Automotive Design
Kolb StudioLine M 2008 clay milling machine
Video presentation of the Kolb StudioLine M 2008, a clay milling machine for industrial plasticine and foam, targeted to automotive design studios.
Mercedes-Benz Advanced Design Studio – Como, Italy
An official article by Mercedes-Benz that describes the activities of its Advanced Design Studio in Como, Italy. The facility was opened in 1998 and is specialized in developing new interior design concepts.
Audi Virtual Reality Studios: presentation technology
The Audi Virtual Reality Studios at Ingolstadt have adopted an advanced presentation technology that delivers high-resolution and high-contrast visualisation to help the decision-making in the design development process.
Interior Concept by 3M and Visteon
At the 2008 Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas Visteon Corporation and 3M have unveiled a demonstration vehicle featuring more than 50 new technologies for automotive interiors.
Nissan Cube: film and design project
Nissan North America has partnered with the Brooks Institute film school and the Pratt Institute art and design school to showcase the Cube model in 5-10 minutes short films. Final works will be presented at the 2008 New York Auto Show.
Jozef Kaban is new Skoda Design Director
Audi exterior designer Jozef Kaban will be next Skoda Head of Design, effective 1 February 2008. He replaces Jens Manske who will join Volkswagen Group Design Department where he will be responsible for new tasks.
Aston Martin opens new Design Studio
Aston Martin has opened its first ever design studio, located near its production and engineering center at Gaydon, Warwickshire. Its goal is to integrate the design process into the company and to provide a basis for the development of future...
Jaguar and Land Rover’s Virtual Reality Center
Jaguar and Land Rover have revealed plans for a new design facility that will draw on advanced audio visual technologies with the projection power of eight cinemas to significantly speed up product development cycles.
Nissan opens design studio in Taiwan
Nissan has opened a new design studio in San-Yi, Taiwan. The Yulon Nissan Design Center (YNDC) employs 40 designers from Taiwan and around the world.
GM opens design studio in India
General Motors has opened a digital vehicle design studio in Bangalore, India. The new facility will focus on products for the Indian market as well as contributing to the development of various global projects.
Mazda Design Challenge: clay modeling
Autoblog has published an image gallery of the Los Angeles Auto Show live clay modeling process tht turned the winning project of the Mazda Design Challenge into a full-scale clay model.
Jaguar C-XF wins Car Styling award
The Jaguar C-XF has been named 'Concept Car of the Year' by Japanese design magazine Car Styling. It was selected for its use of new materials expressing a sense of high quality both in the exterior and in the interior.
GM designer on the Hot Wheels Designer’s Challenge
GM designer Amaury Diaz talks about the design of its Hot Wheels designer’s Challenge entry – the Chevroletor Concept – and shows off his own Hot Wheels collection.
Seat’s new Global Design Center
Seat has inaugurated its new Global Design Center, located within the Technical Center in Martorell, Spain. The complex covers an area of 5,600 square meters and will accomonìdate a hundred among designers, engineers and modellers.
Exclusive: interview with Flavio Manzoni
We report the exclusive translation of an interview with Flavio Manzoni made by Virtual Car. VW's Director of Creative Design talks about the Up! Concept and the brand's future design direction.
Fiat 500 wins EuroCarBody 2007 award
The new Fiat 500 has won the EuroCarBody 2007 award, the world's most prestigious prize for car bodies, organized by by Automotive Circle International and held in Frankfurt on 16-18 October.
Al Fresco – Car design master course
Milan-based PRM Design company has organized a yearly Course in Car Design, aimed at the creation of a convertible concept car, which will cover all the developments stages, from market analysis to the final scale model.
Porsche Style Calendar 2008
Porsche has released its new range of wall calendars for 2008, which includes a new large-format style calendar, created by Porsche Development Center in Weissach.
