All articles by James McLachlan
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Article“I don’t want design leaders presenting to me – I banned PowerPoint, full stop”
Car Design News paid a visit to Gothenburg to meet with Jeremy Offer, Lisa Reeves and Nick Gronenthal – Volvo’s design leadership team
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ArticleInside the studio: General Motors, Advanced Design UK
Car Design News paid a visit to General Motors Advanced Design UK in Leamington. While the work itself is shrouded in secrecy, CDN discovered a studio relishing its role as creative friend to the mothership in Michigan
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Article“What makes a material interesting is its story”
Gaia Crippa, head of materials innovation at Chris Lefteri Design, speaks to Car Design News in Milan at the Maserati showroom
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Article”Evolving our heritage and our brand is strongly connected to also evolving luxury”
”Evolving our heritage and our brand is strongly connected to also evolving luxury”
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Article“We are trying to create a pure design where technology is there but not in the foreground”
Head of interior at Maserati Andreas Wuppinger on the relationship between timesless design and evolving technology
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ArticleWatch: CDN Car Design Night Milan 2024 highlights
Car Design Night Milan at the Maserati showroom in Milan gathered industry leaders from General Motors, Changan, Mercedes-Benz and more
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Article“Less-than-perfect surfaces are key to a more sustainable future”
Head of materials at Chris Lefteri Design, Gaia Crippa, speaks to Car Design News ahead of the CDN Milan Design Night
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Article“We make luxury sportscars – the Polestar 5 and 6 will show that”
During a recent visit to Gothenberg, Car Design News stopped by to speak with Polestar design director Maximilian Missoni whose design team has once again claimed the Car Design Review production car of the year
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Article“We all need to slow down and pay attention to the details”
Miko Srl’s head of marketing Benedetta Terraneo on reacting to customer demands and why she finds the little details so inspiring
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Article“We want to help designers iterate faster and get more design time”
Car Design News speaks with Andy Shaw of protoyping company Vital about fast iterating, additive manufacturing and why OEMs should view prototyping as part of the design process
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Article“We want to democratise what it means to build physical products in the real world”
Vizcom’s CEO and founder Jordan Taylor on the democratising power of AI and why the technology will create new types of jobs
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Article“What do designers want? Freedom!”
Car Design News speaks to Marek Ramski of OLEDWorks at the Car Design Night Geneva 2024
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ArticleInterview: Javier Garcia-Gallardo on heading up Zeekr’s new Shanghai studio
Javier Garcia-Gallardo will head up Zeekr’s new Shanghai studio. Car Design News caught up with the designer at the brand’s Gothenburg studio to find out a little more
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ArticlePeter Wouda: “Where are the new design icons?”
At the Geneva Motor Show 2024, Peter Wouda, design director of VW Future Center explains the importance of proportions and graphics and why designers are natural optimists
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ArticleChris Bangle: “What is the future of car design without a culture behind it”
Speaking at the Geneva Motor Show 2024, Chris Bangle explains the role car shows play in sustaining a culture of design
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ArticleLucid design chief: “Vehicle architecture is design”
At the Geneva Motor show 2024, Lucid’s SVP design & brand Derek Jenkins speaks to Car Design News on vehicle architecture, packaging and why it is not enough to just electrify existing car ranges
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ArticlePininfarina CCO: “We are in a moment of brand over product”
Car design needs to break free from the shackles of ’brand’ says Felix Kilbertus, CCO of Pininfarina. Car Design News spoke to the designer at the Geneva Motor Show 2024
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ArticleWatch: Afry’s head of design on techwashing, screens and AI
Car Design News paid a visit to Afry in Gothenburg to catch up with head of design Rob Dolton
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ArticleWatch: Benedetta Terraneo on technical innovation at Miko Srl
Benedetta Terraneo speaks to Car Design News on technical innovation at Miko Srl and why speed of development is the main challenge facing suppliers
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ArticleInterview: Debra Choong, Bridge of Weir
Scottish leather company Bridge of Weir has opened a design studio in Warwick, near Coventry. Car Design News spoke with head of design Debra Choong to garner her thoughts on the industry
