Car Design

Ian Callum on Jaguar, Land Rover and the Creative Process of Car Design

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Join us for an exclusive interview with automotive design legend Ian Callum, as we delve into his creative process and explore some of his most iconic designs. From the Nissan LM GT1 to Callum Designs, Ian shares insights on how he approaches car design and how design tools have evolved over the years. We also discuss the timelessness of car design and take a peek at Ian's personal collection. All this, plus five rapid-fire questions to round out the episode. Don't miss this rare opportunity to hear from one of the masters of the automotive world!

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Show Notes:

00:00 - Intro

05:03 - Creative Process

12:22 - Nissan LM GT1

21:10 - How does car design age?

29:55 - How do design tools change how you design?

38:43 - Callum Designs

48:23 - Ian’s Collection

56:20 - 5 Questions

Car Chat Podcast #60 - Frank Stephenson | World Renowned Automotive Designer (Mini, Ferrari, Maserati, Fiat, Lancia, Alfa Romeo and McLaren)

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Frank Stephenson (http://instagram.com/frank.stephenson.official) is a renowned automotive designer having directed the design departments at BMW, Ferrari, Fiat, Maserati and Alfa Romeo before heading to McLaren to head up the new road car division.

He has designed:

New Mini, New Fiat 500, BMW X5, Maserati MC12, Ferrari FXX, Ferrari F430, McLaren 12C up to 720s and P1 and the list goes on. A really interesting guy and a lover of all things design, we have a great chat about his journey before finishing off with some of his current projects outside of the automotive realm.

Frank also makes videos on his youtube channel talking about how he designed various cars, worth checking out: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC0prFtEeFBIRwm57wu2lBpQ

Make sure to check out the film about Frank's life on Netflix: https://www.netflix.com/gb/title/81184189

Hope you enjoy the Podcast.

Thanks, Sam

00:00 Intro + Backstory

03:09 = What does a design director do?

09:09 = Is it difficult to maintain that initial form and design direction throughout a project?

13:55 = Are you an innately curious person?

15:16 = Starting a new design language at McLaren

17:13 = How do you create a design that will look good today but also in the future?

22:20 = The McLaren P1 and how McLaren has shifted to performance led design

27:04 = Manufacturers creating cars to fill niches without creating desirable products.

33:42 = Do you think we'll see some radical changes in car design with driverless cars?

36:30 = Autonomous flying vehicles and the future of mobility

44:29 = 5 Questions

55:23 = The Cybertruck

Car Chat Podcast #52 - Niels Van Roij Design

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Niels (@nielsvanroijdesign) is an automotive designer and coachbuilder specialising in bespoke products for wealthy clients. One of his more famous designs is a Tesla Model S shooting brake but he has worked on quite a few cool projects. We discuss automotive design, photography, making cars look "Right" and much much more. Thoroughly enjoyed this chat with Niels. You can find the audio podcast here:

Spotify: http://bit.ly/carchatpodcast

Apple Podcasts: http://bit.ly/carchatapple

Niels' website: https://nielsvanroij.com/

Hope you enjoy,

Sam

Show Notes:

0:00 Your journey

6:35 = What do you learn studying industrial design?

6:48 = Designing a London taxi

11:50 = Having a fresh perspective

15:57 = The Porsche Cayenne

20:37 = There is so much happening in the industry right now

21:08 = Why would you go back to study at the RCA when you've already got a job in design?

26:19 = What is coachbuilding in 2020?

28:48 = The Breadvan Homage

34:35 = The Rolls Royce Shooting Brake

41:40 = It becomes about more than the car

49:58 = How do you stop a car looking like a concept car

55:52 = What's your favourite bit of new design?

59:28 = Mclaren Senna, what went wrong?

1:10:30 = You must get a high amount of job satisfaction

1:14:10 = Car Photography (and tiny things that mess it up)

1:18:14 = Good photography vs bad and bad press shots

1:22:20 = Cars need an environment

1:24:00 = Cars are not cows

1:32:35 = Adventum Coupe

1:36:20 = Making a car with a singular message

1:38:49 = 5 Questions