Mercedes-Benz, the A-Class grows up
The car that marked a new departure for the Mercedes-Benz range has come of age, and having learned from experience it can now present itself in "adult" form. The design of the new A-Class, also [...]
Volvo 3CC, family sports car
"A sports car with a surprise in the tail”. That’s how Örjan Sterner, the Exterior Design Manager describes one of the salient features on the 3CC concept that Volvo has made into a “technology demonstrator” [...]
IDII, interactive design
We all interact with technology dozens of times a day in our ordinary lives. We get money out of a hole in the wall; call a friend on our mobile phones; tap out a note [...]
Renault Radiance, radical evolution
"An ideas accelerator that allows us to develop a unique and attractive design vocabulary without betraying the brand’s established image”. Those, briefly, are the words used by the Top Management of Renault Trucks to describe [...]
Auto & design’s first 25 years
Twenty-five years and 150 issues have come and gone since the introduction of Auto & Design and this issue’s cover story is entirely devoted to that anniversary. The first to have his say is Robert [...]
Lamborghini, italian continuity
Just under six months ago, Lamborghini acquired its own in-house style centre, staffed by a small team that will be designing and developing the brand’s future dream cars. The man in charge is Belgian designer [...]
Mario Bellini, design or invention
The architect Mario Bellini is one of Italy’s greatest designers, with a 40-year career of industrial design behind him. Over the years, he has worked for the highest profile corporations, winning several well-deserved Compasso d’Oro [...]
ADN, the PSA design liner
A completely new building constructed to hold the entire PSA Peugeot-Citroen design operation, the ADN is as imposing in appearance as it is in its mandate and underlines the core role the French Group attributes [...]
Ferrari competition, the challenge of the young
The Auto & Design 156 cover story is dedicated to the design competition promoted by Ferrari: “New concepts of a legend”. Lorenzo Ramaciotti, head of Pininfarina design for 15 years, analyses the stages of the [...]
Umeå Institute, make way for fantasy
A collection of bright new ideas, some of them strictly for fun. They emerged from the thesis projects that conclude the master’s course in Transportation Design every year at Sweden’s world renowned Umea Institute of [...]