Close-up on HENRIK FISKER AND HIS SUCCESSORS
16 May 2019
The architect of the BMW Z8 and the Aston Martin DB9, Henrik Fisker bequeathed an amazing creation to the history of design: the Karma. A...
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Close-up on JEAN BUGATTI’S LEGACY
23 April 2019
Through all the misadventures which have beset the Bugatti marque during its life, the shadow of Jean Bugatti has always loomed large, haunting the designers...
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Close-up on Thierry Metroz, Style Director of DS Automobiles
21 March 2019
Within the PSA group, Thierry Métroz is in charge of design for DS Automobiles alongside his colleagues Gilles Vidal at Peugeot and Pierre Leclercq at...
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CLOSE-UP ON Takumi Yamamoto, One step ahead
19 February 2019
One of the many events which marked the 34th Festival Automobile International and its exhibition of concept cars was the world-first presentation of the DB...
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Close-up on Flavio Manzoni, Director of Design Ferrari
19 December 2018
At the last Paris Motor Show, one of the major stars was the Ferrari Monza, which was presented in two versions, the SP1 single-seater and...
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CLOSE-UP ON LAURENS VAN DEN ACKER, HEAD OF DESIGN FOR RENAULT
7 November 2018
Ever since the Trezor concept car shown at the Invalides in 2017, Renault’s design group has pulled off one coup after another. Behind all these...
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CLOSE-UP ON GILLES VIDAL, HEAD OF DESIGN FOR PEUGEOT
15 October 2018
He rules today over the design function for Peugeot and in this capacity oversaw the e-Legend concept car. But before this, he spent time with...
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CLOSE-UP ON GORDEN WAGENER, HEAD OF DESIGN FOR DAIMLER GROUP
10 September 2018
Under the leadership of Gorden Wagener, who took up his position in 2008, the design function of the Daimler group, and particularly of Mercedes-Benz, has...
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CLOSE-UP ON LOUIS DE FABRIBECKERS, HEAD OF DESIGN FOR TOURING SUPERLEGGERA
10 August 2018
The idea of reviving the Carrozzeria Touring sounded like a real challenge. It was taken up by Roland d’Ieteren, a major collector of classic cars,...
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Close-up on Luc Donckerwolke, Director of Design Hyundai Genesis
29 June 2018
On the strength of a career which had led him to work for some of the most prestigious makes in the automotive world, Luc Donckerwolke...
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