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Fortune Brainstorm Green 2011

Reporting - John Grafman Photo coverage credit - R

By John Grafman|May 8th, 2011|Categories: Articles|Tags: Aerovironment, Azul, Bill Clinton, Bill Ford, BMW, Carlos Tavares, Coda Automotive, David Neeleman, David Steiner, ecomagination, Fisker Karma, Ford, Fortune Brainstorm Green, Henrik Fisker, Jet Blue, Jim Terrell, John McDonnell, Laird Hamilton, Mark Vachon, Michael Bissonetter, Nancy Gioia, Nissan, Oliver Hazimeh, Patron Spirits International, Quickblade Paddles, Steven “Mac” Heller, Tom Baloga, Waste Management|Comments Off

Remembering Chuck Jordan

By David Stollery The automotive design field has

By John Grafman|December 11th, 2010|Categories: Articles|Tags: AutoDesignO, Charles Jordan, Chuck Jordan, Dave Stollery, David Stollery, Design, General Motors, GM, Industrial Design Research, John Grafman|Comments Off

The slippery styling does seem to recall a certain Italian brand. Could this be because McLaren has lured away designer Frank Stephenson of Ferrari fame? In any event, the two-seater has a greenhouse that does hint at the McLaren F1. The rest comes from a fresh sheet of paper.

By John Grafman|August 19th, 2010|Categories: Articles|Tags: Airbrake, Auto Gallery, Beverly Hills, Frank Stephenson, Frank Stephenson Santos, Jerry Brown, McLaren, McLaren Automotive, MonoCell, MP4-12C, Tony Schwartz|Comments Off

Four-ward: Syd Mead Interview

interview by John Grafman On July 31, 2010 at the

By John Grafman|July 31st, 2010|Categories: Articles|Tags: Art Center, Art Center College of Design, AutoDesignO, Back To The Future, Blade Runner, carotene, flux capacitor, hydrogen, John Grafman, Petersen Automotive Museum, Syd Mead|Comments Off

A Nine-Drive: Freeman Thomas Interview

Great things are done with small teams, a skunkworks. I’ve always worked in a small team from my times working at Porsche and then Volkswagen / Audi - always small teams. So, what I think it does is it pares down all the fat. Everybody becomes accountable.