Maximilian Missoni has been head of design for Polestar Cars since 2018. After joining Volvo Cars 2012 and subsequently promoted to VP of exterior design in 2014, it was a natural progression for Missoni to become Polestar's design director following Thomas Ingenlath appointment as CEO of the premium electric vehicle brand. In this candid FORMAST interview, Missoni speaks with Eric Gallina about his career path -- from the early days of discovering design, his time as a student at the RCA and...

Anna Costamagna is an Italian Interior Design Manager working at Peugeot and Advanced Design Manager for Stellantis. While her mother worked as an assistant to Sergio Pininfarina, she began her career at Bertone in Caprie, a suburb of her native Turin, after studying engineering and management. She then moved to Paris, France, to bring Peugeot production cars to fruition. Over her career, Costamagna has worked with a number of companies to develop future-looking concepts as well as...

In this episode of the FORMCAST podcast, Form Trends editor Eric Gallina and Car Design Research director Sam Livingstone discuss some of the more interesting new car debuts in May and early June 2021. The highlights include the Genesis G70 Shooting Brake, the Ford F-150 Lightning electric pickup, the compact Ford Maverick pickup, the hyper-exclusive Rolls-Royce Boat Tail, the Geely Vision Starburst Concept, the fifth-generation Kia Sportage, and the venerable Toyota Land Cruiser. Support the...

Amko Leenarts has been a designer at Ford since 2012. Prior to that, he led Interior Design for the Peugeot brand in France. Now Head of Design for Ford Europe, Leenarts speaks with Form Trends founder Eric Gallina about becoming an automotive designer after years of working as an architect, how he proposed new solutions in interior design, joined as Global Interior Design Director at Ford in Dearborn and became "king of the country" with respect to his current role leading Ford's Design...

The Shanghai motor show opened its doors to the public recently, showing an immense array of new vehicles. While the debuts from Chinese carmakers are numerous, there were also some noteworthy new car launches from European, US-based and Japanese manufacturers looking to tap into the world's largest car market.  In this FORMCAST episode, Eric Gallina and Sam Livingstone discuss these foreign carmaker debuts, including some new vehicles specifically designed with Chinese customers in...

Eric Gallina speaks with the female design team that is leads Lucid Motors

Recap of New Car Designs March 2021

This episode of the FORMCAST car design podcast is a little different. Pierre Paul Andriani, Senior Manager for Digital Modeling at Tata Motors' European Design Center, invited his longtime friend Brian Baker, VP of Education and Principal Historian at the Automotive Hall of Fame in Dearborn, Michigan, to discuss the history of the sedan and whether there's any life left in the three-box vehicle typology in the future.  Hope you enjoy the episode! Support the show...

Eric Gallina speaks with Sam Livingstone about new car designs unveiled in Jan-Feb 2021

Pierre Leclercq is Citroen's Head of Design. He's worked in Italy, California, Germany, China and Korea before returning to France and joining PSA. In this episode, Pierre speaks with Form Trends founder Eric Gallina about his early career working at coachbuilders Zagato and Ghia, designing the first-generation BMW  X5 and X6 at BMW Group DesignworksUSA, building several brands while working for Great Wall, and how he managed to make the trip back from China to designing the next generation...

Eric Gallina speaks with Nils Sajonz, Head of Special Projects at Bugatti, about his journey into car design and the projects he's worked on over the course of his career

Rivian is a start-up manufacturer blazing the path for electric trucks in the North American market, which leads the world in pickup truck sales. Eric Gallina spoke with Jeff Hammoud, the company's VP of Design, to find out more about the processes, opportunities and challenges the team has encountered and overcome behind the scenes. Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/formtrends)

Eric Gallina discusses the past, present and future with visionary designer Chris Bangle

Lucid Motors Design VP Derek Jenkins on building a brand

Sam Livingstone, Director of Car Design Research and a tutor at the Royal College of Art, speaks with Eric Gallina about design in global markets, divergence and convergence, brand equity, and the future of mobility.  Strap in for this one! Follow Form Trends on: Website – https://www.formtrends.com Instagram – https://www.instagram.com/formtrends Facebook – https://www.facebook.com/formtrends Twitter – https://www.twitter.com/formtrends YouTube –...

Eric Gallina speaks with James Hope about being a design director in China

The all-new Ford Bronco set the Internet on fire when it was revealed.  Eric Gallina speaks with Bronco chief designer Paul Wraith and chief interior designer Bill Mangan to find out more about the design of these very appealing new vehicles in this episode of FORMCAST. Follow Form Trends on: Website – https://www.formtrends.com Instagram – https://www.instagram.com/formtrends Facebook – https://www.facebook.com/formtrends Twitter – https://www.twitter.com/formtrends YouTube –...

Paul Snyder is the Chair of Transportation Design at the College for Creative Studies (CCS) in Detroit, MI. In this episode of FORMCAST, Paul speaks with Eric Gallina about his career path, the curriculum at CCS and the challenges students face. Follow Form Trends on: Website – https://www.formtrends.com Instagram – https://www.instagram.com/formtrends Facebook – https://www.facebook.com/formtrends Twitter – https://www.twitter.com/formtrends YouTube –...

The Ford F-150 has been the leader in the pickup truck segment and the best-selling vehicle in Ford’s North American lineup for the past 43 years. Eric Gallina speaks with chief designer Ehab Kaoud to find out what went into the design of the new 2021 F-150, codenamed P702.  Follow Form Trends on: Website – https://www.formtrends.com Instagram – https://www.instagram.com/formtrends Facebook – https://www.facebook.com/formtrends Twitter – https://www.twitter.com/formtrends YouTube –...

Klaus Busse is head of design for Alfa Romeo, Maserati, Fiat, Abarth, Lancia. We recently caught up with him to discuss the impact of the pandemic and the future of the Italian car brands he looks after.

Form Trends got together with Sasha Selipanov, Koenigsegg head of design, to talk about a number of current trends in the car industry. We also discuss the all-new Gemera hypercar. Enjoy!

How will the coronavirus pandemic will influence the future of automotive design?