Nargess Shahmanesh Banks

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    London Design Biennale 2016

    2016-09-13T13:18:41

    We head to London’s first-ever Design Biennale, held at Somerset House

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    Pavilion design glistens in Frankfurt

    2015-05-09T12:03:34

    The architecture and scenic staging was the work of Berlin firm Blue Scope who has been working with BMW for over ten years. It is an evolution of the ‘driving-active' concept introduced by the same firm at the 2009 Frankfurt stand - an idea that was then new to motor ...

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    Pavilion design glistens in Frankfurt

    2015-05-09T12:03:29

    Any carmaker hoping to survive the 21st century is acutely aware of the power of pavilion design, and nowhere was this more evident than at the Frankfurt motor show last month.

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    Turning Honda CAD data into art with Ryoji Ikeda

    2015-05-09T11:59:26

    The language of installations is close to design - it is about placing objects in space, and working with balance and atmosphere while interscting with people. Of course with art there is no function, solely feelings. Yet one of the latest art/car collaborations, data.anatomy[civic], adds just this. This audiovisual installation ...

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    Jaguar E-Type Celebrates 50th Anniversary

    2015-05-09T11:58:01

    The Jaguar E-Type turned 50 this year and the marque is honoring its most iconic production car with a host of events around the world.

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    Interview: Klaus Bischoff, Director of Design, Volkswagen

    2015-05-09T11:32:13

    With the Up family in many ways you're returning to your brand's real heritage of making small, global, affordable cars. What is the idea behind this project that you initially proposed with the first concept in 2007?

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    Interview: Klaus Bischoff, Director of Design, Volkswagen

    2015-05-09T11:32:07

    Klaus Bischoff is closely connected to Volkswagen - after all, he has spent his entire career designing conceptual and production cars at the German marque.

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    Audi Urban Future Awards 2010 - Phase 2

    2015-05-09T11:19:58

    Imagine a utopia where digital technology allows for an uninterrupted traffic flow of autonomously driven pay-as-you-go ‘taxis' that liberate the urban landscape from the unnecessary clutter of road signs, traffic lights, parked vehicles and the pollution caused by street lights. This was the winning proposal from Berlin architect J Mayer ...

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    First Sight: Infiniti Emerg-e

    2015-05-09T10:13:21

    It's a month before the Geneva motor show and amongst the usual pre Motor Show commotion I receive a string of cryptic emails about an Infiniti electric sports car concept. The name Emerg-e is only revealed as I drive to the secret preview at Park Royal Studios in West London ...

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    Audi Urban Future Awards

    2015-05-09T10:00:46

    Audi has challenged six international architects to present their vision for a future urban landscape that will explore the interplay between mobility, architecture and the city. The winner of the Audi Urban Future Awards will receive a €100,000 prize to be presented at the Venice Biennale in August.

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    Jeff Koons creates 17th BMW Art Car

    2015-05-09T09:58:42

    Jeff Koons has unveiled his latest creation the 17th BMW Art Car, a M3 GT2 racecar painted in a vibrant explosion of colors that will race at Le Mans on 12 June. "I wanted to make visual the raw dynamism, the power and the vitality of this car," he told ...

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    First Sight: BMW at the 2012 London Olympics

    2015-05-09T09:56:25

    Director of BMW i design Benoît Jacob showed Car Design News the i Pedelec bicycle alongside a new version of the i3 concept at the company's new Park Lane ‘i store' in London. The compact bike folds artfully into the boot of the car, recharging its batteries when stowed. Made ...

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    Mercedes-Benz Launches 'Style' Division

    2015-05-06T22:58:26

    Mercedes-Benz has launched Style, the Stuttgart-based automaker's answer to BMW's DesignworksUSA design consultancy. Mercedes-Benz's Style sub-brand will be charged with designing bespoke luxury goods from aircrafts, to yachts, furniture and more. Its aim is to place the company in the avant-garde of the luxury market.

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    BMW Megacity Vehicle (MCV)

    2015-05-06T22:27:13

    BMW's Project i - an internal codename for a possible sub-brand dedicated to green urban driving - has been in the works for some time. The Vision EfficientDynamics concept, unveiled at the 2009 Frankfurt Show, showcased some of the lightweight technological advances and design thinking behind the forthcoming zero-emission cars.

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    Interview: Chris Bangle, CEO Chris Bangle Associates

    2015-05-06T21:04:16

    As a 'free agent', how do you view current car design?

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    Interview: Chris Bangle, CEO Chris Bangle Associates

    2015-05-06T21:04:07

    Very few would contest Chris Bangle's position as one of the leading figures in contemporary car design. Love or loath him, the former BMW Design Director has left a noticeable footprint on the industry.

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    College Exhibition: RCA Work in Progress Show

    2015-05-06T18:21:51

    As CDN readers know, the Royal College of Art's Vehicle Design course has produced an alumni matched by few others. As such it's a useful barometer for the current state of design education, an area that many increasingly believe requires a rethink in order to respond to new challenges.

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    Designing the sound of tomorrow's electric cars

    2015-05-06T18:02:54

    By 2019, the European parliament has ordered that all new electric cars sold in the EU must be fitted with a device that emits noise to make them more audible to pedestrians.