Farah Alkhalisi
ArticleSeating Trends: Increased integration and biometric systems
Biometric technology is providing another layer to safety and infotainment, and is another challenge for car design
ArticleSeating Trends: Driver centred solutions
Designing the cabin to allow the driver to sit in the centre and the development of lighter, more sustainable seats
ArticleSeating Trends Spotlight
Car designers have been exploring different seating configurations in expectation of self-driving technology
Interior MotivesInterior Motives: Hyundai Concept 45
From the Winter 2019/20 edition of Interior Motives magazine: Simon Loasby and SangYup Lee talk Car Design News through the interior design of the electric Hyundai Concept 45
ArticleShow Review: K 2019
Car Design News reports on the 2019 K trade fair in Düsseldorf, which explored the use of plastics in automotive design and manufacturing
Interior MotivesInterior Motives: Genesis Mint
From the Autumn 2019 issue of Interior Motives: the design development story of the Genesis Mint concept car
ArticleFirst sight: Yanfeng XiM20
Yanfeng’s Red Dot award-winning XiM20’s concept focuses on making a connection with people using a vehicle for short-trip travel, within a framework of the users being a group who value experiences over posessions
NewsKia appoints Karim Habib to devise new design direction
Karim Habib, whose departure from Infiniti was recently announced, has been appointed as senior vice president and head of Kia Design Center, effective from October 2019. He is tasked with devising and developing the future design direction for Kia vehicles, as well as overseeing the design – exterior, interior, and colour and materials – of new models already in the pipeline, and will be based in the Kia studio in Namyang, South Korea, within the Hyundai Motor Group’s new, state-of-the-art, global design centre.
Interior MotivesInterior Focus: Trim & Materials
From Interior Motives magazine: New materials, textiles and techniques are enabling greater experimentation and creativity in the automotive sector, driven by design curiosity, a genuine desire for development, and changing consumer tastes and demands, particularly with regard to sustainability. Attention is being paid to both raw materials and end-of-life recycling – with some quite startling sources for new textiles and fabrics making their industrial debuts
ArticleTrend report: Clerkenwell Design Week 2019
Clerkenwell Design Week is in its tenth year, and improving with age. We assess trends that are likely to bleed into automotive
ArticleAudi's inner-city concept revealed
Audi’s new AI:ME concept develops Audi’s wellbeing-centric vision of an AI future
ArticleDesign Story: Renault Clio V
Fifth-gen Clio comes with upsized screen and details, but smaller dimensions
ArticleGilles Vidal on the new Peugeot 208
Gilles Vidal discusses using creative intelligence to design the new Peugeot 208, launched at the Geneva show 2019
ArticleGeneva 2019: Citroën Ami One explores industrial processes, urban mobility
Jean-Arthur Madelaine-Advenier, Citroën’s head of interior design, talks details
ArticleTsunehiro Kunimoto on the Mitsubishi Engelberg Tourer
Mitsubishi’s head of design tells CDN how this chunky touring PHEV plays around with packaging
ArticleFirst Sight: Range Rover Evoque
Second-generation Evoque launches in London with subtly evolved exterior and Velar-infused interior
Article[Sponsored] CDR5 Experts: Adient
From our yearbook: how the autonomous interior is changing vehicle architecture
ArticleThe Car Design Review 5 Interviews: Antoine Génin, Groupe Renault
The French marque’s interiors leader takes us inside future design
