From the course: Insights on Automotive Design with Veejay Gahir

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Are there any designers that you find personally inspiring?

Are there any designers that you find personally inspiring?

From the course: Insights on Automotive Design with Veejay Gahir

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Are there any designers that you find personally inspiring?

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My biggest influence is in design for automotive if, I mean there are so many out there, you could name probably 20 or 30 really world famous designers. But if I have to name one, I would pick Pininfarina. And the reason why I picked Pininfarina is because when I started my career back in the UK, it was a, such a well known name. Obviously Ferrari was, and, and all the big players. But even behind the scenes, Pininfarina had a huge influence on those particular vehicles. And then when I went to the States I went to Detroit, and started working there with some GM vehicles, and Pininfarina even had an influence on some of their vehicles, on the Atlantic, for example. So I left the States, went back to Europe, then I went to Asia. And even in Asia, Pinanfarina had a huge impact. So that one company, that one name, was really touching design on a global level, so for me, I, I dont want to disrespect all the other designers, but if I had to just pull one out, it would be Pininfarina. I…

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