Michael Mauer a capo del design di Porsche

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Mi pare che qualcuno si lamentasse del design delle ultime porsche, ripetitivo e privo di nuovi spunti.

Ecco qua che si cambia!

da www.cardesignnews.com

May 10, 2004 - Porsche AG has anounced the appointment of Michael Mauer to take over as chief designer from Harm Lagaay, who will retire on July 1 after 15 years in the post.

Michael Mauer, 41, studied automobile design at Pforzheim University, and started his career at Mercedes-Benz. In 1989, he was appointed design project leader for the Mercedes V Class models, and was in charge of design work for the first SLK model generation. In 1995 he was appointed head of department and given design responsibility for the A-Class, SLK and SL models. In 1998, he moved to the Mercedes-Benz Advanced Design Studio in Tokyo as general manager. In 1999 he was appointed as Head of Design at Smart, where he was responsible for the initial development of the Roadster Coupe. Afterwards he moved to head Saab Design and in March 2003 became responsible for GM Europe's Advanced Design studio in Gothenburg, Sweden.

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