British designer Tony Hatter reflects on a career that spans several generations of Porsche sports cars and design processes
From graduating under the stewardship of Peter Stevens to working on iconic models such as the Carrera GT, Tony Hatter has had quite the career in car design, much of it with Porsche. We caught up with him to reflect on his experience as a designer since retiring four years ago.
Car Design News: Tell us about your journey into car design.
Tony Hatter: I was a car-crazy kid like all of us. I was good at music and art but my parents said “if you’re car-crazy, you’ve got to forget that and get into mechanical engineering where you can make some money.”
I flunked at that in my first year before…
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