The reconceived grille of the Volkswagen Arteon, which forms the basis of a revolution involving the entire formal grammar of the car, is perhaps destined to influence other members of the German brand’s family. [...]
Pop and catchy, but not playful. When Alexandre Malval, director of Citroën design, talks about the creative path of the Double Chevron’s Geneva proposal, he's keen to emphasise it: "I don't think it's right [...]
MATERIALS AND MAT SURFACES FOR A REFINED, MODERN ENVIRONMENT Precision, discreet luxury, fine virtuosity in design and assembly. The Arteon adds a further attribute to the traditional fascination of Volkswagen [...]
COLOUR RESEARCH, AN EXCLUSIVE YELLOW, A RESULT OF THREE YEARS' WORK Alongside styling frenzies, in the margins of the more evidently spectacular solutions, and over and above commercial characterisation, paintwork [...]
BIG WHEELS AND BALANCED PROPORTIONS On a car that was born by hybridising four-door saloon, coupé and hatchback, design of the formal relationships between different elements is fundamental for the [...]
Named Cockpit, a direct reference to the driver zone of a supercar or where the pilot sits in an aircraft, this is the result of a prestigious joint effort between two bastions of Italian [...]
“Designing a piece of furniture? It’s like designing a car,” explains a smiling Chris Bangle. "It is still about evoking an emotion, suggesting the idea of something that is not obvious, that is not [...]
TAIL AESTHETICS, THE TAILGATE'S LOWERED HINGES FOR AN UNUSUAL LINE The line flows seamlessly from the top of the front upright to the small spoiler on the tail, with only [...]
WHEN DESIGN MEETS DESIGN The Milan Design Week starts off with Airbumps (and with the name) and an ironic play on the word, beyond the limits of automotive conventions, with the identity [...]
THE BONNET LINE, A NEW BODY SET-UP If you look at a car carefully, the designers’ styling intentions can be grasped by focusing on the profile of certain volumes. The [...]
