By Paul-Henri Matha, DVN CEO
I went to Gothenburg in August, when southern Europe is enjoying holidays, but northern Europe is already working again. While there, I spent time with Polestar’s lighting design team to discuss their latest products.
Exterior Component Design Manager Christophe Ferreira is supported by Lighting Studio Engineer Andrea Camuso, who started his lighting career at Valeo Italy; he was Valeo’s resident engineer at Ferrari.
Then he moved to Lamborghini’s lighting development team.
Sports car design is surely a specialty, with lamps embedded in the hood, and rear combination lamps right next to a V12 engine in a 250°C environment.
Perhaps because Italy’s weather was too good for him, he decided to move to Sweden in 2022 to develop Polestar’s lighting design philosophy.
The latest Polestar models on the road are the 3 and 4. The Polestar 4 has an interesting front logo with a lit contour—really a beautiful effect!
The next models to be launched will be the 5 and then the 6, based on the BST concept shown in July 2024. Christophe Ferreira and Andrea Camuso shared their thoughts with me:
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