The flurry of appointments within BMW Group continues. This time it is Claudia Braun who joins as head of colour and material at BMW.
ArticleCDE 2024: a motor show “without the waste”
Car Design News was back in Munich to attend the annual, and appropriately named, Car Design Event (CDE). The show brought together designers and journalists in an intimate setting that underscored the value of more boutique events
ArticleCar design round-up: save the dates, bold colours and new names
Car Design News looks at some of the design stories that may have gone under the radar over the past week. Read on for the latest from Alpine, Mahindra, Volvo and more…
ArticleAlfa Romeo collaborates with Chinese art school
Students at the China Academy of Art have had the opportunity to work with Alfa Romeo as part of their transportation design course
ArticleBaumeister takes the helm at Designworks Munich
Annette Baumeister succeeds Martina Starke at Designworks Munich
ArticleMartina Starke shifts from Designworks to Rolls-Royce
Long-time BMW Group designer Martina Starke has traded Munich for Goodwood
ArticleKia reveals 'unique bodyshape' with K4 sedan
Kia has revealed the all-new K4 and voiced its commitment to sedans in general moving forward
ArticleNew mobility design studio opens in Munich
Car Design News speaks with the now-independent design boss Andrea Mocellin about his varied career and why he opened his own studio
ArticleNew concept challenges EV accessibility
Callum has teamed up with Motability Operations to address a vehicle segment that is generally overlooked by today’s EV makers. The eVITA concept aims to combine functionality with style, and was designed using feedback from focus groups
ArticleCyberster the start of something special, says MG
Carl Gotham, design director at SAIC’s London studio, chats about the resurgence of the new-look MG brand and the role design has played in that
ArticleCDN marks International Women’s Day
CDN shares a collection of recent features, interviews and career moves involving prominent female designers
ArticleDacia designer to head up Ford E division
Dacia’s Bucharest studio chief has taken up a new role with Ford, focussing exclusively on EVs
ArticleHelicopter firm adds Blades from Tesla
Peter Blades joins emerging eVTOL company Skyryse, continuing the trend of designers shifting from automotive to aviation
ArticleLynk & Co names Shanghai design studio chief
Nicki Kwee returns to Lynk & Co, this time to lead the new Shanghai design studio
ArticleThe symbiosis of car and watch design: designers share their stories
There is a strong and storied relationship between cars and watches, and designers from both sides can learn a thing or two from each other.
ArticlePforzheim students put on a transportation design masterclass
From a reimagined Renault Avantime to the future of Mercedes-AMG, students at all stages of their design education told CDN about their projects during a visit to Pforzheim University
