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FORMCAST - Car Design Insight
Maximilian Missoni on Polestar Cars' Design Ethos

FORMCAST - Car Design Insight

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 21, 2021 90:52


Maximilian Missoni has been head of design for Polestar Cars since 2018. After joining Volvo Cars 2012 and subsequently promoted to VP of exterior design in 2014, it was a natural progression for Missoni to become Polestar's design director following Thomas Ingenlath appointment as CEO of the premium electric vehicle brand. In this candid FORMAST interview, Missoni speaks with Eric Gallina about his career path -- from the early days of discovering design, his time as a student at the RCA and his first job at Volkswagen -- as well as his time at Volvo and Polestar's design ethos and its future design direction.Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/formtrends)

FORMCAST - Car Design Insight
Anna Costamagna on Experience Design, Diversity and Design Management

FORMCAST - Car Design Insight

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 21, 2021 49:14


Anna Costamagna is an Italian Interior Design Manager working at Peugeot and Advanced Design Manager for Stellantis. While her mother worked as an assistant to Sergio Pininfarina, she began her career at Bertone in Caprie, a suburb of her native Turin, after studying engineering and management. She then moved to Paris, France, to bring Peugeot production cars to fruition. Over her career, Costamagna has worked with a number of companies to develop future-looking concepts as well as groundbreaking interior proposals, including the Peugeot i-Cockpit. Form Trends editor Eric Gallina spoke with Costamagna about her career path, the projects she's worked on, interface design, and also discussed diversity in the workplace as well as the role of the designer and manager in the corporate environment.Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/formtrends)

FORMCAST - Car Design Insight
Amko Leenarts on Chasing a Dream and Car Design Challenges

FORMCAST - Car Design Insight

Play Episode Listen Later May 19, 2021 148:30


Amko Leenarts has been a designer at Ford since 2012. Prior to that, he led Interior Design for the Peugeot brand in France. Now Head of Design for Ford Europe, Leenarts speaks with Form Trends founder Eric Gallina about becoming an automotive designer after years of working as an architect, how he proposed new solutions in interior design, joined as Global Interior Design Director at Ford in Dearborn and became "king of the country" with respect to his current role leading Ford's Design teams in Europe. This is the longest FORMCAST podcast to date , and essential listening for anyone that wants to know what it takes to succeed as a car designer and attain a leadership position within design.Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/formtrends)

FORMCAST - Car Design Insight
The History and Future of the Sedan with Brian Baker, Automotive Hall of Fame

FORMCAST - Car Design Insight

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 17, 2021 35:46


This episode of the FORMCAST car design podcast is a little different. Pierre Paul Andriani, Senior Manager for Digital Modeling at Tata Motors' European Design Center, invited his longtime friend Brian Baker, VP of Education and Principal Historian at the Automotive Hall of Fame in Dearborn, Michigan, to discuss the history of the sedan and whether there's any life left in the three-box vehicle typology in the future.  Hope you enjoy the episode!Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/formtrends)

FORMCAST - Car Design Insight
Recap of New Car Designs Jan-Feb 2021

FORMCAST - Car Design Insight

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 3, 2021 46:16


There's been a lot of new car news since the start of the year. Form Trends editor Eric Gallina sits down with Sam Livingstone of Car Design Research to discuss some of the more interesting debuts and what they mean in the greater car design landscape.Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/formtrends)

FORMCAST - Car Design Insight
Bugatti Design Head of Special Projects, Nils Sajonz, on the Car Design Process

FORMCAST - Car Design Insight

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 6, 2021 54:27


Nil Sajonz is just 27 years old, but he's already moved up from interning at Bugatti to his new role as Head of Special Projects for the superluxury performance car brand. Eric Gallina speaks with him about his journey, the projects he's worked on, and the new Bugatti Bolide.Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/formtrends)

FORMCAST - Car Design Insight
Chris Bangle on Life and Design Management

FORMCAST - Car Design Insight

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 2, 2020 78:35


Chris Bangle is not a man in need of an introduction. Controversial and opinionated, he's made a name for himself by supporting his team and creating emotional designs. In this episode, Eric Gallina talks with him about his history, management systems and the zeitgeist.Follow Form Trends on:Website – https://www.formtrends.comInstagram – https://www.instagram.com/formtrendsFacebook – https://www.facebook.com/formtrendsTwitter – https://www.twitter.com/formtrendsYouTube – https://www.youtube.com/c/formtrendsLinkedin – https://www.linkedin.com/company/formtrendsSupport the show (https://www.patreon.com/formtrends)

FORMCAST - Car Design Insight
Lucid Motors Design VP Derek Jenkins on Building a Brand

FORMCAST - Car Design Insight

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 11, 2020 63:40


Derek Jenkins has a rich history in the automotive design arena. Now VP of Design at California electric luxury vehicle start-up Lucid Motors, Eric Gallina speaks with him about the past, present and future, and finds out what it's like to build a new car brand.Follow Form Trends on:Website – https://www.formtrends.comInstagram – https://www.instagram.com/formtrendsFacebook – https://www.facebook.com/formtrendsTwitter – https://www.twitter.com/formtrendsYouTube – https://www.youtube.com/c/formtrendsLinkedin – https://www.linkedin.com/company/formtrendsSupport the show (https://www.patreon.com/formtrends)

Motoring Podcast - News Show
Piles of Turnips - 20 October 2020

Motoring Podcast - News Show

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 21, 2020 44:20


LOOPHOLE CLOSING CONSULTATION OPENSA consultation, with suggestions on closing loopholes on the use of mobile phones whilst driving, has been announced. Whilst these are a welcome step, some are asking if the Government is really serious about safety as there are no proposals to ban hands-free mobile phone calls, even though there is a stack of scientific evidence that proves how impaired a driver becomes. To read more about the consultation, click the BBC News article here. To go straight to the consultation, click the link here. To listen to Nick Freeman discuss how the proposals do not go far enough, click the YouTube link here.COLLABORATIVE POTHOLE MAP CREATEDThe Government, collaborating with the likes of Uber, Tesco, Deliveroo and Ocaado, will create a map of the UK’s roads, allowing highway departments to plan their works and take advantage of the fund set aside for mending the epidemic of potholes on our roads. To read more, click the Motoring Research article here.GLOUCESTERSHIRE’S ‘MISSING LINK’ ROAD CONSULTATION RESULTSFollowing a public consultation, the ‘missing link’ road, that would join the M5 and M4 up, updated plans have been released for further scrutiny. After more than 2000 people contributed last time, Highways England was able to modify their plans to be less disruptive to the environment, repurpose the existing road and benefit local communities. To find out more, click the link to the Motoring Research article that also includes a link to the consultation.LONDON’S CONGESTION CHARGE MAY INCREASE IN SIZETransport for London is once again asking the Government for financial aid, apparently, one of the conditions is to increase the size of the Congestion Charge, as well as remove reductions in cost to some. When we first covered the changes to the Congestion Charge, earlier in the year, we were told it was the Government demanding such change, which turned out to be false. To read more, and make your own mind up until more detail is know, click the MyLondon link here.TFL DATA PROJECTTransport for London has begun a data project to map all dockless hire bicycles and e-bikes. This will help TfL understand traffic flows and patterns, as well as hot spots for poor bike storage. To read more, click The Register article here.NOISE CAMERAS DEPLOYED IN WEST LONDONIn a bid to stamp out the roads of West London being turned into ‘race tracks’, noise cameras have been installed, with a trigger limit of 75dB. Some have already been caught exceeding this level. To read more, click the Motoring Research article here.BMW RECALLS ALL 2020 BUILT PHEVSAll plug-in hybrids built between January and October 2020, have been recalled by BMW, due to a fire risk. This affects the 3, 5 and 7 Series, the X1, X2, X3and X5 SUVs, the 2 Series Active Tourer and the Mini Countryman PHEV. Added to that the i8, if built this year, is also effected. To read more, click the Autocar article here,LOTUS EXPANDING HETHEL BASELotus is investing in their base at Hethel as well as opening a new location, on the campus at University Warwick. The expansion and improvements are to help the engineering consultancy part of the business. To read more, click the Autocar article here._____________________________________________If you like what we do, on this show, and think it is worth a £1.00, please consider supporting us via Patreon. Here is the link to that CLICK HERE TO SUPPORT THE PODCAST——————————————————————————-DESIGNERS MOOD BOARD: ALDO BRAVARONE PASSES AWAYAldo Bravarone, who worked for Pininfarina, has passed away aged 94. He designed such cars as the Ferrari Dino, Maserati A6GCS and Lancia Gamma Coupé. To read an excellent obituary, click the Classic & Sports Car link here.DESIGNERS MOOD BOARD: DIEZ RETURNS TO SEATJorge Diez has returned to SEAT, for a third time. Having spent the last 12 months with Mitsubishi Europe he goes back to a company he has clearly has a fondness for. To read more, including the names Andrew mangled, click the FormTrends article here.LUNCHTIME READ: SCHRÖDINGER'S CAREmissions Analytics has produced an article that gives us a much better insights into the reality of Plug-In Hybrids, including their positives and negatives. They suggest we could be walking into another issue, similar to the diesel one after politicians in Europe encouraged up to buy diesel. To read more, click the EA link here.LIST OF THE WEEK: WORST CAR NAMES OF ALL TIMEThere are some hilarious and downright bad names on the List of the Week, giving us all options for the worst car name. Pull up a chair, grab a beverage and enjoy as the various suggestions automatically move past your eyes. To view the options, click the Motoring Research article here. .AND FINALLY: MINI METRO TURNS 4040 years have passed since the first click the BBC News link herAustin Rover Metro. To read more about that, click the BBC News article here. To see a short film, click the link here.

Motoring Podcast - News Show
The PetrolBlog Episode - 13 October 2020

Motoring Podcast - News Show

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 14, 2020 32:10


FOLLOW UP: SEPTEMBER REGISTRATION FIGURES ANALYSISJim Holder has looked at the September registration figures of the UK and sales figures of Europe for a deeper analysis of what the industry looks like. He also noted the weak performance of Subaru and several other brands. To read more, click the Autocar article here.CLEAN AIR ZONES FOR BATH AND BIRMINGHAMBath has announced the date for their Clean Air Zone (CAZ), which will be 15 March 2021, also it is not for private cars or motorbikes. To read more, click the Motoring Research article here.Birmingham has also confirmed the start of their CAZ as June 2021, but this does cover private cars if they are not Euro-6 diesels or Euro04 petrol engines. To read more, click the Van Fleet World article here.BP CHARGEMASTER IN £21M POLICE SCOTLAND DEALBP Chargemaster and Police Scotland have announced a deal, worth £21 million, to supply charging points for police vehicles. Scotland, unlike England, has a large network of free charging points for EVs so entering this market is quite tricky for charging point businesses. To read more, click the Autocar article here.DVLA LAUNCHES ONLINE V5C LOG BOOK SERVICEBack in June the DVLA launched an online service to update the V5C logbook, which was such a success that they are introducing a new service that will allow owners to apply for a duplicate logbook online. Again, this should cut waiting times from six weeks to five days. To read more, click the Motoring Research article here.SKODA USES SOUND TO DIAGNOSE ENGINE ISSUESSkoda is introducing an app to help them diagnose potential problems with a car, by analysing the sound waves recorded. This is a clever bit of technology being trialled which will hopefully lead to quicker solutions as the workshop will have a better idea of what the potential problem is before the car arrives. To read more, click the Autocar article here.HIGHWAYS ENGLAND TRIALLING INFLATABLE BARRIERThe West Midlands is the location for a the trial of a new safety barrier for road workers. A large, inflatable cylinder will be positioned at the end of coned off sections, replacing the customary lorry with the large “Stop” sign on the back. To read more, click the Motoring Research article here.DISCUSSIONS ON HOW WILL SPEED LIMITERS WORK IN CARS ONGOINGEU regulators and car manufacturers are in ongoing talks about how to best comply with the new rules for limiting a car to maximum speeds mandated. On one side it appears a much more forceful and dictatorial approach, whilst the manufacturers prefer to have reminders and warnings. To read more, click the BBC News article here._____________________________________________If you like what we do, on this show, and think it is worth a £1.00, please consider supporting us via Patreon. Here is the link to that CLICK HERE TO SUPPORT THE PODCAST——————————————————————————-WRC ITALY: SORDO TRIUMPHS FOR HYUNDAIIn another compelling event, Sordo won with Neuville pinching second in the final stage from Ogier, by one second. Evans still leads the championship, but now by 14 points. Hyundai is also ahead of Toyota with two rounds left. To read about the result, click the DIrtFish article here. For more analysis and insight, click the DirtFish ‘What we learned’ article here.GOODWOOD SPEEDWEEK This weekend Goodwood will be hosting and streaming their Speedweek, an amalgamation of the Festival of Speed and Revival, hoping to bring some motoring related cheer to us all. To find out how to watch it, the details of what is happening and more, click the Goodwood link here.BEST MOTORSPORT FACE MASKSMotoring Research has scoured the net to find the best motorsport related facemasks available, there are some crackers in the list so do click the link here for more information.DESIGNERS MOOD BOARD: BURGESS LEAVES GEELY UKWayne Burgess has left Geely UK, after a short stint at heading up their UK design efforts. As Chief Design Officer he will be helping deign and engineering company Paramex to further cement their position in the automotive industry as suppliers of technology, visualisation and animations for manufacturers. To read more, click the FormTrends article here.LUNCHTIME READ: CARTUNES - A MIXTAPE FROM KENNY SMITHThis is the second MixTape feature we have recommended to you, from PetrolBlog. The idea is to list a songs the evoke strong memories of a particular car, journey or experience. Kenny Smith has provided a cracker. To read more, click the link here.LIST OF THE WEEK: FAST FIVES - SUB-£1000 CARS WITH EVOCATIVE ENGINESLewis Kingston has written a fab list of cheap cars that have very interesting engines. To run through the five options, click the YesAuto link here. Don’t forget to tell us which one you would pick.AND FINALLY: INTERIOR GRIPE ONLY WORRIES JOURNALISTSPetrolBlog features once again, this time Gavin Braithwaite-Smith pokes fun at the cliched gripe that some interiors have hard plastics in some places. In a wonderfully judged tone, the silliness of the complaint is exposed for what it is. We, here at the Motoring Podcast, fully endorse this message. To read the excellently written piece, click the link here.

FORMCAST - Car Design Insight
James Hope on Being a Design Director in China

FORMCAST - Car Design Insight

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 16, 2020 84:29


James Hope is a designer who has traveled the world, living on many continents while working for Ford, Daimler Chrysler, Johnson Controls, General Motors and Chery Automobile. Eric Gallina speaks with him about the differences he's witnessed over the course of his career thus far.Follow Form Trends on:Website – https://www.formtrends.comInstagram – https://www.instagram.com/formtrendsFacebook – https://www.facebook.com/formtrendsTwitter – https://www.twitter.com/formtrendsYouTube – https://www.youtube.com/c/formtrendsLinkedin – https://www.linkedin.com/company/formtrendsSupport the show (https://www.patreon.com/formtrends)

FORMCAST - Car Design Insight
Ford's Chief Designers on the New Bronco and Bronco Sport

FORMCAST - Car Design Insight

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 2, 2020 66:56


The all-new Ford Bronco set the Internet on fire when it was revealed. Eric Gallina speaks with Bronco chief designer Paul Wraith and chief interior designer Bill Mangan to find out more about the design of these very appealing new vehicles in this episode of FORMCAST.Follow Form Trends on:Website – https://www.formtrends.comInstagram – https://www.instagram.com/formtrendsFacebook – https://www.facebook.com/formtrendsTwitter – https://www.twitter.com/formtrendsYouTube – https://www.youtube.com/c/formtrendsLinkedin – https://www.linkedin.com/company/formtrendsSupport the show (https://www.patreon.com/formtrends)

FORMCAST - Car Design Insight
Klaus Busse on the Future of Car Design

FORMCAST - Car Design Insight

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 1, 2020 58:30


Klaus Busse is head of design for Alfa Romeo, Maserati, Fiat, Abarth, Lancia. Eric Gallina recently caught up with him to discuss the impact of the pandemic and the future of the Italian car brands he looks after.Follow Form Trends on:Website – https://www.formtrends.comInstagram – https://www.instagram.com/formtrendsFacebook – https://www.facebook.com/formtrendsTwitter – https://www.twitter.com/formtrendsYouTube – https://www.youtube.com/c/formtrendsLinkedin – https://www.linkedin.com/company/formtrendsSupport the show (https://www.patreon.com/formtrends)

Motoring Podcast - News Show
Small Round Of Applause - 5 May 2020

Motoring Podcast - News Show

Play Episode Listen Later May 6, 2020 50:40


FOLLOW UP: FERRARI OPENS AGAINThanks to their “Back on Track” initiative, which the chaps discussed on 14 April’s episode, Ferrari opened Maranello once more, to begin a phased ramping up of production. To read more on this and what else is happening around the world, click the Autocar link here.NEW CAR REGISTRATION FIGURES FOR APRIL 2020Surprising no one, UK New Car Registration figures fell by 97.3%, with 4,321 registrations happening in April 2020. The cars in the Top Ten are a very different lot from normal. To read more, click the SMMT article here.HITACHI PARTNERING WITH GRIDSERVEHitachi is investing in the electric service station developer, Gridserve, helping them to open the first of their planned one hundred EV dedicated charging stations. The first of which is due to open this summer. To read more, click the Autocar link here.PORSCHE ADDS APPLE CARPLAY TO HISTORIC CARS Porsche is offering the ability to retrofit Apple CarPlay into vintage cars, via their Classic department. These are discreet units that fit into older Porsches but allow owners to utilise their Apple devices. To read more, click the Motoring Research article.SHEFFIELD CITY COUNCIL’S ANPR DATA EXPOSED8.6 million vehicle records were accessible, covering thousands of vehicles, without a password or authentication. Individual vehicles, as well as their journeys, were traceable to anyone who logged into the management dashboard. Time will tell if anything happens or if ANPR was being used outside the scope the public expect it to be used. To read more, click the link to The Register article.NOTTINGHAM REPORTS BACK ON ULEZNottingham, one of the first locations for an Ultra Low Emission Zone, has reported back on the lessons that have been learnt in the first two years of the project. When reading the document, it can be seen that this was from before the lockdown, as could be expected. Some of the findings will now need to be re-evaluated but the chaps do commend Nottingham for reviewing the status and publishing their findings. To read more, click the ZapMap article here. If you would like to read the report itself, click the link here.ITV INVITE RECREATIONS OF HONDA’S COG ADVERTThe ITV program, The People’s Ad Break, has asked for members of the public to recreate the famous Honda advert, that featured the parts being triggered to move. Good luck with your version, you have until 8 May to submit so get your skates on. To find out more and the chance to rewatch that superb advert, click the Motoring Research article here.We are pausing our Patreon for the foreseeable future due to the ongoing crisis, however, if you are still able to help someone, we recommend supporting Mission Motorsport’s COVID-19 Response Fund. To find out more click this link here.WRC: RALLY PORTUGAL CANCELLEDRally Portugal is the first event to be officially cancelled, as the organisers could not make a provisional October date work. We suspect it will not be the last that is cancelled. To read more, click the DirtFish article here.Also on DirtFish is an article discussing a topic raised on one of their recent podcasts, cost-cutting and simplification of the rules to continue to make the sport attractive to manufacturers and teams. Citroën pulling out must have made alarm bells go off, within the WRC organising committees, the added financial pressures that will come following this pandemic are likely to put all motorsport in line for being cut. We saw how quickly VW dropped it’s motorsport commitments to deal with costs from dieselgate. Does not take much thinking to see others following suit. To read more, click the article here.DESIGNERS MOOD BOARD: DONCKERWOLKE LEAVES HYUNDAILuk Donckerwolke has resigned, with immediate effect, as Hyundai Group Chief Design Officer, due to personal reasons. To read more, including some of the stunning concepts he presided over, click the FormTrends article here.LUNCHTIME READ: MAZDA’S STORY ON THE FOURTH-GENERATION MX-5 DESIGNAnother FormTrends article, this time one about how Mazda produced the design of the fourth-generation MX-5. This is a fascinating read, about the process Mazda went through to finally emerge with the final look of the car. To read this, click the link here.LIST OF THE WEEK: 25 THINGS WE LEARNED WHILE WATCHING MOVIESThis week’s list comes from the Double Apex site, where, with tongue firmly embedded in their cheek, they tell us what we should be doing whilst driving if movies are to be believed. Click their link here, to read more.AND FINALLY: BMW HELPS WITH OUR EDUCATIONDuring this time of lockdown, there have been plenty of asinine posts about how you should be bettering yourself and if you aren’t what a fool you are. Well, we think that is silly, however, a little improvement is probably doable. BMW has come to our aid and released a video that tells us all how to pronounce BMW in German. Click the YouTube link here and then you will have a nice warm feeling as you have learnt something today.THE ZOOM ZOOMERSAlan takes part in a gathering of folks from the motoring world, on a Monday night, run by Damien Cross. If you would like to see last Monday’s meet up please click the Twitter link here.

Gestalten
EP 13: Limited special super deluxe one-off edition

Gestalten

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 9, 2018 55:42


In Episode 10 of GESTALTEN Eric is back from his vacation and rejoins Martin on the show to finally quit bashing BMW, talk about new production cars, share their opinions on new concept cars and give us a general overview of the latest changes in design top-level management.

Gestalten
EP 08: Shape of EV

Gestalten

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 21, 2018 66:18


It's Episode 8 of the Gestalten podcast! Eric and Martin are back for another big episode to discuss the latest concept and production car designs, ask the question if we're stuck in the car design industry in its current form and preview the next episode that will be all about the Paris Motor Show!

Gestalten
EP 02: About designing experience

Gestalten

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 15, 2018 46:37


In the second episode of our podcast Eric from Formtrends and Martin from Konzepthaus talk about new cars, how ui and ux design influence automotive design and the difficulties associated.

Gestalten
EP 01: From Beijing with Love

Gestalten

Play Episode Listen Later May 8, 2018 81:28


Martin from Konzepthaus and Eric from Formtrends talk about the Auto China 2018 in Beijing, how the development in chinese OEMs impact the world and latest trends in cardesign.