MAZDA, WHEN SCULPTURE MEETS MINIMALISM
When you think of Japan and of the art forms that the nation has produced throughout its history, you can’t help but think of purity, essentiality and entire universes of form distilled into a few simple strokes. Kevin Rice – director of Mazda’s style centre in Frankfurt – emphasised this during a very special visit organised for a select group of journalists. Immediately afterwards, however, he went on to [...]
SUZUKI SWIFT SPORT, PREMIERE AT FRANKFURT 2017
Suzuki Motor Corporation presents the new Swift Sport at the 2017 International Motor Show in Frankfurt, highlighting the brand's sporty DNA. The car has a key role in the Suzuki range since its first [...]
THE BEST CONCEPT CARS OF THE 2000S / ALFA ROMEO PANDION
IMMAGINATION AND GLAMOUR (Auto&Design n.181/2009) In an automotive world characterized by bland aesthetic cautiousness, there are still those capable of visions that go beyond the commonplace. With its Pandion, a futuristic [...]
ITALDESIGN TO DESIGN GUANGZHOU’S NEW TRAM
Italdesign has revealed details of a partnership with CRRC Guangzhou Electric Locomotive. The Italian company’s dedicated industrial design division has joined forces with the Chinese transport giant to produce a new tram for Guangzhou, [...]
FORD DESIGN, PERSONNEL CHANGES
Ford names Amko Leenarts Director of design Ford of Europe. In his new role, Leenarts is responsible for the exterior and interior design of vehicles, including small cars and crossover utility vehicles, and models for [...]
DESIGN HISTORY / AUDI R8
AUDI R8, ELEGANT POWER (Auto&Design N.161/2006) Where do we start? With Walter de’ Silva’s definition as “a car that is neither arrogant nor vulgar, but which stands out for its elegance”? [...]
MCLAREN 720S, MAKE FUNCTION BEAUTIFUL
Function narrated by form. The McLaren 720S project has moved in this direction since the earliest sketches. "You just have to look at it to immediately grasp its nature. We, as designers, have had [...]
OPEL GRANDLAND X, REMODELLED IDENTITY
A shared platform, specific aesthetic content blending into a range that has taken on a fresh personality after the launch of the Insignia. Russelsheim's latest proposal adopts a simple but effective recipe: rooted in [...]
KIA STONIC, HARMONIC DYNAMISM
Four meters fifteen (approximately) of contemporary cues in all the right places. While some manufacturers indulge in way-out styling exercises, building bodies that grab the attention for their at times forced whimsicality, Kia prefers [...]
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SEAT IBIZA, EMOTIONAL CONNECTION
Designing the fifth generation of a car like the Seat Ibiza, a model that has been a great success [...]
SENOVA OFFSPACE D70, MEETING OF CULTURES
A delicate balance of cultures where the harmony of Oriental philosophies meets European rationalism. The D70, the second concept [...]
SCANIA S-SERIES, IMAGE OF STRENGTH
The new Scania S-Series was elected truck of the year 2017, universal recognition for a vehicle that has always [...]
TWO WHEEL EVOLUTION
A frame, two wheels, handlebars and a saddle. What could be simpler than a bicycle? But the evolution of [...]
