OPEL AND BERTONE, TOGETHER FOR CABRIOLETS
When the Opel Astra Coupé was presented twenty years ago in 2000, the new model was a further step in the collaboration between Opel and the Bertone body shop, a collaboration that combined [...]
GARAGE ITALIA THINKS ABOUT AN ELECTRIC ALFA ROMEO DUETTO
For some time now, Garage Italia, Lapo Elkann's atelier, has been working, among other things, to revive some iconic cars of the past in a 100% electric version with the initials Icon-E. The [...]
THE ECO-PACKAGING DESIGN MASTER STARTS AT TURIN POLITECNICO
The Master in Eco Packaging Design - Systemic Innovation Design for the packaging project promoted by the Polytechnic of Turin - Department of Architecture and Design has started online: despite the measures made [...]
TSUNEHIRO KUNIMOTO LEAVES MITSUBISHI, SEIJI WATANABE TAKES HIS PLACE
Mitsubishi announces the retirement of Tsunehiro Kunimoto as Vice President of Design. The Japanese designer has been replaced by Seiji Watanabe, General Manager Design Division. Kunimoto, 69 years old, moved to Mitsubishi from [...]
FORD DESIGN MAKES SOME ACTIVITIES FOR CHILDREN
In times of hardship like the one we are experiencing due to the global spread of the coronavirus pandemic, designers offer people their creativity to improve their lives. Those who work at Ford, [...]
DESIGN HISTORY | LAMBORGHINI GALLARDO
A MATTER OF GENETICS - Auto&Design no.140/2003 It hardly seems appropriate to call it "small". But after all, it is the baby sister of the Murciélago. On the other hand, with its [...]
MOLE URBANA, RETRO FUTURE
A small vehicle for urban micromobility that can be shared for people's small daily trips. Mole Urbana, the quadricycle designed by the Turin designer Umberto Palermo, was born with this intent, with squared and [...]
MATTHEW WEAVER VICE PRESIDENT OF NISSAN DESIGN EUROPE
Matthew Weaver has been appointed Vice President of Nissan Design Europe from 1st April. He succeeds Mamoru Aoki, who will retire after 39 years with the Japanese brand. Design Director of Nissan Design [...]
TUC.TECHNOLOGY, A CONTEST TO IMPROVE LIFE ON BOARD
TUC.technology has organized a design competition aimed at re-imagining how life on board of vehicles can be improved thanks to TUC modular and plug&play technology. The contest is open to professionals, students, design [...]
JOCHEN PAESEN NEW HEAD OF KIA INTERIOR DESIGN
Kia Motors has appointed Jochen Paesen as Vice President of its Interior Design Group. Taking up his new post this March, Paesen will be based at the Kia Design Center in Namyang, Korea [...]