James Hope joined the China Academy of Art three years ago, to create the transportation design section — previously, automotive was part of the object design section. Hope, a Canadian, started his automotive design career in 1992 at Ford, and joined GM Design in Germany in 2008 where he started designing lamps. This was the…
The first session was focused on safety, and that prime position was on purpose: for Japanese customers, lighting is mainly a safety feature. The importance of interior lighting for wellbeing and autonomous driving spurred us to dedicate a session to those topics in the afternoon. The second day was focused on sustainability, regulation, and innovation.As…
In preparation for the DVN Workshop in September, DVN visited Diode Dynamics, DVN members since 2018. We met with CEO Paul McCain.
Tucked just outside of St. Louis in St. Charles, Missouri, Diode Dynamics have carefully and deliberately cultivated a fine reputation — and built an impressive 6,500-m2 facility.
It was a pleasure to visit Zanini’s R&D office and plant in Barcelona. Finally, I got to see where their magic happens, after they joined DVN two years ago. I’ve known of their work since 2003; one of my first developments with Hervé Sanchez from Renault — and not the easiest one — was to develop…
Mitsuyoshi Naritomi and I worked together during my time at Renault. He led the complete interior / exterior team (if I remember correctly) and we always worked in a close relationship with his team.Paul-Henri Matha for DVN: Naritomi-san, it is a pleasure to talk with your before DVN Tokyo workshop next week. Could you introduce…
Everything started for Microrelleus in 1983. CEO Raúl Garcia’s father started to work with his own milling machine for engraving.Raúl joined his father later, after earning his industrial engineering diploma, and they bought their first Nanolaser machine in 2013, still for engraving. They started in this business on account of a request from a famous…
By Paul-Henri MathaI took time to visit YEJIA in Dongguan with Anne. Yeija is an optical component provider for illumination optics, image optics and silicone optics. They started Silicone products in 2009 (Dongguan TronshinSilicone Products Co., Ltd.) and plastic optics in 2014 (Dongguan Yejia Electronic Technology Co.,Ltd), and then later merged into a unique company…
Bentley was founded in 1919 and became legendary in motorsport during the 1920s, winning the prestigious 24 Hours of Le Mans five times between 1924 and 1930. The founding slogan, still valid, was:The “Bentley Boys,” a group of wealthy and daring drivers, embodied the brand’s adventurous and competitive spirit. Bentley was acquired by Rolls-Royce in…
By Paul-Henri MathaWe took the chance to visit APT LED manufacturing plant in Guangzhou during my trip to Shenzhen. APT was originated from Advanced Photoelectronic Technology, a Hong Kong company founded in 2003 by David Xiao (a cofounder) and incubated by the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST). In 2006, APT Electronics was…
In China, competition is fierce. Non-Chinese automakers are losing market share, and are launching new cars with totally new designs and approaches to entice customers back. They take risks and put a lot of effort into design. OLED technology for the Nissan N7 and the lit bumper on the Audi A5, the lit grille on…
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