All articles by James McLachlan – Page 4
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Interview: Luka Lenard UX/UI design manager at Bugatti Rimac
Ahead of Car Design News’ livestream dicussing software and the future of automotive design, we have a quick chat with Luka Lenard UX/UI design manager at Bugatti Rimac
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Exclusive interview: design director at GM California Advanced Design Brian Smith
General Motors’ design director at California Advanced Design, Brian Smith, speaks to Car Design News about his new role, design homogeneity, aero design and more
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Watch: Is the future of automotive design in software?
This CDN livestream featured speakers from Volvo, Bugatti Rimac, TomTom and The Qt Company. We discuss how automotive designers are using connected technologies in informing design decisions.
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Volkswagen reveals bold autonomous Gen.Travel concept
Volkswagen has weighed in on the future mobility argument with the Gen.Travel – a radical-looking autonomous vehicle with shades of the Rumpler Tropfenwagen. It is aimed at providing a premium alternative to short haul flights and longer train journeys. Car Design News spoke to Klaus Zyciora and Peter Wouda about the concept
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Car Design News Student Awards China winners
The 13th Student Awards China showcased a plethora of talent, who impressed judges from Lotus, Geely, Lynk & Co and Zeekr, with a variety of work that included everything from sportscars to pieces of mobile architecture
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Ford launches the E-Transit Custom
Car Design News visited Ford and spoke to design director Amko Leenarts and head of D-Ford Usha Raghavachari about the new electrified E-Transit Custom
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Exclusive: Julian Thomson to head up GM’s new UK-based advanced design studio
Former Jaguar Land Rover design director Julian Thomson will head up General Motors’ advanced design studio in the UK. He tells CDN about his new role, the future of EVs and the kind of talent he is looking for
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Watch: What’s next for the sports car?
Watch this livestream where we explore the future of the sportscar through the lens of styling, technology, lighting, UX and sustainability
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Interview: Professor Dale Harrow, Royal College of Art
Car Design News spoke to Professor Dale Harrow, chair of the Intelligent Mobility Design Centre (IMDC) and head of the Intelligent Mobility design programme at the Royal College of Art’s new building, his hopes for the future and whether the era of the car is over
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Kevin Czinger on the future of design and manufacturing
Kevin Czinger talks to Car Design News about the 21C and why 3D printing is the future of car design and manufacturing
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To mark its 20th anniversary Interior Motives returns to print
Twenty years is a long time in design. Interior Motives editor James McLachlan looks back at what was happening in the world at the time and what has changed
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Interview: Amko Leenarts on SuperVans, SUVs and the return of aero design
Car Design News caught up with Ford’s design director of Europe Amko Leenarts at Goodwood to discuss the SuperVans project, the return of aero design and why the era of the SUV might be over
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Review: Goodwood Festival of Speed 2022
Goodwood’s Festival of Speed is the premier automotive event on the UK calendar, offering up a compelling mix of contemporary design-led brands, technological innovation and old-time classics, all set to a high-octane soundtrack of screaming engines and, these days, humming EVs
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Winners announced for the Unreal Engine HMI Design Challenge
The winners of the Unreal Engine HMI Design Challenge held in partnership Car Design News have been announced
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Watch: Back to the Future of Interiors
Watch this Car Design News livestream featuring General Motors, Group Lotus and Lawrence Technological University as they reflect on changing interiors over the last 20 years and as they look ahead to the next 20.
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Review: Motion – Autos, Art, Architecture
Curated by architect Norman Foster, Motion: Autos, Art, Architecture at the Guggenheim Bilbao is an visually stunning and elegiac tribute to the golden age of the automobile
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Interview: Ralph Gilles, chief design officer, Stellantis
Stellantis’ chief design officer Ralph Giles speaks to Car Design News about his mentor Tom Gale, tinkering with Giugaro-designed sciroccos and how the company is moving towards electrification
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Peter Schreyer appointed as Hyundai Motor Group’s executive design advisor
The designer credited with revolutionising Kia and Hyundai design Peter Schreyer has been appointed as executive design advisor and brand ambassador
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Leadership changes afoot at General Motors
Andrew Smith to lead GM’s Global Advanced Design division while Bryan Nesbitt will head up Cadillac Global design, replacing Smith
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More 80s than a neon disco – the Hyundai Grandeur
Hyundai continues to explore its heritage with a fully electric version of its 1986 flagship the Grandeur