Guy Bird
Guy Bird is a London-based freelance writer, editor and consultant specialising in cars and design. He has written for Car Design News for more than a decade and also for a wide variety of global magazines, websites and books, including CAR, Wallpaper* and the Car Design Review yearbook. He regularly interviews senior car designers at the world’s major auto shows from Paris to Tokyo and has road-tested the vast majority of vehicles available in the UK (and beyond) since the mid-90s. Beyond cars and car design he also enjoys writing about product design, art, aircraft and music and sits on several judging panels, most notably the UK Car of the Year awards.
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ArticleExclusive interview: Karim Habib, EVP and head of Kia design
Kia is on an undoubted roll at present and head of design Karim Habib has been instrumental in its latest phase
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Bentley’s new design boss jumps ship to McLaren (inside three months)
After only three months as Bentley’s design director Tobias Sühlmann has joined McLaren as chief design officer
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First Sight: Kia EV9 heralds Habib’s new design strategy
Car Design News visited Kia in Seoul earlier in February to preview the new EV9 full-size SUV ahead of its official launch
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Designer interview: Iris van Herpen on Rolls-Royce collaboration
Car Design News speaks with fashion designer Iris van Herpen about the collaboration with Rolls-Royce on a new special edition Phantom
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Exclusive interview: Alex Shen – Lexus Calty chief designer
Car Design News collared Alex Shen, chief designer at Toyota’s Californian design studio, to talk Lexus, mousepads, new battery tech and the end of MPVs
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Jozef Kabaň shuffles to VW mobility role as Mindt fills brand hole
A shakeup at Volkswagen Group will see Bentley’s former design boss Andreas Mindt replace Jozef Kabaň who will move to a VW mobility role
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Zyciora out, Mauer in (again)
Michael Mauer will replace Klaus Zyciora as Volkswagen Group design boss from 1st January 2023
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World exclusive: Alfonso Albaisa, Nissan global design boss
Nissan design boss Alfonso Albaisa speaks to Car Design News during a tour of the carmaker’s European design studio
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JP Gregory leaves Aston for Lotus
John Paul “JP” Gregory (pictured above right) has joined Lotus Tech Creative Centre (LTCC) in Coventry as head of exterior design, leaving a similar role at Aston Martin in mid-June, after only a few months
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First Sight: SangYup Lee dreams big with Hyundai N Vision 74
It is fair to say SangYup Lee is pretty excited about his latest concept. Car Design News spoke to Hyundai’s design boss about the N Vision 74 and why he dreams big
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First Sight: Hyundai’s Donckerwolke reveals flying taxi
Car Design News caught up with Hyundai’s chief creative officer at the reveal of Supernal’s aerial taxi
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Hyundai goes big at Busan (Motor Show)
Car Design News was in South Korea for the Busan motor show, where home brands Hyundai and Kia were out in force
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Review: Cartier does it right at Goodwood 2022
The Cartier lawn at the Goodwood Festival of Speed is always a treat for classic car enthusiasts, with stunning examples on show from Bugatti, Ferrari, Fiat, Lancia and Lotus to name but a few
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Hyundai Ioniq 6 breaks cover
Hyundai has stuck to its guns with its next electric car, the Ioniq 6, which looks refreshingly like the Prophecy concept
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Top Ten Pininfarina aero designs
As Pininfarina celebrates 50 years of its famous wind tunnel Car Design News highlights ten of its best designs shaped by aero tech
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Exclusive: Miles Nurnberger returns to Aston
Miles Nurnberger has returned to Aston Martin within a year after his brief move to Dacia
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First Sight: Mercedes Vision AMG signals electric road ahead for the performance brand
Mercedes-AMG’s newest concept Vision AMG is an attempt to prepare the brand’s current petrolhead fans for its fully-electric future. Car Design News was at the “no phones, no cameras” global media preview inside a secret location on the Côte d’Azur, south of France, as chief design officer Gorden Wagener personally pulled off the wraps of the fully-electric concept
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First Sight: Tata Avinya concept heralds premium EV push
The Avinya concept showcases Tata’s new EV-only platform, a move upmarket and a desire to sell in more international markets for the Indian industrial powerhouse
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First Sight: Could Audi Urbansphere herald China MPV revival?
With the Urbansphere, Audi’s design team has turned the ’van-with-windows’ approach to the MPV on its head. Can this concept revive the segment?
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First Sight: Eletre kickstarts Lotus lifestyle range
Lotus launched its first SUV – the Eletre – to the world on Tuesday 29th March 2022 in an evening event in west London, UK. Luckily, Car Design News had already been invited to a series of previews of the large luxury lifestyle EV and interviewed its key designers. What follows is our first impressions and their thoughts…
