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ArticleObituary: The French maestro Robert Opron
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…
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ArticleA trip down Skoda’s memory lane – designers breath new life into old icons
A collection of historic Skoda models have been re-imagined and re-designed with modern adaptations
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ArticleDesign icons: Citroen 2CV Charleston turns 40
The iconic Citroen 2CV had several limited edition runs, with the Charleston variant starting in 1980
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ArticleDesign icons: Volkswagen K70
Following its 50th birthday, we look back on the design of the Volkswagen K70 and see how it inspired a range of other models
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ArticleAn English Car Designer Abroad: Peter Birtwhistle talks about his life
Designer Peter Birtwhistle has released a new book in which he describes his work at GM, Audi, Porsche and Mazda
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VideoFrank Stephenson on the Ferrari F430
His brief was to take the Ferrari 360 and make it even nicer. In this video Frank guides us through how he fulfilled this tricky task
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VideoFrank Stephenson on the new Mini project
In the first in a series of videos looking back at Frank’s fascinating history in design, he recalls the new Mini project, from working on themes to reimagining the gradual evolution of the original Mini design
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ArticleFord remembers McKinley Thompson Jr.
Their first African American designer was instrumental in shaping the original Ford Bronco
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ArticleDesign Essay: The Strange Allure of Ugliness
Are tastes changing, or is taste simply disappearing? We try not to cover our eyes…
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ArticleIconic BMW Designs: the i8
BMW fan and M-car obsessive Steve Carter highlights his Top 5 BMWs of all time, including this mould breaking i8 hybrid
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ArticleIconic BMW designs: the 2002tii
BMW fan and M-car obsessive Steve Carter highlights his Top 5 BMW cars of all time, starting with the legendary BMW 2002tii
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ArticleExclusive: Roberto Giolito on the Fiat ESV 1500
In Part 1 of this series, Fiat’s design maestro takes CDN on a tour of his favourite designs in the Fiat Heritage Hub in Turin
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ArticleDesigner Interview: Roberto Giolito on the Fiat 500L (2012)
Architect of the Multipla, the Fiat 500 and many more cutting-edge designs, Roberto Giolito also worked on the 500L launched in Geneva in 2015
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ArticleCartier concours
Cartier Style et Luxe lawn at the Goodwood Festival of Speed had a stunning array of classic cars
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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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NewsBMW recreates legendary BMW Garmisch
BMW recreates a lost Bertone concept for Concorso d’Eleganza Villa d’Este
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ArticleThe cars of Ian Callum: Aston Martin DB9
The car the defined a decade of Aston Martin design, explained by its designer
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ArticleEyes On Design 2018: Great cars, good cause
The annual Detroit charity event was superb again this year
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ArticleOpinion: Why honest design matters
Mild misdirection or visual lying? Here’s a firm view on the trend of design fakery
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ArticleAre Beautiful Cars Really a Thing of the Past?
They just don’t make ’em like they used to! Or do they?
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