All Designers articles – Page 2
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ArticleCDN 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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ArticleAndreas Nilsson appointed studio director for NIO in Shanghai
NIO has drafted in experienced Andreas Nilsson to oversee global programmes
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ArticleAudi’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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ArticleSneak 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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ArticleWatch: 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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ArticleDacia appoints Miles Nürnberger as design director
Long-time Aston Martin designer Miles Nürnberger leaves to head up Dacia
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ArticleAlejandro 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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ArticleJean-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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ArticleFormer 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
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ArticleDesigner interview: 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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ArticleAurelien Doisy appointed head of design Europe at Tata Motors
Changes to Tata’s design team are on-going, with Aurelien Doisy taking a new role as head of design Europe
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ArticleFrançois Leboine becomes new head of design at Fiat & Abarth
François Leboine will lead the design of new Fiat and Abarth models after overseeing concepts at Renault
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ArticleAnders Warming announced as design director at Rolls-Royce
Anders Warming is the first design director at Rolls-Royce for nearly two years
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ArticleChina Awards judge interview: Pengfei Kang, Volkswagen
Shortlisted for a China Award in 2013, Pengfei Kang has since built a successful career in automotive design. Now a senior designer at the Volkswagen Group Innovation Center Asia, Kang has returned to judge the new crop of hopefuls competing in Car Design Awards China 2021. We spoke to Kang about his career to date, his memories of the competition and his current work
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ArticlePratap Bose leaves Tata Motors; Martin Uhlarik new design head
Martin Uhlarik is taking over from Pratap Bose as the global design head of Tata Motors
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ArticleShinichiro Irie outlines the Nissan Z Proto’s design details
Shinichiro Irie unpicks Nissan’s sports car heritage, ‘Z-ness’, and provides detail on the Z Proto
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ArticleYasutake Tsuchida named design director of Mazda North American Operations
Yasutake Tsuchida will head up all design operations at Mazda North American Operations
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ArticleWatch: Fireside chat with Patrick le Quement
Naval designer, author and former car design extraordinaire Patrick le Quement talks about his career and the challenges of design
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ArticleWatch: Inside Toyota’s bustling ED2 studio
Ian Cartabiano, Toyota ED2’s president, takes us behind the scenes of the design studio in the south of France and provides a review of the Aygo X Prologue
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ArticleWatch: Fireside chat with Chris Bangle
Design legend Chris Bangle takes the gloves off in a brutally honest discussion about the challenges facing the world of car design