All articles by Karl Smith – Page 5
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NewsLA 2019: Bollinger B1 and B2
The Bollinger B1 and B2 were introduced back in 2018, a follow-up to the original B1 SUV. Robert Bollinger brought the pair to the 2019 LA Auto Show
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NewsWild Trapezoidal Tesla Truck Debuts in Los Angeles
Tesla has debuted its long-awaited electric pickup truck: the Cybertruck. Featuring only straight surfaces and some very large claimed numbers…
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ArticleDiscussing Canoo Design with Richard Kim
Richard Kim, the lead designer at Canoo, speaks to CDN about the new company and its unusual approach to vehicle design
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ArticleConcept of the Month: Renault Radiance (2004)
As we saw last month, delightful design can be found in unusual places. The 2004 Renault Radiance, a concept for a full-size lorry with more automotive design elements, is just such an example.
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NewsTokyo 2019: Toyota debuts 2nd-generation Mirai
The new Mirai Concept hydrogen fuel cell vehicle, set to go on sale as 2021 model, looks production-ready in its new sedan-like form
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Interior MotivesInterior Motives: Lincoln Corsair
Lincoln has been working in the C-sector space for over a decade, seeking to bring big-car luxury to a small platform and package. The spacious Lincoln C concept of 2009 explored this theme, and hints of Lincoln interiors to come were found in that car, especially the broad two-tiered instrument panel and the wide, open cabin and panoramic roof; and the experience of the C project has surely informed the bringing of the premium ambience of Lincoln’s larger SUVs into the five-seater Corsair, which completes Lincoln’s latest product line renewal.
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NewsFirst Sight: Canoo’s canoo
Car Design News was present at the launch of the first project by Californian EV manufacturer Canoo (née EVelozcity), known as… the canoo. The new subscription-only monospace sits in an electric skateboard platform and maximises interior space. We spoke to design director, Richard Kim
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ArticleSyd Mead announces retirement
Syd Mead, former Car Design News lifetime achievement award winner, has officially retired from professional design, according to an announcement on social media
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ArticleIn Memoriam: Luigi Colani (1929-2019)
CDN takes a visual look back at the life and career the mercurial and deliciously controversial German designer Luigi Colani, following news of his death at the age of 91
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ArticleConcept Car of the Month: Hymer VisionVenture RV (2019)
Experimental all-terrain motorhome, the Hymer VisionVenture, makes the American RV recipe look even more stale
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ArticleArtCenter Degree Show, Summer 2019
The latest student degree show from ArtCenter design school in California presents some intriguing mobility design concepts
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NewsPebble 2019: Bugatti Centodieci recalls the EB110
Bugatti has debuted its latest hypercar, the Centodieci, at The Quail, a motorsports gathering in Carmel Valley, as part of the Monterey Car Week. CDN discovers that its design pays homage to the legendary Bugatti EB110, with some distinct differences
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ArticleConcept Car of the Month: ATNMBL (2009)
The autonomous concept study that ripped up the car design rulebook
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ArticlePebble 2019: first sight of the Acura Type S concept
This week at the 2019 Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance, Acura will introduce a new expression of the Precision design language in the form of the Type S concept sedan. We take a look at the design language and consider how it will feed into future models
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ArticleConcept Car of the Month: Lo-Res and The Consumer (2016)
Two remarkable concepts explore the ‘Form Zero’ of automotive design
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ArticleDesign interview: Sharon Gauci, GM
“In its purest form, design should be a sensory journey of discovery,” says GM’s executive director of industrial design
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ArticleConcept Car of the Week: Quasar Khanh’s Unipower City Car
The Unipower City Car, a tiny rolling glass box, was introduced in the 1960s, and designed by an unlikely engineer-turned-car and furniture designer, Quasar Khanh
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ArticleArtCenter Spring Degree Show 2019
The latest envelope-pushing projects from California’s prestigious car design course
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ArticleAndreas Thurner named Vice President at Karma Automotive
Having been instrumental in the SC1, Thurner will lead the creation of a luxury EV line-up as VP Global Design and Architecture
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ArticleConcept Car of the Month: VW Futura (1989)
The once and future Golf? The Volkswagen Futura, introduced at IAA Frankfurt in 1989, was once considered the future of the German marque
