Guy Bird

1 week ago | cardesignnews.com | Guy Bird

Exclusive Q&A: Masashi Nakayama, Mazda’s global design boss Car Design News visits Hiroshima to exclusively talk with Mazda’s global design boss Masashi Nakayama about his varied inspirations, the importance of clay and the art of lawn-mowing Masashi Nakayama is general manager of Mazda’s global design division, overseeing studios in Hiroshima in Japan, Irvine in California and Oberursel, just outside Frankfurt, Germany.

1 month ago | wallpaper.com | Guy Bird

The atmosphere in central Seoul around Gwanghwamun Square in early April was certainly lively, as South Korean citizens awaited their Constitutional Court’s decision on whether to uphold the president’s impeachment on Friday 4th (the Court did, and unanimously so). On the same date, those seeking distraction from the drama could alternatively visit the first public day of the 2025 Seoul Mobility Show at Kintex, the Korea International Exhibition Center, to the north-west of the city.

1 month ago | cardesignnews.com | Guy Bird

The Korean powerhouse brand Hyundai chose the Seoul Mobility Show in early April to unveil not one, but four new cars, mostly playing very different tunes, but still united by the pixel It can be hard to keep track of Hyundai design sometimes. Such is the brand’s current output. But on the ground in Seoul, Car Design News got to see its latest four vehicles up close and personal, made up of three smartly grounded new production cars, and one intentionally ‘out there’ concept.

1 month ago | cardesignnews.com | Guy Bird

Exclusive Q&A: Oliver Samson, Kia Europe Design Kia Europe Design’s chief senior designer Oliver Samson talks tech and European aesthetics in Car Design News’ exclusive studio chat Now with his feet firmly under the table, almost a year on since (re-)joining Kia in April 2024, chief senior designer Oliver Samson gave an exclusive audience to Car Design News, and a walkaround of Kia’s impressive seven-storey Frankfurt building (of which Design occupies five).

1 month ago | wallpaper.com | Guy Bird

The MG ‘comeback’ continues with its latest S5 crossover. The 101-year-old British carmaker once known for late 20th century small, fun and affordable petrol-engine roadsters and then early 00s financial ruin, now mainly makes small and affordable crossovers (with the considerable clout of Chinese parent company SAIC since 2007). (Image credit: MG)An early emphasis on electrification pre-COVID and the availability of further good-value EVs post-pandemic, helped MG achieve this major turnaround.