All articles by Jens Meiners
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ArticleBreaking: Frascella joins Audi as Lichte takes new VW Group role
Marc Lichte has left Audi, replaced by outgoing JLR design director Massimo Frascella
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ArticleFirst Sight: Mercedes-Benz Vision One-Eleven – Orange Revolution
Mercedes-Benz has launched the Vision One-Eleven, which draws on the legendary C111 from 1970. Car Design News was on hand for a first-hand look
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ArticleOpinion: Bring colour back to car interiors
Be it vibrant or muted, colour can inject personality and warmth into the car interior so let’s bring it back, says Jens Meiners
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ArticleBack to the roots: Giugiaro recreates the 1974 Hyundai Pony Concept
Italian design legend Giorgetto Giugiaro is joining forces with Hyundai to resurrect the Hyundai Pony concept
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ArticleInterior Motives: Mercedes Maybach S-Class
Ambient lighting, a cocoon-like interior, and champagne flutes – the Mercedes-Maybach S-Class is a cut above its standard sibling and offers a strong alternative to British luxury marques such as Rolls-Royce and Bentley
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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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NewsLuc Donckerwolke resigns from Hyundai
Surprise resignation at Hyundai: Luc Donckerwolke has resigned from his position as chief designer of the Group
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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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ArticleFirst sight: BMW Concept 8 Series
A solid glimpse of a future production vehicle - and the next era of BMW design
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Who’s Where: Habib leaves BMW
BMW design chief is high-profile addition to brand’s staff exodus
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Gerd Pfefferle: An Appreciation
Audi and VW Design legend Gerd Pfefferle recently passed away. Here's an appreciation of his career.
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ArticleFirst Sight: Audi A4 (2015)
Jens Meiners on why the latest model is far more impressive than it first appears
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Patrick Le Quément honoured with EyesOn Design lifetime achievement award
It's about time the French contribution to automotive design was recognised and yesterday it was
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ArticleFirst Sight: Mercedes-Benz GLC
Wagener and Lesnik on their latest crossover, launched at Hugo Boss HQ
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ArticleFirst Sight: BMW 3.0 CSL Hommage
BMW's Concorso d'Eleganza showpiece pays homage to the 'Batmobile' CSL
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Who's Where: Luc Donckerwolke leaves VW Group, Sielaff in at Bentley
Shock departure for key Volkswagen Group figure