GRANSTUDIO DIGIPHY, RECONFIGURING REALITY
“The world of car design will never be like it was before”: Lowie Vermeersch, founder and CEO of the Turin design house Granstudio, has no doubts that the design approach must change. “The [...]
FERRARI SF90 SPIDER, HYBRID SPACESHIP
Designing a model’s open-air variant has always been a complex challenge for designers. It's not simply a question of making the upper part of the bodywork disappear, but new stylistic, aerodynamic and technical [...]
LDA DESIGN, TWENTY YEARS OF CREATIVITY
LDA Design has turned twenty. The centre founded by Luciano D'Ambrosio in Turin in 2000 has inaugurated a new headquarters and is celebrating two decades of uninterrupted design activity: "An achievement that fills [...]
CITROËN C4, REINVENTING THE SEDAN
Two worlds, one car. “The new Citroën C4 packs in all the best features of two different architectures: comfort typical of saloons, an aspect that is part of our brand's DNA, and the [...]
MERCEDES-BENZ, THE S CLASS GOES VERTICAL
Mercedes-Benz goes vertical. The new version of the Mbux multimedia system, that makes its debut on the S-Class, it’s operated from a large display which, unlike all other models from the German premium [...]
MOLE URBANA, DESIGN AND MICROMOBILITY
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, with squared and a bit retro shapes, [...]
BENTLEY BENTAYGA, LUXURY AND POWER
The time has come for a restyling for the Bentley Bentayga, the British manufacturer's luxury suv. The car is updated in terms of aesthetics and content, the dimensions and myriad of options available [...]
INEOS GRENADIER, ICONIC INSPIRATION
Ineos, a company specialising in the petrochemical sector, launches Grenadier, its first vehicle with a design strongly inspired by the legendary first generation Land Rover Defender. "Our intention was to create a hard [...]
POLESTAR, A DESIGN CONTEST FOR THE FUTURE
"It's always nice to interact with young creatives, especially for a nascent brand like ours, and organizing a contest seemed to us the right opportunity and the right way to do it. Maximilian [...]
CAR DESIGN UNDER LOCKDOWN – CHEN ZHENG, CHANGAN
Car design depends on teamwork, in sharp contrast to the social distancing the coronavirus pandemic has imposed. How does smart working change creative activity? What consequences will it have on the form of [...]