Giorgetto Giugiaro (born 7 August 1938) is an Italian automobile designer responsible equally for a stable of supercars and several of the most popular everyday vehicles driven today. He was born in Garessio, Cuneo, Piedmont.
Giugiaro was named Car Designer of the Century 1999 and inducted into the Automotive Hall of Fame in 2002.[1]
In addition to cars, Giugiaro has designed camera bodies for Nikon, computer prototypes for Apple, and developed a new pasta shape "Marille".[2]
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Noted initially for such sensuous efforts as the Ferrari 250 Berlinetta Bertone, De Tomaso Mangusta, Iso Grifo and Maserati Ghibli, Giugiaro switched courses to introduce the highly angular "folded paper" era of the 1970s. Straight lined designs such as the BMW M1, Maserati Bora, and Maserati Merak followed before a softer approach returned in the Lamborghini Cala, Maserati Spyder, Ferrari GG50.
Studios
- Bertone (1960–1965)
- Ghia (1966–1968)
- Italdesign Giugiaro (1969–1997)
Notable designs
Notes
- ^ "Giugiaro news". http://maseratinet.com/MCI/hall_of_fame.asp. Retrieved 2008-02-29.
- ^ "NOTES & THEORIES: For perfect pasta, simmer for 500 years". findarticles.com. http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_qn4159/is_20050814/ai_n14884033. Retrieved 2007-08-20.
- ^ "Archive: Giugiaro Mustang, Take One". Motor Trend. http://www.motortrend.com/features/archive/112_0703_archive_1965_giugiaro_mustang/index.html. Retrieved 2009-02-17.
- ^ "Volume leader in automobile design". autonews.com. http://www.autonews.com/files/euroauto/inductees/giugiaro.htm. Retrieved 2007-08-20.
- ^ Škoda 720: Unikát, který mohl konkurovat BMW, retrieved on 17 February 2009. (in Czech)
- ^ 1986 Seiko Speedmaster by Giorgetto Giugiaro, retrieved on 17 February 2009.
External links
- Bontempi Minstrel
- Italdesign, Giugiaro's industrial design group
- BMW Designers An overview of automotive designers working for BMW.
- Porsche Tapiro by Giorgetto Giugiaro
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