VOLVO: FROM ROAD TO RUGGED, AND BACK AGAIN
To any careful observer, a curious trend reversal has become apparent in the design of today’s cars: conventional vehicles are striving to look more like SUVs, while SUVs themselves are becoming increasingly car-like. This contrast is impossible to ignore when looking at the latest developments from Volvo: the EX30 Cross Country and the refreshed XC60. The EX30 takes a bold step toward true off-road territory, part of the [...]
AM RINA, FEELING FOR THE SIXTIES
Two seats, lots of power and a desire for the 1960s. These are the key elements of the Automobili Mignatta Rina, a super sports berlinetta with classic lines that uses the most modern [...]
BOOK REVIEW | PININFARINA 95, TIMELESS BEAUTY
Waiting for the Centennial Among the many initiatives marking Pininfarina’s 95th anniversary—a milestone that serves as both a celebration and a prelude to the brand’s centenary in 2030—a new book could not be [...]
DESIGN INNOVATION AWARD: NOMINATIONS NOW OPEN FOR SIXTH EDITION
Entries are now open for the sixth edition of the Design Innovation Award, an award organized in Italy promoted by Confindustria Nautica and the Genoa International Boat Show to reward excellence, research and [...]
PIEMONTE MEETS CHINA – TORINO AUTOMOTIVE DESIGN AWARD
The Turin Auto Show has officially announced the first edition of Piemonte Meets China – Torino Automotive Design Award, an unprecedented competition reserved for the design of Chinese cars for sale on the [...]
BENTLEY EXP 15, THREE SEATS FOR ULTIMATE LUXURY (GALLERY)
Bentley has reimagined the sedan in a new electric concept that signals a more modernistic design language for the ultra-luxury brand. The EXP 15 is a higher-riding fastback more than five metres in length [...]
SUZUKI GSX-8T AND GSX-8TT, A NOSTALGIC TRIBUTE
At a time when vintage-inspired motorcycles are enjoying particular success, Suzuki pays homage to its past with two nostalgic variants of the brand-new GSX-8S (featured in the design story published in Auto&Design issue [...]
FERRARI AMALFI, A GRAN TURISMO SCULPTURE
Ferrari reinterprets the archetype of the 2+2 berlinetta with a mid-front-engine, blending stylistic purity with the needs of the contemporary. If Roma had opened a path made of elegance and classic proportions, Amalfi [...]
BOOK REVIEW | LEGGERE TRA LE RIGHE DEL CAR DESIGN
Chris Bangle and the Lateral Thinking of Car Design Original, at times controversial and unapologetically unconventional, Chris Bangle is just the right person to talk about car design in a direct and sharp [...]
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JEEP COMPASS, GLOBAL DESIGN WORK
The most seriously American brand in the Stellantis portfolio, Jeep has become a symbol of cross-continental collaboration, linking [...]
FERRARI 296 SPECIALE, ELEGANCE IN THE EXTREME
“All Ferraris are special, but this one is more Special than the rest,” quips Flavio Manzoni, Chief Design [...]
HYUNDAI NEXO, THE ART OF STEEL
After 7 years the time had come to give new life to the Nexo, Hyundai's hydrogen fuel cell [...]
FURNITURE DESIGN, AN EVOLVED, PERSONAL WAY OF LIFE
Design plays a key role in promoting the uptake of new ideas, and several recent examples from the [...]
