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Chery’s Tianji Vision concept is Exeedingly luxurious

Car Design News goes behind the scenes with this new luxury SUV concept from Exeed

The women behind Lynk & Co’s design: “We’ve seen a big shift in the automotive industry”

Car Design News sat down with a selection of female automotive designers at Lynk & Co headquarters in Gothenburg for an open and honest conversation about gender inclusion within the industry

Lucy Abbott

Exclusive: Inside Cloud 46, Mercedes-Benz’s new Shanghai studio

Mercedes-Benz has a new studio in Shanghai way up on the 46th floor of a high-rise overlooking the famous Bund. With spectacular views plus a helipad on the roof, Cloud 46 is a strong commitment to mastering the Chinese market

James McLachlan

Exclusive: Zeekr and Lynk & Co Gothenburg design teams facing potential cuts

Geely’s Zeekr and Lynk & Co design studios will be restructured as part of what the company describes as an “ongoing efficiency program” which will see the Shanghai studio taking on greater operational responsibilities

James McLachlan

Martin Uhlarik: “We have nine full programs live in the UK at the moment, 13 globally”

Global design head of Tata Motors Martin Uhlarik speaks to Car Design News about the role of the studio, his current recruitment drive, the importance of diverse talent and hosting the live judging for the CDN People Awards

James McLachlan

Digital design defines Bugatti’s Berlin studio

Car Design News takes a closer look at the new design studio where VR takes centre stage

Car Design News

Inside Mahindra’s new Mumbai studio

Earlier this month, Mahindra opened a new “state of the art creative facility” in Mumbai to expand its global design footprint

Car Design News

Exclusive Q&A: Oliver Samson, Kia Europe Design

Kia Europe Design’s chief senior designer Oliver Samson talks tech and European aesthetics in Car Design News’ exclusive studio chat

Guy Bird

“Indian OEMs have made a remarkable improvement in perceived quality”

Car Design News chats to a growing Indian consultancy that is finding plenty of work as a specialist in perceived quality

Freddie Holmes

Collaboration central to materials innovation, says Ultrafabrics

Ultrafabrics aims to redefine what it means to be an automotive supplier, positioning itself as a development partner with cross-industry expertise

Car Design News

Inside DRVN design and the art of the Continumod

Car Design News gets a behind-the-scenes tour of the Coventry studio and the design team led by Wayne Burgess

Freddie Holmes

Tata reimagines iconic Sierra, reveals new Avinya brand

The SUV enamoured by Gen X has been reborn, this time looking to connect with the next generation of younger drivers. Alongside it sits a new sub-brand, dubbed Avinya, bringing an entirely new level of luxury into the Tata fold. CDN visited the UK studio to learn more, with global and European design bosses Martin Uhlarik and Aurelien Doisy on hand to show us around

James McLachlan

Freddie Holmes

Klaus Busse on design, changing tech and the beast of Modena

Car Design News paid a visit to Centro Stile to catch up with Klaus Busse, design director at Maserati, and to see the beast of Modena

James McLachlan

Make Lancia great again – CDN visits Centro Stile

Brutalist architecture, classic italian furniture and bold geometry are the nucleus of Lancia’s revival. Car Design News paid a visit to Centro Stile to hear from new design boss – and brand super fan – Gianni Colonello

James McLachlan

The world is getting phygital, and so is car design

PARTNER CONTENTThis content was paid for by Granstudio and produced in partnership with Car Design NewsWith a phygital approach to design, Granstudio’s transdisciplinary creative team ensure that context and individual needs are at the heart of every project

Car Design News

Mahindra’s new SUV shows concepts can make it to production

The concept we saw over two years ago has made it through to production virtually unchanged, a testament to the advanced design studio that does far more than purely creative work

Freddie Holmes

Ford’s revamped London studio puts focus on human-centric design

Car Design News goes inside Ford’s human-centered design studio to understand how the brand is researching what people want, use and ultimately need

Freddie Holmes

Meet the studio reviving Australian car design

GoMotiv is building a strong team in Melbourne to tackle global projects. Studio leaders spoke to Car Design News about the nature of design in Australia, taking on more work and digital tools

Freddie Holmes

Thinking outside the box – how Merck is reshaping CMF exploration

PARTNER CONTENTThis content was paid for by Merck and produced in partnership with Car Design NewsMerck has devised a new story-telling solution that puts the latest trends and technologies on the desk of CMF designers, kickstarting a conversation among various stakeholders and giving solid answers to real problems

Car Design News

Italian coachbuilder reimagines Maserati Biturbo with new restomod

Italian coachworks Modena Automobili has revealed its first restomod which reimagines the Maserati Biturbo

Freddie Holmes

Bio leather and beyond – Brusarosco explores new sustainable solutions

Being truly sustainable is hard to do – and sometimes even harder to prove – but bio-based leather supplier Brusarosco has both bases covered, while still managing to create beautiful and innovative end products for automotive seating, steering wheels and dashboards

Car Design News

Car Design News: Letter from Shanghai

Chinese car design is all about speed and technology, right? A visit to Shanghai reveals a more nuanced picture that poses more questions than it answers

James McLachlan

Kadence studio: Effective, quick and digitally agile expertise

Kadence has decades of experience in digital modelling, now enhanced by new design technical chief Wayne Morgan

Car Design News

Exclusive: Ford of Europe designers go rogue to celebrate RS200’s 40th anniversary

Ford of Europe’s design team worked secretly to bring the iconic RS200 closer to new, younger audiences. Car Design News visited them in Cologne to find out more

Freddie Holmes

Swarovski 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

James McLachlan

“A car designer’s dream” – looking back on VW’s Potsdam studio

Car Design News spoke to design bosses past and present plus other notable alumni to find out what Potsdam was like in the glory days – plus the possible reasons behind its closure. Peter Wouda, Thomas Ingenlath, Stefan Sielaff and more offer honest reflections, fond memories and surprising revelations

Freddie Holmes

Li Auto opens Munich design studio

Chinese OEM Li Auto has open a new design studio in Munich

Freddie Holmes

Inside General Motors’ dream studio

General Motors’ massive, state-of-the art structure is a testament to design’s critical role in the company. Car Design News took a VIP tour with Michael Simcoe

Laura Burstein

Design analysis: Designing a paint colour

Car Design News speaks to the CMF team at Envisage to delve into the highly specialised area of paint design

Nick Hull

DigiPHY the design process

PARTNER CONTENTThis content was paid for by Granstudio and produced in partnership with Car Design NewsGranstudio’s immersive design tool, DigiPHY, enables designers to seamlessly integrate physical and digital realities boosting creativity and collaboration across teams. What’s more, the studio has made it widely available across the industry

Car Design News

Don’t forget to have fun, says GAC’s Stephane Janin

GAC has built a new mantra around design and the third concept from its Car Culture series shows this is a studio built around agility

Freddie Holmes

New Model Army: inside Tata Motors’ clay studio

With a brace of wins at the CDN People Awards, Tata Motors has an enviable reputation for having one of the best clay modelling teams in the industry. Car Design News paid the team a visit in their state-of-the-art facilities in Warwick

James McLachlan

Inside Donkervoort: agile cars, agile design

Car Design News goes behind the scenes at Dutch sportscar maker Donkervoort

Freddie Holmes

Car Design Review X: specialising in advanced design

In this article originally published in Car Design Review X, Prefix president Eric Zeile explains how the company has made its name in advanced design services

Car Design News

Car Design Review X: The future of texture

Architexture’s EMEA design manager, Marion Jaillant, explains why the future of car interior textures has to go beyond just touch and focus on the whole experience

Car Design News

“I don’t want only the design leaders presenting to me – I banned PowerPoint, full stop”

Car Design News paid a visit to Gothenburg to meet with Jeremy Offer, Lisa Reeves and Nick Gronenthal who form part of Volvo’s design leadership team

James McLachlan

Inside the studio: General Motors, Advanced Design UK

Car Design News paid a visit to General Motors Advanced Design UK in Leamington. And while the work itself is shrouded in secrecy, CDN discovered a studio relishing its role as creative friend to the mothership in Michigan

James McLachlan

Engineering the design studio of the future

PARTNER CONTENTThis content was paid for by Kadence and produced in partnership with Car Design NewsEngineering nous and a reputation for speed, creativity and quality gives Kadence a competitive advantage in the world of independent design studios. Its founder, Antony Ward, tells Car Design News why this, paired with a network of global centres of excellence, sets it apart from the rest

Car Design News

New mobility design studio opens in Munich

Car Design News speaks with the now-independent design boss Andrea Mocellin about his varied career and why he opened his own studio

Freddie Holmes

How ‘phygital’ tools are shaping cross-disciplinary design

PARTNER CONTENTThis content was paid for by Granstudio and produced in partnership with Car Design NewsGranstudio is taking a novel approach to vehicle design through the use of innovative ‘phygital’ tools

Car Design News

“Every material we develop has a story behind it”

Bentley CMF head Maria Mulder speaks to Car Design News on the importance of narrative when it comes to material choice

Callum’s Young Guns

The esteemed designer’s studio is putting its faith in promising new talent. Car Design News meets some of the rising stars at Callum

Stephen Dobie

“The car is a dream, a desire, lasting for millennia” – Marcello Gandini

Italian design legend Marcello Gandini has been recognised by the Polytechnic University of Turin with an honorary degree in mechanical engineering. With permission from the family, Car Design News is reprinting the designer’s acceptance speech

Two decades of design: Changan celebrates milestone in Turin

PARTNER CONTENTThis content was paid for by Changan and produced in partnership with Car Design NewsOfficials, academics and employees gathered in Turin to celebrate the 20th anniversary of Changan’s European Design Center

Freddie Holmes

Watch: Citroën design director Pierre Leclercq speaks to CDN about the brand’s design direction

Fresh from his team’s triumph at the CDN People Awards, Citroën design director Pierre Leclercq speaks to Laura Burstein about what the wins mean to him, why the French OEM needs to be bold and why he encouraged the designers to go for extreme solutions with the OLi concept car

Laura Burstein

Studio tour: Bentley’s evolving Crewe campus

Car Design News was invited for a tour of Bentley’s sprawling campus and to chat with both senior and junior designers

Freddie Holmes

Toyota’s CALTY turns 50, reveals unseen concepts

California’s first major automotive design studio started as a secret experiment and grew over the past five decades to imagine and inspire some of the company’s most iconic vehicles — and many that never got made. CDN’s Laura Burstein was invited to the celebration in Newport Beach and got the lowdown on some of the historic highlights

Laura Burstein

Sasha Selipanov on design trends and opening his own studio

Car Design News learns more about the new design studio and consultancy, Hardline27, which will be led by a familiar face in design circles

Freddie Holmes

Supercar Blondie opens pioneering automotive and gaming art design studio

Unique SB Media Group facility combines entertainment with automotive design capabilities and will be headed by industry experts Brano Mauks & Zdenek Kvasnica

Car Design News

Inside the studio: General Motors Advanced Design, China

Two years on from the opening of GM China’s revamped Advanced Design studio the first tangible result, the Proxima concept, was displayed at the Ben Se (creative essence) open day in June. CDN got an exclusive preview and tour behind the scenes

Mark Andrews

Inside the studio: Afry Experience Studios

Car Design News paid a visit to Afry Experience Studios as the team settled into its new Gothenburg headquarters to discuss the studio’s ethos and how the design of the space will support Afry’s holistic approach

Car Design News

Sophie Li on Volvo’s new Shanghai studio

Car Design News speaks to Sophie Li, the designer who will lead Volvo’s new Shanghai studio

Freddie Holmes

In pictures: Volvo’s new Shanghai studio

Volvo has opened a new design studio in Shanghai to supplement its existing positions in Gothenburg and California

Car Design News

Students challenged to design electric truck of the future

Ram’s annual competition aims to tap the creativity of young students and perhaps bring future designers into the industry

Freddie Holmes

Exclusive Pininfarina of America tour: “We’re not looking to follow trends”

Michael Nash takes a tour of Pininfarina of America’s studio in Miami, examining the crossover between car and architectural design and discussing how to keep design fresh and exciting

Michael Nash

First look: Wiesmann’s Project Thunderball EV

Car Design News visited Wiesmann’s factory in Germany to get up close with its new electric sportscar and to chat with lead designer Andreas Kurbos

Freddie Holmes

Inside Designworks’ new Santa Monica studio

The famed design consultancy has moved from its longtime home in the Southern California suburbs to the heart of LA’s Westside

Laura Burstein

Inside Polestar’s sleek new design studio

CDN correspondent Laura Burstein gets the first look at the striking new Polestar space in Gothenburg

Laura Burstein

Geely teases new Milan studio

There’s not much to work with just yet, but Geely assures us its new Milan studio will play a major role in its global design strategy moving forward

Freddie Holmes

Exclusive Studiokurbos tour: “We want to be the Pininfarina of the future”

Laura Burstein visits Studiokurbos in Stuttgart, where the team has high hopes for its role in automotive design moving forward. The independent design studio is a prime example that opportunity lies beyond traditional OEMs and suppliers

Laura Burstein

Exclusive: Inside Faraday Future’s California design studio

Amidst the startup’s ups and downs, designers are still working toward a full EV lineup. CDN got an inside look at its California design studio and learned how CMF has played a pivotal role in the overall design of its debut car

Laura Burstein

Inside GAC’s new Milan advanced design studio

Car Design News sits down with Stephane Janin and Fan Zhang to learn more about GAC’s new European advanced design studio in Milan

Freddie Holmes

Studio tour: Mahindra Advanced Design Europe

A host of exciting new EVs are being honed at Mahindra’s new UK-based advanced design studio and will soon launch under the XUV and BE nameplates. Car Design News was given a private tour of the new facility and an inside look at its first prototypes

Freddie Holmes

Leadership transition at GM’s California Advanced Design Studio

Frank Saucedo will retire after a long, successful tenure at General Motors, with Brian Smith assuming leadership of the studio in North Hollywood

Karl Smith

Exclusive: Julian Thomson to head up GM’s new UK-based advanced design studio

Former Jaguar Land Rover design director Julian Thomson will head up GM’s advanced design studio based in the UK. Car Design News’ editor James McLachlan spoke to the designer about his new role, the future of EVs, and what kind of talent he is looking for

James McLachlan

Chris Bangle on the 50th anniversary of BMW’s Four-Cylinder Tower

As the Bavarian brand celebrates a milestone, the former BMW design director talks details with CDN’s North America correspondent Laura Burstein in this exclusive interview

Laura Burstein

Exclusive: CDN Tours Lucid's New Design Studio

Car Design News’ North America correspondent Laura Burstein is the first non-Lucid employee inside the new Silicon Valley space, which encompasses more than just designing cars. Read on for the lowdown

Laura Burstein

Car Design Dialogues North America: Fireside Chat with David Woodhouse

A veteran of Ford and Lincoln, David Woodhouse has been VP of design at Nissan Design America since 2019. Woodhouse joins Car Design News’ Laura Burstein to discuss working in California and offers insight into the workings of the studio

Ford expands its design centre in Shanghai

American automotive giant Ford has expanded its design centre in Shanghai to include a clay modelling studio and showroom

Peter Horbury explains new Lotus design role and future product

In Peter Horbury’s first official month in his new role as head of design at Lotus – and as its new Warwickshire design studio is renamed the Lotus Tech Creative Centre (LTCC) – he candidly explained to Car Design News his hopes and dreams for the plucky British sports brand, now with major Chinese backing

Guy Bird

Tag: studios

This site is showing all Articles related to this Tag: studios

Chery’s Tianji Vision concept is Exeedingly luxurious

The women behind Lynk & Co’s design: “We’ve seen a big shift in the automotive industry”

Exclusive: Inside Cloud 46, Mercedes-Benz’s new Shanghai studio

Exclusive: Zeekr and Lynk & Co Gothenburg design teams facing potential cuts

Martin Uhlarik: “We have nine full programs live in the UK at the moment, 13 globally”

Digital design defines Bugatti’s Berlin studio

Inside Mahindra’s new Mumbai studio

Exclusive Q&A: Oliver Samson, Kia Europe Design

“Indian OEMs have made a remarkable improvement in perceived quality”

Collaboration central to materials innovation, says Ultrafabrics

Inside DRVN design and the art of the Continumod

Tata reimagines iconic Sierra, reveals new Avinya brand

Klaus Busse on design, changing tech and the beast of Modena

Make Lancia great again – CDN visits Centro Stile

The world is getting phygital, and so is car design

Mahindra’s new SUV shows concepts can make it to production

Ford’s revamped London studio puts focus on human-centric design

Meet the studio reviving Australian car design

Thinking outside the box – how Merck is reshaping CMF exploration

Italian coachbuilder reimagines Maserati Biturbo with new restomod

Bio leather and beyond – Brusarosco explores new sustainable solutions

Car Design News: Letter from Shanghai

Kadence studio: Effective, quick and digitally agile expertise

Exclusive: Ford of Europe designers go rogue to celebrate RS200’s 40th anniversary

Swarovski Mobility on ‘the science of creativity’

“A car designer’s dream” – looking back on VW’s Potsdam studio

Li Auto opens Munich design studio

Inside General Motors’ dream studio

Design analysis: Designing a paint colour

DigiPHY the design process

Don’t forget to have fun, says GAC’s Stephane Janin

New Model Army: inside Tata Motors’ clay studio

Inside Donkervoort: agile cars, agile design

Car Design Review X: specialising in advanced design

Car Design Review X: The future of texture

“I don’t want only the design leaders presenting to me – I banned PowerPoint, full stop”

Inside the studio: General Motors, Advanced Design UK

Engineering the design studio of the future

New mobility design studio opens in Munich

How ‘phygital’ tools are shaping cross-disciplinary design

“Every material we develop has a story behind it”

Callum’s Young Guns

“The car is a dream, a desire, lasting for millennia” – Marcello Gandini

Two decades of design: Changan celebrates milestone in Turin

Watch: Citroën design director Pierre Leclercq speaks to CDN about the brand’s design direction

Studio tour: Bentley’s evolving Crewe campus

Toyota’s CALTY turns 50, reveals unseen concepts

Sasha Selipanov on design trends and opening his own studio

Supercar Blondie opens pioneering automotive and gaming art design studio

Inside the studio: General Motors Advanced Design, China

Inside the studio: Afry Experience Studios

Sophie Li on Volvo’s new Shanghai studio

In pictures: Volvo’s new Shanghai studio

Students challenged to design electric truck of the future

Exclusive Pininfarina of America tour: “We’re not looking to follow trends”

First look: Wiesmann’s Project Thunderball EV

Inside Designworks’ new Santa Monica studio

Inside Polestar’s sleek new design studio

Geely teases new Milan studio

Exclusive Studiokurbos tour: “We want to be the Pininfarina of the future”

Exclusive: Inside Faraday Future’s California design studio

Inside GAC’s new Milan advanced design studio

Studio tour: Mahindra Advanced Design Europe

Leadership transition at GM’s California Advanced Design Studio

Exclusive: Julian Thomson to head up GM’s new UK-based advanced design studio

Chris Bangle on the 50th anniversary of BMW’s Four-Cylinder Tower

Exclusive: CDN Tours Lucid's New Design Studio

Car Design Dialogues North America: Fireside Chat with David Woodhouse

Ford expands its design centre in Shanghai

Peter Horbury explains new Lotus design role and future product

GM’s new Shanghai studio to play a key role in its electrification plans

GM Advanced Design to construct new California campus

Watch: Designing for China in Europe

Peugeot selects Brazil for new satellite design studio

Mercedes moves into France’s tech hub (near Nice)

Signs of Design: Geely’s new Shanghai studio

China Report: Ford’s renewed China push

Interview: Valuing Venucia design with Taiji Toyota