Laura Blossfeld
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Ford NAIAS 2005 Concepts - Interior Design Review
The concept behind the SYNus is a tongue-in-cheek look at the needs of young future city-dwellers from its miniature Brinks truck / bank-safe-on-wheels exterior to the contrast of its interior: a flexible lounge / love pad / bedroom-on-wheels.The Fairlane concept goes beyond the mini-van or the SUV and, according to ...
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Hyundai HCD8 concept - Interior and Materials Analysis
Now, as if having their market positions challenged by the Japanese isn't enough, the Koreans are finally getting up to speed. Although Hyundai/Kia has risen to the position of fourth largest import brand in America in just 18 years, many in the design community haven't really rated their design... until ...
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Design Review: Volvo S60R - Color and Trim/Interior Analysis
The seats, with their comfortable but sportive and sculptural appearance, are inviting, with the side bolsters offering good side support. The headrests on the seats are a pleasant slim form. The pockets in the front of the seats are a good idea but they could have been more elegantly resolved ...
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Volkswagen Concept T - Interior Design Review
Volkswagen presented the Concept T at the 2004 North American International Auto Show as a new hybrid, a crossover SUV and Sports Coupe developed at their Simi Valley design studio in California under the design direction of Derek Jenkins. While the German press found it 'cool, bullish, powerful, daring, risky ...
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Design Review: Renault Wind concept
A panel between the seats holds a circular control device that provides access to the infotainment systems: communication, music, navigation and service functions. Accessed by a button in the center, the anodized aluminum surface is divided up into quarters, a different quarter for each function. A simple screen at the ...
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Design Review: Renault Wind concept
The Wind is a compact 2+1 roadster concept car based on the Renault 'B-Platform' that is also shared with the Nissan Micra and Renault's Micro MPV, the Modus, that was also previewed in Geneva. As we have come to expect from Renault, it is ground-breaking in terms of future concepts ...
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Design Review: Renault Modus, Peugeot 1007, Citroen C4
The famously flamboyant French show cars were missing from the Salon d' Automobile in Paris this September and instead the OEMs were concentrating on the launches of their new production vehicles. There were some competent concept cars: one from Ford and the other from Nissan, but the important interior innovations ...
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Design Review: Rolls-Royce 100 EX
Now celebrating 100 years of Design and Engineering, Rolls-Royce Motor Cars has introduced at the Geneva Motor Show another super-sized showstopper, the 100 EX Centenary Experimental Car, the first experimental model from Rolls since 1957 and also the first since BMW took over as custodian of the marque. Initiated in ...
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Design Review: Nissan Qashqai concept
Noticing the 'Made in London' badge on the back of the seat shell, I inquired about it to Leslie Busby, the color and trim designer on the project. She explained that, "We wanted to emphasize the fact that this concept was conceived in London and that influenced the design. Printed ...
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Design Review: Nissan Qashqai concept
This year they are presenting the first concept car developed at their new London Paddington studio, the Qashqai, the interior of which is highly influenced by the aesthetics of sporting goods and sports fashion.
ArticleDesign Review: Volvo YCC concept
Launched in 2004, the Volvo YCC (Your Concept Car) was a landmark in automotive design in that it was created by and all-woman team
