CDN Folks Awards winners revealed | Article
The workforce at Automotive Design Information was thrilled to host its inaugural Folks Awards final night time, a gala dinner in London’s Leicester Sq. that championed people and groups throughout all features of automotive design.
Whereas that is an trade the place awards reveals are usually not precisely missing, the CDN workforce noticed that most often it’s the product that receives the award – with out essentially recognising the folks behind it. The awards shone a highlight not simply on the design administrators but in addition the artistic expertise at each stage of the design course of: from the CMF workforce to the UX designers and everybody in-between.
Under are the winners for all 14 classes – a mirrored image of the various nature of automotive design in the present day – and the transient that designers needed to comply with.
Equality by Design Award – sponsored by Volvo Vehicles
The primary award of the night time went to the workforce at GAC. This class regarded on the design of an area that’s inclusive of numerous buyer wants, providing considerate, practical and adaptive options for each passenger. The shortlisted entries have been:
Lisa Reeves, head of inside design at Volvo Vehicles, offered the award to the workforce at GAC. The judges have been impressed by the constant consideration paid to inside design, which recognized and addressed differing passenger wants.
Greatest Exterior Design Crew – sponsored by Kia
This class was about awarding dynamic, visually thrilling design created by the workforce that thinks past kind to create a mould-breaking innovation that brings one thing new to the trade. Taking residence the award was Polestar, which was up towards sizzling competitors together with:
- Kia
- Lotus
- Mahindra Design
- Polestar
- Rivian
- Tata
Kia government design director Peter Schreyer offered the award to the workforce at Polestar, which inspired judges with its sharp detailing, minimalist exteriors, and the flexibility to ascertain itself as a standalone model.
Greatest lighting design workforce – sponsored by Autodesk
Taking residence the trophy was the Skoda lighting workforce. This award aimed to reward the lighting designers who use gentle to convey modes of driving, inside atmosphere, improve the UX, and talk with the world exterior the automobile.
- Hyundai
- Kia
- Škoda
- Tata
- Volvo
Presenting the award was Pierre-Paul Andriani at Autodesk. The judges have been impressed by Skoda’s distinctive lighting signature that units the model aside from its rivals. Honourable point out went to Volvo for his or her work on lighting.
Greatest Inside Design Crew – sponsored by Ultrafabrics
Taking the trophy was Volvo. This award is for the workforce that makes use of combos of supplies and textures with a powerful give attention to sustainability, performance and aesthetics to create class-leading interiors.
- Dodge
- Fisker
- Lotus
- Mahindra Design
- Volvo
Presenting the award was Ultrafabrics’ automotive senior account supervisor for Europe, Emma Reynolds. The judges applauded how Volvo had drawn on its Scandinavian design heritage to guide the world in inside design with heat and minimal aesthetics. Honourable point out went to Dodge, who simply missed out.
Greatest CMF Crew – sponsored by Eleather
An surprising double winner – the Land Rover Defender workforce and the Vary Rover workforce – highlighted the work happening throughout the wider JLR group. For this class, judges have been in search of an progressive use of supplies and color to create a powerful, clear aesthetic that unifies exterior and inside design. The shortlist included:
- Automobili Pininfarina Design Crew
- Italdesign
- Land Rover Defender Crew
- Mahindra Design
- Vary Rover Crew
- SEAT S.A
- Tata Motors
Presenting the award was Nico den Ouden, chief business officer at ELeather. Each groups demonstrated astute materials and hues selection to boost the bar within the car phase.
Undiscovered Expertise – sponsored by GAC
The winner for this class was Ken Gan. Judges have been in search of undiscovered design expertise. Whether or not they be a latest graduate with a standout portfolio on the cusp of getting into the skilled ranks or a gifted scholar taking the primary steps of their design training. The total shortlist included:
- Alan Zachariah
- Jakub Strpka
- Jan-Frederik Niehues
- Jonathon Allen
- Ken Gan
The award was offered by Pontus Fontaeus, design director of GAC Superior Design Los Angeles. The judges praised Ken Gan’s numerous and fantastically realised portfolio, which demonstrated his ease in designing all kinds of automobiles and mobility initiatives.
Most Sustainable Design Crew – sponsored by Citroen
The trophy went to the workforce at Hyundai. This award was for the design workforce that has continued to push the boundaries when it comes to supplies, manufacturing, carbon footprint in addition to providing scalable real-world options to the challenges of the surroundings. The shortlist was:
- Automobili Pininfarina
- Hyundai
- Polestar
- Spadaconcept
Asserting the winner was Pierre Leclercq, head of worldwide design at Citroen. The judges praised what they described as an “astonishingly detailed submission” that proved Hyundai was ready to stroll the stroll in terms of sustainability.
Greatest Clay Modeller – sponsored by Lotus
Harry Burgess from Tata Motors went residence with this one. This award is for the particular person or workforce with an virtually supernatural skill to render sketches in clay at quarter and full-scale at pace. The total shortlist included:
- Yong Hou, GAC R&D CENTER
- Mike Farnham and Genesis Design North America Modelling Crew
- Harshad Bosale, MIT Institute of Design, Pune
- Rivian Clay Modelling Crew
- Harry Burgess, Tata Motors
Presenting the award was senior vice chairman of Lotus design, Peter Horbury. The judges praised Harry’s consummate ability and dedication to his craft.
Most Supportive Design Chief – sponsored by Konzepethaus
The award went to Volvo’s Robin Web page. This class aimed to reward the designer who conjures up their workforce to push the boundaries of automotive design via management, making a supportive working tradition and fast resolution making. The total shortlist included:
- Russell Carr, Lotus
- Ben Payne, Lotus
- Mark Stehrenberger, Mark Stehrenberger Design
- Alfonso Albaisa, Nissan
- Robin Web page, Volvo
Presenting the award was Konzepthaus CEO, Martin Groschwald. Robin Web page was praised for fostering a supportive and collaborative working surroundings which brings out the perfect in his workforce. Honourable point out went to Russell Carr from Lotus, who simply missed out.
Past Automotive Design Award – sponsored by Lilium
Taking the award was the Royal Faculty of Artwork. This award rewards holistic and round pondering inside automotive design that goes past the standard automotive tropes to combine the problems of infrastructure, design sustainability, circularity, to have an effect on optimistic cultural affect inside car design. The total shortlist was:
- Harman
- Hyundai Motor Company
- Rinspeed Inc
- Royal Faculty of Artwork
- Volvo
Presenting the award was Thomas Vanicek, head of design at Lilium. The judges praised the RCA’s cautious reinvention of the tutorial programme and the revealing of a brand new multi-disciplinary studio area, transferring the school past the standard confines of automobile design.
Greatest Digital Modelling Crew Award – sponsored by Linkage
The winner was the Kia Digital Design Crew. This award was for the particular person or workforce who can take the sketch and the package deal – proportions, dimensions and features – and convey these elements to life within the digital area. They are going to have demonstrated how they’ve refined the design via enhancements to geometry, texture and color.
The finalists included:
- Ford Supervan Crew
- Geely Design
- Kia Digital Design Crew
- RealNum
- Rivian
Presenting the award was Richard Cashmore, UK nation supervisor at Linkage. The judges remarked that Kia’s digital design workforce is on the coronary heart of the reinvention of the model which has “really remodeled itself.”
Greatest Sketcher Award – sponsored by Mahindra Design
Taking the award for finest sketcher was Xiaolin Xu from GAC. This class is for the perfect freehand line drawing of a manufacturing or idea automobile that was constructed, demonstrating consummate ability and mastery of the craft.
The finalists have been:
- Tamir Mizrahi, Air
- Xiaolin Xu, GAC
- Zida Run, Mercedes Benz
- Benjamin Perot, Polestar
- Dan Forsgren, Volvo
Presenting the award was Cosimo Amadei, studio director at Mahindra Design’s MADE studio. Colleagues from GAC gathering the award on Xiaolin’s behalf. The judges have been blown away by the ability, creativity and number of Xiaolin Xu’s work – proof there may be nonetheless a spot for conventional strategies in an more and more digital world.
Greatest Consumer Expertise Design Crew Award – sponsored by Dassault Systèmes
The award for finest UX design workforce went to Rivian. This class was for the workforce that understands what it’s to create an intuitive and user-friendly with a coherent and memorable aesthetic that strengthens the connection between the automobile and the shopper.
Making up the shortlist was:
- Incari
- Majeed Dolatkhahi
- Polestar
- Rivian
- Tata
There to current the award on stage was Thomas Balle, professional director, trade course of, Catia Design at Dassault Systèmes. The judges have been impressed by Rivian’s intuitive and aesthetically pleasing UX, “a measure of the worth the model locations on this new aspect of automobile design.”
Greatest Branding Crew Award – sponsored by Hyundai
Taking the award was Mahindra Design. On the core of this award, is robust messaging, graphic design and story combining to inform a compelling model story that encapsulates the values of the OEM.
- Harman
- Kia
- Mahindra Design
- Polestar
- Volvo
Presenting the award was Peter Schreyer of Hyundai. The judges commented on how Mahindra has been skilfully repositioned as a classy world model.
