Polyester fibre, obtained from plastic recovered from the Mediterranean Sea, and other ecological yarns are woven into an upholstery that aims at refinement with a shade of sustainability. After the debut of the [...]
While automotive design creatives seem to be training their sights more and more intensely on Suv and crossover silhouettes, the PSA group's luxury brand is exploring a less conformist approach: “One of the basic [...]
Crouching animal-like in full flow with an abundance of luminous scales incessantly stimulating the eyes of the observer, the most magnetic show car of the last CES in Las Vegas might appear at [...]
A splendid Cisitalia 202 from the beginning of the 1950s and, a few metres away, the extraordinary Pininfarina Battista, which has just begun road testing. Thus, the Italian body-maker that is, perhaps, the [...]
“Our future Hyundai i10 will boast Italian-inspired style”, Thomas Bürkle, head of design for Hyundai Europe, confided in us - with a wink - during a recent event. At the latter, the history [...]
HIDDEN FUNCTIONALITY From the first glance, the clean and artfully muscular lines wink at those who love the crossover transposition of that pleasant dynamism once reserved for the Coupé. “While we were drawing, [...]
While user friendliness and flexibility have always provided the crucial design framework of light commercial vehicles for urban use, in recent years the more strictly utilitarian motivations have given way to considerations of [...]
“We were successful in capturing the Cadillac essence in a really small athletic package,” says Robin Krieg, with a certain pride. He is lead exterior designer for what is probably one of America’s most [...]
Some three years since the Kia Niro was launched, the Korean manufacturer has given its “green” crossover a fresh new look, albeit without making any drastic changes. Up front there are the new arrow-shaped [...]
Turin. Again we’re discussing an entirely Italian concept of transport-linked style, not only one involving cars. Perhaps because of this, the ferment is palpable in the offices when those slides appear on which the [...]
