Podcasts by Gestalten
Launched in 2018, Gestalten has grown to become the authority podcast on automotive design.
Special guests include industry leaders from the world’s largest manufacturers and mobility design pioneers who are pushing boundaries to shape the future of transportation. Listen to live reviews from the show floors of the world’s biggest auto shows, and learn about the design philosophies and career paths of the industry’s top designers and engineers.
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EP 68: How Infrastructure and Design shape the Future of our Spaces - moderated by Chris Bangle from 2021-10-26T23:00
The cityscapes and the environment are changing rapidly. Digital influences and new designs are shaping a new image of a modern metropolis. This is about exploring how design reacts to these change...
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EP 67: The Impact of Design on Mobility in Politics, Culture, Economy and Responsibility - moderated by Christopher Butt from 2021-10-19T23:00
Mobility design is more than just the sum of technologies. It strives to create experiences that appeal to all the senses and create an emotional connection between man and machine in the long term.
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EP 66: Design&Technology - More than just a product - moderated by Martin Groschwald from 2021-10-12T23:00
Mobility design is more than just the sum of technologies. It strives to create experiences that appeal to all the senses and create an emotional connection between man and machine in the long term.
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EP 65: Design Mobility Solutions - moderated by Martin Groschwald from 2021-10-07T07:05
A modern automobile no longer just gets us from A to B. A wide range of comfort functions, entertainment offerings, communication interfaces and digital services are at the heart of the driving exp...
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EP 64: How culture influences design with Karim Antoine Habib (Senior Vice President of Design at KIA) from 2021-07-13T23:00
Karim Antoine Habib (Senior Vice President of Design at Kia Motors) talks to Martin in this week's episode about the influences culture has on design and how his experience has helped him build bra...
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EP 63: Inspiring a brand with Stephane Janin (Director Design Mobilize at Renault New Mobility Brand) from 2021-05-04T23:00
Martin talks with Stephane Janin about the different ways of how to inspire a brand and how the new and younger generation is using different platforms such as Online Games as inspiration to bring ...
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EP 62: Turning a dream into reality with Laurens van den Acker (Senior Vice President of Renault Corporate Design) from 2021-04-20T23:00
Laurens van den Acker joins Martin in this week's episode to talk about the topic of reshaping a brand, his dream of becoming a car designer and the challenges he faced to make people fall in love ...
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EP 61: The future role of a designer with Holger Hampf (President at Designworks, A BMW Group Company) from 2021-04-08T10:05:44
Martin talks with Holger Hampf about the future of a designer and also the influence of transportation and mobility design.
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Audioblog 6: What do we expect from design schools and universities? from 2021-04-01T08:00
Martin Groschwald was one of the 5 guest speekers at the panel discussions called "Rethinking Design" to discuss the topic of "The changing role of designers". Listen to the full Audioblog to hear ...
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EP 60: Cultural Design with Stefan Rosén (Senior Vice President Lynk&Co Design) from 2021-03-24T12:05
Stefan Rosén joins Martin in this week's episode to talk about branding and how it influences the design of a car.
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Audioblog 5: 3 concepts of how to (s)elect your future design leader from 2021-02-24T12:35
In the first concept the CEO of a company elects or selects the Design Leader of a company .In the second concept the different department leaders get together and (s)elect the Design leader wherea...
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EP 59: Leadership in Design with Benoit Jacob from 2021-02-16T00:00
Benoit Jacob joins Martin in this week´s episode to talk about leadership and management in design and what he learned from working for different car companies in the past.
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Audioblog 4: Hiring potential vs. experience from 2021-02-10T11:00
Martin talks about a decision every manager will have to make in their careers at some point. Do you hire someone with a lot of potential or someone who has gathered a lot of experience in his or h...
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Audioblog 3: Should we stop supporting “Design Challenges” to protect the craft of Design? from 2021-01-27T11:00
Martin talks about the topic of Design Challenges and the pros and cons that come with this format.
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EP 58: The future of Design Thinking with Ray Ng (Head of Creative Design Innovation Hyundai) from 2021-01-13T10:00
We hope you had a great start this year. GESTALTEN is starting out strong with a new Episode featuring Ray Ng who is the Head of Creative Design Innovation at Hyundai. In this episode we want to fi...
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EP 57: The journey of a car designer with Sam Livingstone (Director at Car Design Research) from 2020-12-09T00:00
Sam Livingstone joins Martin in this week's episode to talk about the journey of a car designer. From a student to a vice president of design and the levels between.
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EP 56: Car Design Journalism with Christopher Butt (founder and editor of Design Field Trip) from 2020-11-25T14:00:27
Christopher Butt joins Martin in this week's episode to talk about the partnership with a new design website called Design Field Trip which is being managed by Christopher himself.
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EP 55: The new mobility generation with Jeremy Offer (Chief Design Officer at Arrival) from 2020-11-11T00:00
Jeremy Offer joins Martin in this week's episode to talk about the new mobility generation that is happening right now, how Jeremy's background helps him at a company like Arrival, how Arrival is b...
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Audioblog 2: What Creative Design Departments can learn from professional sports teams from 2020-11-04T00:00
Martin talks about what creative design departments can learn from professional sports teams.
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EP 54: The Process of Transportation Design with Wayne Burgess (former Jaguar Design Chief) from 2020-10-28T08:06:34
Wayne Burgess joins Martin in this week's episode to talk about the future and process of transportation design and its role in the UK over the past years but also in the future.
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EP 53: Vision vs. Design with Benjamin Baum (Porsche 992 Designer) from 2020-10-13T23:00
Benjamin Baum joins Martin in this week's episode to talk about the Porsche 992, its development process, Porsche as a company and their design concept.
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EP 52: Bicycles. The future of mobility? with Torgny Fjeldskaar (former Design Director at BMC Switzerland) from 2020-09-29T23:00
Torgny Fjeldskaar joins Martin in this week's episode to talk about the importance bicycle designer in the transportation design filed of the future and how they will affect the way we might commut...
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Audioblog 1: The mobility design studio of the future could include architects, .. from 2020-09-22T23:00
Martin talks about the future of design studios in his latest blog.
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EP 51: Design Branding with Jelle Tjebbes from 2020-09-15T23:00
Jelle Tjebbes joins Martin in this week's episode to talk about brand design and how it communicates with the design department based on strategy, marketing and even product design.
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EP 50: Your future boss: CXO? with Christian Eckert from 2020-08-05T06:00
Christian Eckert joins Martin in this week's episode to have a conversation about the importance of UX-Design in the industry and how UX-Design can be even more essential than the visual aspect of ...
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EP 49: Design on a budget with Alain Lonay from 2020-07-21T23:00
Alain Lonay joins Martin in this week's episode to have a conversation about design on a budget. Throughout the conversation, they cover certain questions like "How is the car scene in markets like...
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EP 48: Brand Strategy with Jo Stenuit from 2020-07-07T23:00
Jo Stenuit (Design Director at Mazda Motor Europe) joins Martin in this week's episode to have a conversation about Brand Strategy in the design industry. Throughout the conversation, he will give ...
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EP 47: Shaping the future of design with Paul Snyder from 2020-06-23T23:00
Paul Snyder (Chairperson at the Transportation Design Department at College for Creative Studies) joins Martin in this week's episode to have a conversation about education and which impact it has ...
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EP 46: The Reality of Color&Trim Design with Sue Neuhauser from 2020-06-09T23:00
Sue Neuhauser joins Martin in this week's episode to have a conversation about the reality of color and trim design in the design industry. Throughout the conversation, they cover questions like "W...
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EP 45: Design as a Business #2 with Klaus Bischoff from 2020-06-05T06:12
In this special crossover episode with our brother podcast, Moodboard from our Konzepthaus Digital department Martin met with Head of VW Group Design, Klaus Bischoff to talk about how design can ha...
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EP 44: How culture inspires car design with Thomas Bigwood from 2020-05-26T23:00
Thomas Bigwood joins Martin in this week's episode to have a conversation about the question of how cultural differences have an impact on design. Throughout the conversation, he will give unique i...
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EP 43: The Importance and Function of Design with Michael DiTullo from 2020-05-13T10:00
Michael DiTullo, one of the most experienced and versatile designers in the industry joins Martin in this week's episode to have a conversation about the relevance of design in product marketing. T...
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EP 42: Mobility and Design with Puma's Sonny Lim from 2020-04-29T10:00
Sonny Lim, Head of Design Motorsports at PUMA's Headquarter in Herzogenaurach, Germany joins Martin in this week's episode to talk about what Mobility means for a company such as Puma, how his back...
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EP 41: Design as a Business with Benjamin Nawka from 2020-04-15T10:00
Benjamin Nawka, Chief Designer at Borgward's German studio in Stuttgart joins Martin in this week's episode to share some insights on how design can impact major business decisions in a positive wa...
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EP 40: Teaching Design and Beyond with Lutz Fügener from 2020-04-01T12:20:12
Lutz Fügener, Professor for Transporation Design and Chair of the Bachelors Programme at the renowned Pforzheim University joins Martin in the 10th Special Episode to discuss design education, how ...
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EP 39: Starting a Design Organization with Oliver Vogt (Partner - Konzepthaus Innovation Consultancy) from 2020-03-13T11:00
Oliver Vogt, Byton's Director of Design Operations, joins Martin in the 9th Special Episode to talk about the process of starting a design organization, the challenges he faced in this journey and ...
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EP 39: Starting a Design Organization with Oliver Vogt from 2020-03-13T11:00
Oliver Vogt, Byton's Director of Design Operations, joins Martin in the 9th Special Episode to talk about the process of starting a design organization, the challenges he faced in this journey and ...
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EP 39: Starting a Design Organization with Oliver Vogt (Partner - Konzepthaus Innovation Consultancy) from 2020-03-13T11:00
Oliver Vogt, Byton's Director of Design Operations, joins Martin in the 9th Special Episode to talk about the process of starting a design organization, the challenges he faced in this journey and ...
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EP 38: Review - The Geneva No-Show 2020 Part 2 - The Concept Cars from 2020-03-10T14:43:04
Welcome back to the first Auto Show review of this year. Due to the cancellation of the Geneva International Motorshow 2020, Eric and Martin have to resort to a purely digital walkthrough. Tune int...
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EP 37: Review - The Geneva No-Show 2020 Part 1 - The Production Cars from 2020-03-06T16:24:16
Welcome back to the first Auto Show review of this year. Due to the cancellation of the Geneva International Motorshow 2020, Eric and Martin have to resort to a purely digital walkthrough. Tune int...
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EP 36: Special Episode 8 - Defining Experience with Christian Eckert from 2020-02-28T11:26:01
Christian Eckert, Chief Experience Officer at Iconmobile joins Martin on our 8th special episode to talk about the automotive experience. Christian gives us a deep insight on what combining and lea...
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EP 35: Piano Black from 2020-02-07T07:55
Eric and Martin return with a not so brief review of the India Auto Expo and more exciting topics. Join us on our 18th episode for the latest unveiled concept and production cars, a massive rant ab...
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EP 34: Car Dreams from 2020-01-10T15:42:32
The new year brings us new auto shows and newly unveiled cars. Martin and Eric return after a well-earned winter break just to find that the car industry had no break at all. While they spent time ...
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EP 33: The Konzepthaus Design Awards 2019 from 2019-12-20T13:51:01
We are happy to welcome our audience to one of the most important design awards in the industry. Our hosts Martin Groschwald and Eric Gallina lead present us the best concept and production cars th...
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EP 32: Specializing in the Making of Things with Oliver Seil from 2019-12-06T15:00
In our 7th special episode, Martin invited Belkin Internationals VP of Design Oliver Seil to find out how the Belkin design team is able to put out so many products and how the product design proce...
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EP 31: The Digital Dangerzone from 2019-11-29T15:47:01
We are back in with our 16th regular episode to continue where we left off after the LA Auto Show 2019. Join our Hosts Eric Gallina and Martin Groschwald in their discussion on the unveiled cars at...
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EP 30: Review - The LA Auto Show 2019 from 2019-11-25T16:03:47
We return to the LA Auto Show with our host Martin. Join him and Eric on this review episode of GESTALTEN, where they give us an insight into the unveiled cars, unfolding design trends and find out...
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EP 29: Analytical Creativity with Sam Livingstone from 2019-11-08T14:46:42
In our sixth special episode, Martin invited Sam Livingstone from Car Design Research to talk about the recent observed development in car design and what this means for transportation and mobility...
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EP 28: Review -The Tokyo Motor Show 2019 from 2019-11-01T15:03:50
As the Tokyo Motor Show comes to a close our Hosts Martin and Eric come together to give us the first purely digital walkaround on a motor show. Our hosts talk about the newly presented concepts, t...
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EP 27: Revolution E from 2019-10-18T10:18:41
One Month has passed since the IAA and Eric and Martin return to talk about the recent changes in staff and the development of EV Manufacturers and the future of the automotive industry.
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EP 26: Review - The IAA 2019 from 2019-09-13T13:46:55
The automobile industry is changing and Eric and Martin return to the IAA 2019 to a Frankfurt Motor Show that has decreased in numbers of exhibiting manufacturers but certainly not in size. Tune in...
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EP 25: The Future of Car Design with Chris Bangle from 2019-08-09T13:00
Martin invited Chris Bangle to talk about his thoughts on the change of the relationships people had with their cars, where the industry stands and what the next big thing might be that could trans...
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EP 24: Designing on a Budget from 2019-07-12T12:23:40
Martin and Eric return to talk about the recent Goodwood Festival of Speed and do two things that we have never done before on this podcast: Talk about cars for the Indian market and complement BMW...
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EP 23: Design Philosophy with Anders Warming from 2019-05-24T08:00
In our fourth special episode, Martin invited Anders Warming to talk about the experiences that formed his career, his own design philosophy, what made him start his own business and where he sees ...
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EP 22: Talkin' New York from 2019-05-17T16:33:51
In this episode, Martin Eric talk about the New York auto show we missed since we went to the Auto Shanghai, even more, unveiled cars since then and talk about their most inspiring car movies and m...
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EP 21: Special Episode - The Story of a Tribute with Takumi Yamamoto from 2019-05-03T08:00
In our third special episode, Martin has invited the great Takumi Yamamoto, known for his work not only on the GTbyCitroen but also his own Tribute for David Bowie, the "portrait of db" an interpre...
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EP 20: Review - The Auto Shanghai 2019 from 2019-04-18T04:34:27
Tune in into our review live from the show floor of the biggest auto show in the world. Eric and Martin look back at two days at the Auto Shanghai, tell us what's new, how Chinese transportation de...
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EP 19: Should I stay or should I go from 2019-03-29T16:22:42
Join Eric and Martin in our twelfth Episode where Eric and Martin talk about the implications a possible Brexit scenario could have for the car design industry especially in Britain and a preview o...
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EP 18: Review - The Geneva International Motor Show 2019 from 2019-03-08T16:03:58
Live from the Geneva International Motor Show Martin and Eric give you our grand review for one of the worlds best auto shows.
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EP 17: School's out. from 2019-02-28T14:35:12
New year, new auto show season and a new episode of the GESTALTEN Podcast. In our first regular episode, Martin and Eric talk about the most recent changes in positions in the automobile industry, ...
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EP 16: Review - The NAIAS 2019 from 2019-01-15T21:50:45
The year is still fresh and we travelled to Detroit to attend the last first auto show of the year. While the show comes to a close, Eric and Martin take some time to review the past two days, and ...
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EP 15: Review - 2018 - The good the bad and the ugly from 2018-12-12T12:47:37
As 2018 is coming to a close and Christmas being just around the corner, Martin and Eric sit down and look back at an eventful year. In this episode, Eric and Martin crown their best and worst conc...
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EP 14: Review - The Los Angeles Auto Show 2018 from 2018-11-29T20:44:38
Eric and Martin sit down at the show and give us a brief review of the exhibitiors, the cars that were unveiled and the show in general.
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EP 13: Limited special super deluxe one-off edition from 2018-11-09T08:09:08
In Episode 10 of GESTALTEN Eric is back from his vacation and rejoins Martin on the show to finally quit bashing BMW, talk about new production cars, share their opinions on new concept cars and gi...
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EP 12: Special Episode - Build your own car with Carlos Salaff from 2018-11-02T09:00
In our second special episode, Martin gets an in-depth explanation by Carlos Salaff on how to build his own supercar and a number of extra lessons of all the things Carlos learnt on his journey to ...
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EP 11: Special Episode - Virtual Reality with Byton's Quirin Friedl from 2018-10-26T08:19:33
In our first special episode, Byton's Quirin Friedl joins Martin to talk about the present and future augmented and virtual in automotive design.
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EP 10: Design college dropout from 2018-10-19T16:30:56
In the 9th Episode of GESTALTEN, Martin and Eric review our visit to the Paris Motor Show, try not to bash BMW too much and give out insider knowledge to all design students among our audience.
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EP 09: Review - Mondial 2018 Paris Motor Show from 2018-10-03T19:40:12
On our second but also last day on the Paris Motor Show 2018, Martin and Eric sit down between the Honda NSX and its pretty impressive racing version the NSX GTR 3 and review the presented concept ...
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EP 08: Shape of EV from 2018-09-21T07:38:35
It's Episode 8 of the Gestalten podcast! Eric and Martin are back for another big episode to discuss the latest concept and production car designs, ask the question if we're stuck in the car design...
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EP 07: Cars just wanna have sun from 2018-09-07T14:37:32
Welcome back to the 7th Episode of GESTALTEN! Eric and Martin have lots to discuss after our summer break. Beside a discussions about new cars that were released, Eric went to Californa and happene...
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EP 06: Sketch Monkey Business from 2018-08-10T12:55:36
In our sixth episode of GESTALTEN, Eric and Martin discuss not only the latest trends and events in automotive design but talk about how design studios work and what is needed to build a car. We al...
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EP 05: Keeping up with the Singer from 2018-07-27T09:32:33
In the 5th Episode of GESTALTEN Eric and Martin talk about the latest unveiled cars, how one of them compares to Kim Kardashian and discuss why the auto shows as we know them might come to an end s...
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EP 04: Like a Satellite from 2018-07-17T16:11:43
In our fourth episode, Eric and Martin share their thoughts on recently released cars, their opinions about vulgar design and discuss the trend of setting up multiple satelite design studios. They ...
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EP 03: Big in Shanghai from 2018-06-26T13:16:05
In this episode Eric and Martin talk about new cars, Martins impression from the CES Asia in Shanghai and discuss plagiarism in automitive design.
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EP 02: About designing experience from 2018-06-15T13:00
In the second episode of our podcast Eric from Formtrends and Martin from Konzepthaus talk about new cars, how ui and ux design influence automotive design and the difficulties associated.
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EP 01: From Beijing with Love from 2018-05-08T12:00
Martin from Konzepthaus and Eric from Formtrends talk about the Auto China 2018 in Beijing, how the development in chinese OEMs impact the world and latest trends in cardesign.
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