The Language of Tape Design: A look at the age-old technique of using full scale clay models and tape in the automotive design process

The Language of Tape Design


When you think about automobile design, clay probably isn’t the first thing that comes to mind. From sketches on paper to refined 3D renderings made in CAD, the design remains almost solely in theory until the team moves to a clay model. Modelers…

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The 2015 Ford Mustang: Our exclusive tour of the next generation pony with its design team

The 2015 Ford Mustang


How do you design the next version of an American classic? Nearly 50 years since its introduction and more than nine million cars later, the Ford Mustang is one of very few cars to be in…

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Interview: Ian Callum of Jaguar: The iconic carmaker’s Design Chief on his masterful new F-Type Coupe and the essence of the brand’s legendary style

Interview: Ian Callum of Jaguar


by Joe Richardson Following the global premiere of the new Jaguar F-Type Coupe—which was widely considered the star of the LA Auto…

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Pick a Porsche: Design “the most personal car you’ll own” with the German company’s Customer Consultation Program

Pick a Porsche


by Katharine Erwin “I never understood someone who says, I want the blue car with the beige interior and buys the black car with a grey interior. I never get that, but it happens all the time.” These are the words of Sascha…

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Renault Twin’Z by Ross Lovegrove: Fancy meets function in a glass-roofed, luminescent commuter car

Renault Twin'Z by Ross Lovegrove


The Twin’Z was unveiled at La Triennale during Milan Design Week as the fifth concept car in Renault’s six-petal “cycle of…

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Detroit Electric SP:01: Albert Lam revives an early 20th-century electric auto brand in Motor City

Detroit Electric SP:01


by Nicole Rupersburg As the automotive capital of the world, Detroit is known for the Big Three—GM, Ford and Chrysler. But a new player in town, Detroit Electric, aims to make a name for electric automotive…

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Interview: Victor Muller on the Spyker B6 Venator: The Spyker CEO and designer on creating a sports car in 22 days

Interview: Victor Muller on the Spyker B6 Venator

By Josh Rubin and Evan Orensten “For the tenacious, no road is impossible.” So goes the Spyker motto, a saying that has taken on new meaning with this week’s unveiling of the Spyker B6 Venator at the 2013 Genenva International Motor Show. Designed by CEO Victor Muller, the mid-engine coupe…

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CH Luminaries: Oscar Niemeyer, Aaron Swartz, Helen Gurley Brown and more in our tribute to the pioneering figures that we lost in the last year

CH Luminaries

In a nod to the tradition propagated by the Oscars, we decided to take time to acknowledge the most influential figures in our sphere that have passed away in the last year. While this list is in no way exhaustive—from music to art and design and more, the world…

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