Design Sustainability and the Race to Green
The Art Center College of Design in Pasadena, California is a storied institution that has brought forth numerous automotive styling luminaries, including Wayne Cherry, J Mays, Henrik Fisker and Chris...
View ArticleFord Shuffles Design Heads
Faced with the sudden departure last week of design-head Steven Mattin from loss-making Volvo, "to pursue other opportunities," Ford Motor Company is sending Peter Horbury, executive director Ford...
View ArticleRevisionist History: Was the Pontiac Aztek Merely Ahead of its Times?
Some vehicles grab your attention because they're just plain beautiful, the Mercedes-Benz CLS, for example; others because they're rare and exotic - a Bentley or a Lamborghini. Then there are the odd...
View ArticleClassic Cars, Modern Influence
By the 1930s, motor vehicles had already proven their utility so the first stylists in Europe and North America began shifting their focus to more expressive design -- leaving behind what turned out to...
View ArticleStudent Designers Look to the Future
Is there a place in tomorrow’s world for the automobile? That was the challenge faced by student designers participating in the 2011 Michelin Challenge Design competition. TheDetroitBureau.com has the...
View ArticleBangle Given Lifetime Achievement Award
To some, he's the most influential designer of the last two decades -- to others, the most over-rated. But it's clear that Chris Bangle has had a significant impact on the auto industry....
View ArticleCadillac ELR, Ford Atlas, Nissan Resonance Win Auto Show Design Awards
Fuel economy may be a hot topic but design still sells cars, and the EyesOn Award is meant to honor cars an concepts that set a design benchmark. The Cadillac ELR, Nissan Resonance and Ford Atlas all...
View ArticleWhat is It? Many New Car Designs Defy Categorization
"What is it?" That's something you might be tempted to ask a lot these days as automotive designers abandon traditional categories looking for the next big breakthrough, perhaps like the Infiniti Q50...
View ArticleDesign Remains More Art than Digital Science
While sophisticated technology has become an essential tool in the modern automotive styling studio, it still requires a human touch to bring designs to life. TheDetroitBureau.com was on hand for an...
View ArticleElectrifying Design
Chrysler's Portal isn't just another minivan concept. Like the Tesla Model S, the Faraday Future FF91, the Jaguar I-Pace and Mercedes F 015, they all hint at the dramatic changes in exterior and...
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