All Designers articles – Page 13
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CDN Podcast Ep 15 featuring Sandra Höner Zu Bentrup, Mazda
Mazda senior designer Sandra Höner Zu Bentrup talks about sustainability, the interior as a living space concept, and the role of screens
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Nio expands global design team with two new senior studio directors
Nio has bolstered its design credentials with the appointment of two senior studio directors from VW and Jaguar Land Rover
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Ex-Apple designer Jony Ive to collaborate with Ferrari on the Italian brand’s first EV
Apple’s former design talisman Jony Ive, the man behind the iPhone, is working with Ferrari to develop its first electric vehicle
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Watch: Peter Horbury on winning Car Design Review’s lifetime achievement award
Design legend Peter Horbury, who transformed Volvo during three stints at the Swedish brand and has now joined Lotus as senior VP of design, has won the Car Design Review 8 Lifetime achievement award
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Luc Donckerwolke takes on creative and comms roles at Genesis
Hyundai’s Luc Donckerwolke will now also oversee Genesis as chief creative officer and chief brand officer
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Stefan Sielaff to head up Geely design; Peter Horbury moves to Lotus
Chinese car giant Geely has appointed Bentley’s former design director Stefan Sielaff as VP of global design, replacing Peter Horbury who moves to Lotus as senior VP of design
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Watch: Fireside Chat: Shiro Nakamura
A giant of car design, Shiro Nakamura, through his work with Nissan, helped forge a Japanese design identity with models like the Cube and the GTR. Car Design News spoke to him about his new studios, his early successes and how form is distilled through concepts
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Andreas Nilsson appointed studio director for NIO in Shanghai
NIO has drafted in experienced Andreas Nilsson to oversee global programmes
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Audi’s Marc Lichte on the premium brand’s autonomous revolution
Audi’s head of design Marc Lichte talks ‘revolution’, sexy GTs and vans (and why the Grand Sphere is very much the former not the latter)
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CDD Asia day three round up
The Hyundai Pony returns, design disruption with Dassault Systèmes, illuminated cupholders, TAD masterclass and Shiro Nakamura all featured in the final day of Car Design Dialogues
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GAC’s Fan Zhang: “Form language lasts for one generation in China”
Design moves fast in China, says GAC’s Fan Zhang, which means creating distinct identities for multiple brands is a serious challenge, especially when there is so much competition
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Sneak preview: Audi’s Sky Sphere, Grand Sphere and Urban Sphere concepts
Audi’s heads of exterior and interior design talk about the future of the soon-to-be-electric luxury brand
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Car Design Dialogues Asia 2021 day one in review
Car Design Dialogues is back with day 1 has proving to be a design-rich fountain of reviews, fireside chats and panel debates. Read on for a spirited canter through some of the key talking points
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Watch: Design-for-manufacturing and light-weighting move to the top of the agenda
This livestream investigates how designers and engineers at Ford, Gestamp and key suppliers are using innovative materials and creating light-weight architectures, including for models like the Ford F-150 Lightning and Maverick compact truck.
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Gustavo Guerra to take strategic role at Volvo
Design director at Volvo Trucks Gustavo Guerra is to head up product planning at the brand’s R&D division
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Dacia appoints Miles Nürnberger as design director
Long-time Aston Martin designer Miles Nürnberger leaves to head up Dacia
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Alejandro Mesonero-Romanos heads to Alfa Romeo, Klaus Busse shifts to Maserati
Design changes at the FCA Group see Alejandro Mesonero-Romanos appointed at Alfa Romeo, while Klaus Busse will have a more focused role
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All change please: Dissecting the car design top job merry-go-round
Within the last year there have arguably been more major job changes in senior car design than in the last five put together. Via exclusive quotes, dot-joining and head-scratching, Car Design News unpicks some of the reasons and possible consequences
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Jean-Pierre Ploué to lead Lancia’s revival
A somewhat forgotten brand, Lancia’s fortunes have flagged in recent years. Could its also-ran status be reversed under the tutelage of Jean-Pierre Ploué, Stellantis European design boss?
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Former Tata design boss Pratap Bose joins Mahindra
Mahindra has made a new role that will see former Tata design kingpin Pratap Bose act as design head for several different business sectors, from passenger cars to farm machinery