All Obituaries articles

  • Paolo Pininfarina - with the Sergio concept dedicated to his father Sergio Pininfarina
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    In memoriam: Paolo Pininfarina (1958-2024)

    2024-04-10T13:08:00Z

    Car Design News celebrates the life of Paolo Pininfarina, who has sadly passed away aged 65

  • Harris Mann
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    In memoriam: Harris Mann 1938-2023

    2023-08-16T10:35:00Z

    British designer Harris Mann passed on 14 August aged 85

  • 2020 Peter Horbury in cafe LR - opening DPS
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    In memoriam: Peter Horbury (1950-2023)

    2023-07-01T19:35:00Z

    One of the world’s best car designers, Peter Horbury, passed away last week in China, aged 73

  • Tom Karen Bond Bug
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    Obituary: Tom Karen OBE (1926-2022)

    2023-01-05T12:39:00Z

    With the passing of Tom Karen in January 2023, the design world lost a true original. A classic industrial designer blessed with a boundless imagination, Karen designed the Reliant Scimitar, Bond Bug, Raleigh Chopper and Luke Skywalker’s Landspeeder. Car Design News looks back at his life in design

  • **Robert-1266 - hands outward with SM
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    Obituary: The French maestro Robert Opron

    2021-04-06T15:17:00Z

    One of the finest car designers of the 20th Century, Robert Opron, passed away last week, aged 89. Responsible for masterpieces for Simca, Citroen, Renault and Alfa Romeo from the late 1950s to the late-80s – and one of the few recipients of the Car Design News Lifetime Achievement Award – we salute his life and influence, via still vivid memories of visiting his house south of Paris back in 2016 to discuss his career over Scotch and Pringles…