All Lighting design articles
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Article“Aero-dramatic”?: The Lynk & Co 02
At a suitably quirky launch event in Milan – dancers, saxophones and laser shows all featured – Lynk & Co showed off its 02. Car Design News spoke to the design team
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ArticleInterview: Brian Balicki, head of design, Volvo Trucks North America
The interior of the new Volvo VNL truck highlights the crossover (and constrast) between commercial vehicle and passenger car design
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ArticleSwarovski Mobility on ‘the science of creativity’
Crystal is a relatively new material to the automotive industry and design teams looking to bring it in require an experienced partner
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ArticleHow does marketing influence car design?
Car Design News investigates how departments beyond the studio influence the final design of a vehicle. This time, it is not engineering, but marketing and product planning under the microscope
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ArticleVolvo on People Awards win and lighting design
Voted best lighting team at the 2023 People Awards, Volvo’s designers spoke to CDN about what’s next and how it feels to be recognised on a global stage
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Article“What do designers want? Freedom!”
Car Design News speaks to Marek Ramski of OLEDWorks at the Car Design Night Geneva 2024
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ArticleFlashback: Hidden headlamps, the ‘sunglasses’ of car design
Once considered the ‘sunglasses’ of the automotive world, this seemingly forgotten technology faces an uncertain future
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ArticleFlashback: sequential turn signals
In 1964, Ford introduced a redesigned model of its personal luxury car, the Thunderbird. It featured a new, sharper, more raptor-like design, more power with a massive 392 cubic inch V8 and a host of new luxury features, including an all-new interior. But one feature that did not make the ...
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ArticleWatch: Skoda lighting designer Petr Nevřela
Car Design News speaks to Petr Nevřela, lead exterior lighting designer at Škoda about the development of the brand’s award-winning lighting designs
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ArticleSuppliers hit up Shanghai auto show
It was not only the automakers at the Shanghai auto show – major suppliers were out in force too
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ArticleLighting trends at EuroLuce 2023
CDN reports on lighting trends seen during Milan design week and what they mean for car designers
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ArticleChevrolet debuts the 2023 Blazer EV
Car Design News caught up with Chevrolet’s creative designers to discuss the new all-electric Blazer SUV
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ArticleOne for all: Renault unveils Scenic Vision concept
Renault’s stocky new concept is described as a “rebirth of a legend” after the original family-first Scenic MPV
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ArticleSupply Lines: the latest innovations from Shanghai
Suppliers are often the unsung heroes of design. Mark Andrews reports on the latest innovations launched at the Shanghai Auto show from Faurecia, Grupo Antolin, and Grammer
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ArticleWatch: Lighting innovation offers custom design options
The team at Myotek walk us through some new lighting technologies that allow car companies to take personalisation to the next level
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ArticleCar Design Review 7: Myotek illuminates the future
Lighting suppliers no longer just design lamps for cars, they communicate information, safety and access, says Myotek’s Robert Miller
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ArticleLighting the ‘wow factor’ way
We speak to three experts at Magna about the “infinite possibilities” for lighting design
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Interior MotivesFocus: Interior Lighting
The end of the age of speed is having a profound effect on the way car designers are thinking about interiors, and especially their lighting. Previously, focus was on the driver: the switchgear and cockpit were angled and lit to ensure very little got in the way of single-minded concentration on the road ahead.
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ArticleMcLaren teases new GT model
New “superlight grand tourer” gets previewed ahead of May 15 debut
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ArticleDesign Essay: Lighting – Car Design’s Latest Battleground
Whether they’re ‘eyes’ or ‘brand signatures’, they’re designed for more than just night vision…