MINI DEUS EX MACHINA, PERFECT IMPERFECTION
The spark was ignited almost by chance, when the Mini team discovered that Deus Ex Machina had customized a classic Mini together with New York graphic designer Matt Willey. There was no warning, no official collaboration, yet the result was so powerful that it immediately caught the attention of the British brand's designers. That episode sparked a desire to work together, bringing together two seemingly different worlds that [...]
XIAOMI OPENS A NEW DESIGN AND R&D CENTER IN MUNICH
Xiaomi has announced the opening of a new European R&D and Design Center in Munich. The facility represents a key milestone in Xiaomi EV's global strategy, which aims to promote the advancement of [...]
MICROLINO ’55 EDITION IN COLLABORATION WITH ALCANTARA AND ERRE COMPANY
Presented as an international premiere at the 2025 Concorso d’Eleganza Festival Car, the Microlino '55 Edition pays homage to the microcars of the 1950s, small vehicles like the Isetta, the Heinkel Kabine, or [...]
TADA 2025, WINNERS ANNOUNCED
The first Torino Automotive Design Award (TADA) took place at Palazzo Madama during the inauguration of the Turin Motor Show. With the theme “Piedmont meets China,” the award highlighted the most significant original [...]
KLAUS ZYCIORA INTRODUCES THE DEEPAL S05 IN MUNICH
At the IAA Mobility in Munich, the Changan group presented the second model of the Deepal brand, the compact electric SUV S05, which, together with the larger S07, is defining the brand's design [...]
AVATR VISION XPECTRA, WHEN LUXURY IS EMOTION
"Design is the driving force behind innovation in the automotive world." With these words Nader Faghihzadeh, Chief Design Officer of the Chinese brand Avatr, introduces the concept Vision Xpectra, a car that anticipates [...]
KIA SPORTAGE, BESTSELLER REVISITED
Thirty years of history and over seven million units sold worldwide have made Sportage Kia's most popular model. Now the C-segment SUV returns to Europe in a completely updated guise, with the ambition [...]
PIEMONTE MEETS CHINA-TADA, IL TROFEO FIRMATO ITALDESIGN
Celebrating Piedmontese manufacturing and Chinese automotive industry at the same time. This is how the international award “Piemonte Meets China – Torino Automotive Design Award” was born, a recognition that highlights the value [...]
BUGATTI BROUILLARD: NON PLUS ULTRA
Exclusivity now has a new yardstick and bears the name of the Solitarie Programme, the new "tailor-made" program by Bugatti, which goes far beyond the classic concept of customization, focusing on the creation [...]
274 September – October 2025
TOYOTA FT-Me, POCKET REVOLUTION
City cars are under scrutiny. They are seen more and more as a force for disruption, and local [...]
GFG STYLE PERALTA S, SHEER AUDACITY
Giugiaro says it was an act of courage. Because when he proposed to Carlos Peralta that he create [...]
FORD TRANSIT, MODULAR DESIGN
Is designing a van like the Transit like designing a car? Yes and no. It is from a [...]
CASE IMPACT, WORKING IN SAFETY
Innovation moves apace, even in the world of heavy machinery. That’s the spirit behind CASE Construction Equipment’s latest [...]
