Why did you become a car designer?<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n Ever since I\u2019ve been able to think, I\u2019ve always drawn things, from cartoons and houses to automobiles. I was particularly fascinated by the varying characters and forms of expression that vehicle design can convey. I grew up in Poland, where the profession of automobile designer didn’t exist at the time. That’s why I started by studying architecture. I wanted to work creatively and design something. The desire to turn my passion into a profession stayed with me. Back then, I came across pictures of Marcello Gandini’s designs for Bertone in the press by chance. Futuristic, powerfully wedge-shaped vehicles from the 1970s, the Fiat X 1\/9 and Autobianchi A112 Bertone Runabout, which he had drawn in very architectural perspectives.<\/p>\n<\/div> What inspires you?<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n I find inspiration in different experiences, in moments when you feel like you’re facing the imaginary future. One example is when I first visited Zaha Hadid’s BMW plant in Leipzig: I was impressed by the expressiveness and emotion that the building contains. Although at first glance it is \u201conly\u201d concrete, there is so much it promises. It has a sense of expectation or promise that there is a future in which emotion and technology can be combined. I am also touched by the beauty of technical masterpieces from the past \u2013 whether boats, vehicles or other machines. When I see old mechanical engineering art, I immediately feel like reaching for a pen and drawing something myself.<\/p>\n<\/div> What is the key to creating a vehicle design that won’t capture the spirit of the times until five years into the future?<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n As an automotive designer, you actually have to live a few years ahead of your environment in terms of the work you do. The vehicles we’re currently working on are the brand’s future. So we ask ourselves: what kind of character should they have? How do we create a \u201cwow\u201d effect? And what is aesthetic? We see that aesthetic appeal and taste are often part of a process that thrives on disruptions. So we want to create precisely these disruptions, which are then seen as new, innovative and ground-breaking. Being able to capture this requires a mixture of experience and talent \u2013 and that\u2019s what seek to drawn on at Mini.<\/p>\n<\/div>![](\"http:\/\/autodesignmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/2019100803_Mini_design.jpg\")
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