All articles by Guy Bird – Page 16
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Designer Interviews: Anders Warming, Mini director of design
CDN Will you do another Paceman and Coupe? AW We've got seven models now, but there is a general tendency within the company to want to focus the brand again. Mini is a promise and about urban lifestyle.
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Designer Interviews: Anders Warming, Mini director of design
As Mini's modern rejuvenation has developed from a single model to a seven-car range, its design language has stretched well beyond the comfort zone of its original fans. Overall sales may be booming - in 2013 its global tally hit a record 305,030 - but this figure hides poor numbers ...
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The Designers, Pt 8 - Steve Mattin, Lada
Car Design News launched its first-ever Car Design Review yearbook at the Geneva Motor Show, featuring the award-winning Production Car and Concept Car Designs of 2013.
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Designer Interviews: Luc Donckerwolke, Bentley director of design
Arguably, the biggest item on the 'to do' list of Bentley's design director is the brand's forthcoming SUV. The controversial model addition, due early 2016, could become its biggest seller and push the VW Group-owned British luxury marque's sales up to 15,000 in total per year.
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ArticleFirst Sight: Mercedes F 015 Luxury in Motion
Mercedes became the first carmaker to launch a fully autonomous concept vehicle - the F 015 Luxury in Motion - at the 2015 Consumer Electronics Show (CES)
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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 ...
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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 ...
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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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Designer Interviews: Julian Thomson, Jaguar director of advanced design
CDN How involved were you in the Land Rover LRX concept?JT I led the team that did the LRX. That was in a career break when I'd been at Jaguar for seven years, and wanted to do something else for a while so worked with Land Rover and Jaguar at ...
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Designer Interviews: Julian Thomson, Jaguar director of advanced design
Since joining Jaguar in 2000, Julian Thomson has been instrumental in changing the face of the British brand as its director of advanced design. The 53-year old has influenced the current XK, XF, XJ and F-Type production cars. He also created the well-regarded 2001 R-Coupe, 2003 R-D6, 2007 C-XF, and ...
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Designer interviews: Ian and Moray Callum in conversation
CDN How long were you together at Ghia?IC A year and half. I left Ghia and went back to Ford and started working in the same studio I'd left once before. But Peter Stevens said there was a job going at TWR [Tom Walkinshaw Racing] design studio and this to ...
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Designer interviews: Ian and Moray Callum in conversation
CDN Was car design deemed a risky career back then?IC There was general view at the time, even among my peers that you could never make a living out of art. I resented that notion. I genuinely believed, even at that age, that creativity had a value. Now people realize ...
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Designer interviews: Ian and Moray Callum in conversation
Ian and Moray Callum run the respective design operations of Ford and Jaguar and have been responsible for some of the most accomplished car designs of the last 20 years.
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Nissan NV350 Caravan: fit for a whole platoon of Storm Troopers
The sheer visual presence of Nissan’s latest people carrier needs to be seen up close to be believed
