GEELY GALAXY E8, A NEW DESIGN PARADIGM
Our meeting with Chen Zheng, Vice President of Geely Auto Group, took place on the 16th floor of the Torre Diamante, one of the symbols of Porta Nuova, Milan, a district revitalised by [...]
RENAULT R5 E-TECH ELECTRIC, A SHOW CAR ON THE ROAD
Some designs are intentional from the beginning, while others come from intuition and inspiration. The new “retrofuturistic” Renault 5 small electric car is one of the latter. In late 2019, Renault designers working on [...]
CHRYSLER HALCYON, PURITY MESSAGE
Since the ‘50s and ‘60s, Chrysler has been synonymous on the American market with great design and attention to detail. Now, at the dawn of a great effort aimed not only at expanding [...]
KIA, TWO NEW APPOINTMENTS TO LEAD DESIGN CENTRES IN EUROPE AND CHINA
Kia has appointed Oliver Samson as Head of Design Center Europe in conjunction with the appointment of Seungmo Lim as Head of Kia Design Center China. Both will take office as of 1 [...]
DAVID DURAND REVEALS THE DACIA SANDRIDER’S SECRETS (VIDEO)
Extreme and unstoppable. The Dacia Sandrider was shown to the public during the Geneva Motor Show 2024, an opportunity to meet David Durand, head of design at Dacia, who told us all about [...]
OPEL, THE NEW SUV WILL BE CALLED FRONTERA
Opel is experiencing a key moment in its long automotive history. In fact, it is preparing to become an exclusively zero-emission brand. It will do so by presenting only electric cars starting from [...]
BOOK REVIEW | BUGATTI, THE ITALIAN DECADE
Bugatti – The Italian Decade Publisher: Dalton Watson Fine Books Author: Gautam Sen Size: 30,4 x 21,9 cm, bound and hardback volume with dust jacket Pages: 400 overall Text: English Photographs: 790 in [...]
ZEEKR 007, HIDDEN ENERGY
It is not James Bond's car, even if the name - 007 – may have misled some. It is much more: it is the first large sedan from Zeekr, the dynamic Gothenburg-based offshoot [...]
BOOK REVIEW | PAOLO MARTIN, THE WORK THROUGH THE WORKS
Paolo Martin - Visions in Design Publisher: Dalton Watson Fine Books Author: Paolo Martin and Gautam Sen Size: 30,4 x 21,9 cm, bound and hardback volume with dust jacket Pages: 304 overall Text: [...]
RENAULT, THE CAR OF THE FUTURE BETWEEN SUSTAINABILITY AND DESIGN (VIDEO)
At a time when sustainability is becoming one of the cornerstones of automotive companies, car design is emerging as one of the essential levers to curb environmental impact. Because the first step in [...]