All Editorial articles – Page 52
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NewsFrankfurt 2019: Taycan’s leap forward by Porsche interior designer
CDN talks to Ivo van Hulten, Porsche’s director interior design, about the new Taycan production EV
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NewsFrankfurt 2019: Hyundai unveils Concept 45
Hyundai unveiled the next iteration of its electrification journey with the Pony-inspired 45 Concept at the Frankfurt 2019 international motor show
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NewsFrankfurt 2019: Land Rover officially debuts new Defender
After more leaks than, well, the old car actually… we can finally show you Land Rover’s reinvented icon properly, with the 2020 Defender making its debut at the Frankfurt Motor Show. Car Design News takes a look at this design icon.
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NewsMichelin Challenge Design 2020 has launched
Michelin has launched it’s 20th global design competition and, this year, the theme is ‘Upcycle’, challenging the entrants to take inspiration from previously recognised works from the past two decades
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NewsWho’s Where: Filippo Perini takes charge of Genesis’s European design studio
Genesis has announced that Filippo Perini will join the company to become the chief designer of their Advanced Design studio in Germany. He will begin his new role on 16th September, after leaving his current post as head of design and innovation at the legendary Italdesign.
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InterviewExclusive: Ralph Gilles talks Maserati, UX and beyond
On a sunny day in California, Car Design News got an exclusive update from FCA’s global president of product design, Ralph Gilles, on Maserati interior materials, UI and UX design, the positive side of shared components, and what the future might hold for this historic Italian sports car brand
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NewsKia appoints Karim Habib to devise new design direction
Karim Habib, whose departure from Infiniti was recently announced, has been appointed as senior vice president and head of Kia Design Center, effective from October 2019. He is tasked with devising and developing the future design direction for Kia vehicles, as well as overseeing the design – exterior, interior, and colour and materials – of new models already in the pipeline, and will be based in the Kia studio in Namyang, South Korea, within the Hyundai Motor Group’s new, state-of-the-art, global design centre.
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NewsRenault opens new Bucharest design facility
Back In June, Renault opened a new design centre in Bucharest with engineering and design teams now co-located. The Dacia brand, from which we have seen iconic models like the Dacia Duster and Sandero, certainly deserves the investment Renault is showing with this new facility
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InterviewDesigner interview: Ikuo Maeda, Mazda
Mazda’a head of global design, Ikuo Maeda, has inspired the relatively small design department at this Japanese car manufacturer to create some of the most stunning concept cars of the last three years. The Vision Coupé concept of 2017 still stands out as a bold, creative statement of intent. The launch of the Mazda 3 in Los Angeles last year (2018) was the first use of the incredible surfacing on its production line-up, and shows that Maeda-san is evolving the design language with immense care.
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ArticleFirst Sight: BAC Mono R
Design director Ian Briggs introduces Car Design News to the updated ‘R’ version of the unique BAC Mono. BAC’s team of designers gave Mono a full aesthetic evolution for the first time – although not without a fresh wave of mechanical updates as this limited run of 30 cars bridges a gap between the Mono we know and a next-gen car that we’ll see in the near future.
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ArticleVenucia’s The V concept moves in fast-forward
Chinese carmaker Dongfeng Venucia introduced a forward-looking concept car called The X at the Auto China show in 2018. Designed to demonstrate a clear vision for the future of mobility, The X introduced Venucia’s V-Galaxy design language, including a distinctive Galaxy grille and V-icon motif at the front of the car.
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ArticleHMI walk through: Jaguar I-Pace navigation system
This week’s HMI walk through focuses on the Jaguar I-Pace’s satellite navigation system. Can Jaguar’s feature packed sat nav compete with the likes of Google Maps in terms of usability? Screens let us know in their latest video
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NewsFirst Sight: Nissan Juke mk2 calms it down (a bit)
Nissan’s long-awaited second-generation Juke was previewed across five European cities yesterday (Monday Sept 2) so Car Design News popped along to the London event – where the car’s design was born – to chat to Nissan Design Europe’s design director Matt Weaver about the evolution of this B-segment small crossover
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InterviewKen Okuyama on the Aiways U7 Ion
Working with the Aiways internal teams from his studio in Japan, Ken Okuyama has been working with the Chinese EV brand Aiways on the design of the company’s Shanghai show stand, a line of lifestyle products, and their newest concept car, the U7 Ion. He says that in the future, his design influence will likely extend to branding, stores, and even the website. After seeing the investment the company has made in their fully-automated production facility, he was convinced that Aiways had a big future, and he wanted to be part of it. In late 2018, he was named Chief Advisor of Design & Art, and his influence at the startup is already being felt. The immiment arrival of two Aiways U5 prototypes at the Frankfurt motor show on September 9, which left Xi’an in China on 17 July, seems a good time to take another look at this ambitious Chinese brand.
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ArticleArtCenter Degree Show, Summer 2019
The latest student degree show from ArtCenter design school in California presents some intriguing mobility design concepts
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ArticleCollege Exhibition: National Institute of Design, India, 2019
Highlights from the summer degree show of India’s premier automotive design course at the National Institute of Design
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InterviewInterview with Julian Thomson - taking the reins at Jaguar
Julian Thomson, Jaguar’s new Director of Design, has taken over from industry car design legend Ian Callum, and he is already displaying the type of creative energy needed in a design landscape where so much is ‘up for grabs’. Car Design News caught up with Julian at Pebble Beach 2019 and found out what is on his mind
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NewsWho’s Where: Taisuke Nakamura promoted as Karim Habib leaves Infiniti
Infiniti designer Taisuke Nakamura has been promoted to the position of Head of Design following the departure of Karim Habib. Nakamura has played a large role in all the of recent wave of connected, electric concept cars from Infiniti, such as the QX Inspiration, Prototype 10 and Qs Inspiration, concepts that have signalled the creative approach to new mobility solutions at Infiniti
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ArticleBook review: Design between the lines
Patrick Le Quément is a seminal designer who has worked at Simca, Ford, VW and Renault. This collection of essays is a tour de force through the design world of half a century and should be essential reading for anyone interested in design.
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VideoHMI walk through: BMW X7 Head Unit
New video walk through from Screens on the BMW X7 Head Unit. A comprehensive video narrative of the user experience of the dominant display unit in this big BMW, including customising screens and navigating through all the different tiles and sub-menus.