COCKPIT, A FERRARI IN THE OFFICE
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 [...]
WHEN CHRIS MET AUDREY… AN ARMCHAIR IS BORN OUTSIDE THE BOX
“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 [...]
VOLKSWAGEN ARTEON, DESIGN IN THE DETAIL / PART 3
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 [...]
CITROËN C4 CACTUS UNEXPECTED BY GUFRAM
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 [...]
VOLKSWAGEN ARTEON, DESIGN IN THE DETAIL / PART 2
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 [...]
VOLKSWAGEN ARTEON, DESIGN IN THE DETAIL / PART1
TREATMENT OF THE LIGHTS AND FRONT IDENTITY It was already possible to catch a first glimpse of the styling of the new, decidedly impactful Volkswagen Arteon in the features of [...]
GFG STYLE, THE CHALLENGE CONTINUES
Its name is GFG Style, from the initials of the maestro Giorgetto and those of Fabrizio Giugiaro: it is a promising new entrepreneurial structure through which to express the creative fertility of two of [...]
KIA STINGER, UNEXPECTED ELEGANCE
If it is true that red is the colour of burning passion, it is no surprise that this project has lit up with scarlet hues since the earliest sketches. A definitely sporty packaging, [...]
YPSILON UNYCA, REFINEMENT MADE SIMPLE
An exclusive colour, graphic elements on upholstery and pillars and a new matte grey finish for some exterior details: these are the three cues that give a touch of glamour to the Ypsilon Unyca, [...]
COTY 2017 FINALISTS CITROËN C3, DESIGNING WELLBEING
With a smile, Citroën design director Alexandre Malval describes the new car as “audacious”. And perhaps, after the fourteen years of success of a style that has established such a fond following largely because of [...]