All articles by Sam Livingstone – Page 11
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Interview: Moray Callum, Executive Director for Ford Americas Design
There were a few unexpected moves within Ford's senior design management last month, prompted largely by Steve Mattin's departure from Volvo. The most significant of these was Moray Callum's appointment as Executive Director of Ford Americas Design, effective since May 1, replacing Peter Horbury who has moved back to Volvo. ...
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Interview: J Mays, Vice President of Design and Chief Creative Officer, Ford Motor Company
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Design Review: Mazda Senku concept
Given the similarity between the Japanese and European studios' view on exterior design, it seems likely a direction has been found - although it will be all the more intriguing to see what the California studio produces for Detroit.
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Design Review: Mazda Senku concept
In many ways Mazda is the most western of Japanese car brands; it's part owned by Ford, has been run by an American, and its design is under the stewardship of a Scot; Moray Callum. At Tokyo, whilst the most memorable designs from Mazda's local competitors were quintessential Japanese show ...
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Design Review: Ferrari 599 GTB
But it is at the rear of the 599 that there is its most distinctive design feature; slim rear buttresses that float separate to the rear window and help channel the airflow around from the side of the car over the rear spoiler to increase down force, and disguising the ...
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Design Review: Ferrari 599 GTB
There are few greater automotive mythologies than a red Ferrari. It is an archetype of the sports car, the car millions of people promise to themselves to own one day, the ultimate - the obvious ultimate. And the new 599 GTB Fiorano is the new ultimate Ferrari, if less expensive ...
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Design Review: Renault Ondelios
Inside the Ondelios has three rows of seats, each row comprising of two seats 'designed, like giant leaves, to hug their occupants who can curl up in them to enjoy the comfort and support they afford,' according to Renault. Like the exterior - and the interiors of previous up-scale Renault ...
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Design Review: Renault Ondelios
Just as supporters of sports teams show up in droves at local games, the elaborate concepts presented by the three main French manufacturers at their home show has become a defining characteristic at the Paris Motor Show for more than a decade.
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Design Review: BMW Concept CS
The exterior of the CS has many subtle innovations and was well-regarded by many of the designers we spoke with in Shanghai. But there were just as many who felt that the car was overly complicated or fussy in its detailing - the rear aspect in particular being cited as ...
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Design Review: BMW Concept CS
The sedan is a generic car. The three box profile of hood, cabin and trunk is the bare essence of what a "car" is as an artifact. But this established typology is in decline. The hatchback replaced the smaller sedans several decades ago, and in recent years sales of mid-size ...
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Interview: Lowie Vermeersch, Design Director, Pininfarina
"The main change in 11 years is that I came from the south of northern Europe, but as a car designer I was born at Pininfarina, in the north of southern Europe. A big part of this is that I have learnt how you must leave space in a car ...
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Interview: Lowie Vermeersch, Design Director, Pininfarina
Lowie Vermeersch has been design director at Pininfarina since August 1, 2007, although he had been gradually taking over the duties that come with the role since the famous Italian design house decided for Ken Okuyama's abrupt departure in September 2006.
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Design Review: Pininfarina Sintesi
There is also classicism in the delicacy of the overall form, in the pagoda style A-pillars, the deep DLO, the framing of the opening windows within the DLO and the lack of adornment. But this has been executed in a modern way. Surfaces are taut, front and rear graphics have ...
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Design Review: Pininfarina Sintesi
Pininfarina's Sintesi was the most impressive concept car in Geneva this year. While most concepts were closely related to forthcoming production designs - such as the Saab 9-X, Renault Megane Coupe and Hyundai HED-5 i-Mode - the Ital Design Giugiaro Quaranta and Bertone's BAT 11 (shown in a separate venue) ...
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Design Review: Ferrari 458 Italia
More than anything else, this is perhaps the single greatest achievement of the Italia, although we had a foretaste of it last year in the Sintesi concept car from Pininfarina. The surfacing references the heritage of some of the first mid-engine Ferraris with its relatively large curvaceous volumes, but keeps ...
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Design Review: Ferrari 458 Italia
There are many different ways that people respond to a new vehicle and there are many different aspects that might be considered in the review of its design. But just as most of our impression is formed in the initial few seconds when we first meet someone, so it is ...
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ArticleDesign Review: Nissan Cube 2008
This is one of the most unusual mass-market car designs on the planet. Nissan describes it a ‘unique witty design’ that ‘offers a whimsical combination of squares and circles’, but the new Cube is a far more significant design than this superficial description suggests.