Automotive Design
Luc Donckerwolke succeds Peter Schreyer as Hyundai Group chief design officer
Hyundai Motor Group has announced the appointment of executive vice-president Luc Donckerwolke as chief design officer, replacing Peter Schreyer, who will move on to a consultancy role.
Design vs Styling: Luciano Bove explains the difference
Luciano Bove, currently Renault R&D Senior Design Manager, has posted a video that explains the much debated difference between styling and design.
Jo Stenuit appointed Mazda Europe Design Director
Mazda Motor Europe has announced that Jo Stenuit will be the brand's new European Design Director, replacing Kevin Rice who left Mazda in August 2018.
The latest about Syd Mead: 3 interviews and 1 keynote (videos)
The latest appearance by legendary Syd Mead: two interviews from the past months, one talk from last year and his lates art book: "The Movie Art of Syd Mead - Visual Futurist".
Bentley and RCA envision the future of British Luxury
Design students from the Royal College of Arts' Intelligent Mobility programme in collaboration with Bentley have developed concepts that explore the idea of British luxury for the year 2050.
Interview with vehicle designer John Frye
A great video interview made by DrivenToDraw with John Frye, renown concept designer, design instructor and currently working at Honda R&D.
Pierre Leclercq is new Citroën Head of Design
Effective from Thursday 1 November 2018, Pierre Leclercq is appointed Head of Design for the Citroën brand, replacing Alexandre Malval.
SAIC Advanced London Design Studio will create the MG of the future
SAIC Motor has opened the Advanced London Design Studio, a facility that will develop innovative design concepts and nurture future design talents.
Jaguar creates I-PACE Clay Model for Scotland’s first Design Museum
A bespoke full-size clay model of the Jaguar I-PACE has been created for the opening of the new V&A Design Museum in Dundee.
Review: “Master Car Creation” course explains how to model cars “the right way” using Blender
The new training course by CGMasters explains advanced SubD (subdivision surfaces) modeling techniques for creating car 3D models with extremely high quality surfaces. Here is our exclusive presentation and review.
Mazda Europe Design Director Kevin Rice steps down
Mazda Motor Europe today announced that Kevin Rice, Design Director Europe, will be leaving the company after five years to pursue a career outside of Mazda.
Mercedes-Benz “Aesthetics Progressive Luxury” design sculpture
At the recent "Mercedes-Benz Design Essentials II" Workshop, Mercedes-Benz has presented a new sculpture that pays homage to the 1938 W125 Silver Arrow world record car.
Gio Ponti’s revolutionary car design brought to life after 65 years
The so-called Diamond Car conceived by Gio Ponti in 1953 will be brought to life by a team led by Roberto Giolito, Head of FCA Heritage, and will be on display at the Grand Basel show in September.
Opel GT X Experimental will preview the face design for 2020s models
The design study, which will make its debut within the end of 2018, features a distinctive front end design which will be adopted by all new models by mid-2020s.
John Sahs to lead Nissan Design Satellite Studio in Brazil
Nissan has announced the appointment of John Sahs as new Head of its Brazil-based satellite design studio.
New Ford GT designer Christopher Svensson has passed away
Ford's global design director Christopher Svensson, who oversaw the design process of the new Ford GT, has died on July 21 at the age of 53.
Alessandro Dambrosio to lead Mitsubishi’s Advanced Design
Alessandro Dambrosio - formerly at Alfa Romeo, Maserati and VW Group - will lead Mitsubishi Motors' three Advanced Design Studios effective October 2018.
Automobili Pininfarina PF0 hypercar: new sketches
Automobili Pininfarina has released new sketches that anticipate the design of the upcoming hypercar - and announced the involvement of Nick Heidfeld in the development team.
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