DACIA DUSTER, OUTDOOR NATURE
“If it's fine the way it is, why change it?”. That’s the question Dacia designers hear time and again when talking to Duster customers about how to evolve a highly successful model into [...]
BYD, VISITING THE HEADQUARTERS OF CHINA’S LARGEST MANUFACTURER
It's called Xuanji Architecture and at BYD they describe it as "the North Star that guides you in the right direction". Chinese brands are very fond of definitions in images, even when it [...]
INTERVIEW WITH CHEN ZHENG – VICE PRESIDENT, GEELY AUTO GROUP
How are the perception and way of doing car design changing in China? We asked Chen Zheng, Vice President Geely Auto Group. We interviewed him on the eve of the 2023 International Automotive [...]
VOLVO EX30, ON THE ROAD
There are few hours of daylight in Scandinavia this season, so Volvo chose the mild climate and brightness of Barcelona for the test drive of the EX30, Volvo's smallest crossover with a purely [...]
ZEEKR X, DYNAMIC AND ELEGANT MIX
A distinctive exterior design, a premium interior, sustainable materials and, above all, lots of technology. This is the mix proposed by the Zeekr X, a compact crossover with electric propulsion built on the [...]
RENAULT RAFALE, A STRONG GUST OF WIND
No questioning that 2020 was a special year for the entire planet, but at Renault it will be remembered above all for the breath of fresh air that swept through the company with [...]
JOAQUIN GARCIA: ITALDESIGN, NEW PARTNERS IN INNOVATION
Joaquin Garcia took over as Head of Design at Italdesign in March. We met up with him at the firm’s Moncalieri headquarters to look back over his 25-year career and get a sense [...]
TOYOTA C-HR, DESIGNED TO STAND OUT
Some models mark the turning point in a brand’s history by reshaping the public's perception of it. This was exactly what the Toyota C-HR did in Europe: valued till then above all for [...]
ADRIAN VAN HOOYDONK, DOMAGOJ DUKEC/BMW GROUP, A GT TO TRAVEL
Adrian van Hooydonk, Senior Vice President BMW Group Design, and Domagoj Dukec, Head of BMW Design, unveiled at the Concorso d’Eleganza Villa d’Este 2023 the Concept Touring Coupé, a shooting brake derived from [...]
REMEMBERING PETER HORBURY
Peter Horbury passed away at the age of 73. Peter was not simply a designer. He was a brilliant mind with a deep knowledge about how we, human beings, interact with that complex [...]