Chris Bangle on Life and Design Management
Chris Bangle is not a man in need of an introduction. Controversial and opinionated, he’s made a name for himself by supporting his team and creating emotional designs. In this episode, Eric Gallina...
View ArticleInterior Trends: Reduction in Switchgear
Interactive touch screens used to be the domain of larger, premium cars. Now we’re seeing the touchscreen filter down to B-segment, with the latest models such the Renault Clio, Peugeot 208 and Toyota...
View ArticleInterior Trends: Complexity and Decoration
Complexity and decoration are reaching new heights within vehicle interiors. Although the overall architecture impression is one of simplification, up close there is ever-more complex surface...
View ArticleTrends: The Return of Elegance
After an absence of some years, designers are rediscovering elegance and simpler surfaces. Elegant coupes with classical proportions and beautiful surfacing seemed to be a new direction for many...
View ArticleThe Year in Review: 2013’s Car Design Trends
2013 has come and gone, leaving in its wake a few trends that we’ve seen since last year’s Detroit auto show. And with the 2014 NAIAS now just a week away, we went back through the archives over the...
View ArticleMark Adams on the new Opel Corsa
The new Opel Corsa made its debut today, marking the fifth generation of the nameplate and the first car developed under GM Europe’s Vice President of Design Mark Adams. Developing an all-new model is...
View ArticleIn Pictures: 2014 Paris Auto Show
The 2014 Paris auto show press days are over, but we've seen plenty of interesting things in the halls of the Parc d'Expositions to keep us going for a while. We'll be trickling these stories,...
View ArticleThe Products: IAA Commercial Vehicle Show 2014
Every other year the Internationale Automobil Aussstellung (IAA) in Hannover, Germany plays host to one of the most important commercial vehicle shows in Europe. Due to the longer lead-time in...
View ArticleAutomotive Artists: Anthony Colard
You’ve probably seen his work circulating on numerous Internet sites, but how did he get there and who’s the personality behind these wonderful works of art? We sit down with sketch master Anthony...
View ArticleOpel Revives GT Nameplate for Awesome New Concept
Opel/Vauxhall is set to reveal their vision of the future sports car at the 2016 Geneva auto show next month. The new show car resurrects a nameplate given to GM Europe’s first concept car, the 1964 GT...
View ArticleGM Europe Design VP on the Opel/Vauxhall Insignia Grand Sport
The embargo floodgates flew open once the new Insignia Grand Sport was spotted undisguised in the streets of Los Angeles this past weekend. Fortunately, GM quickly finalized their press release and a...
View Article2017 Geneva Reflections – Designers, Driftwood, Elephants and Pods
It’s been a few weeks since the 2017 Geneva motor show closed its doors. The consensus is that essentially it was more of the same: yet more SUVs, some hyper-expensive hypercars, but little to shift...
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