News reporting
Reporting for Car Design News from the 2018 Paris Motor Show, I interviewed Renault’s design director for concept cars, Stéphane Janin, sitting in the just-revealed EZ-Ultimo concept car. The resulting story, including lots of direct quotes and original photographs, was written up and published within an hour of the interview.
I reported from the 2017 Frankfurt Motor Show on behalf of Car Design News, contributing six stories over the two press days of the show and also taking and picture-editing photographs of the key cars discussed.
- Peter Schreyer interview [Subscription required] – I talked to Hyundai-Kia’s chief design officer about his role and the Kia Proceed show car
- TX London Taxi, based on show-floor interviews with Peter Horbury, senior vice president of Geely Design, and David Ancona, design director & general manager of Geely Design Barcelona
- Audi Aicon – an appraisal of the exterior design of Audi’s latest autonomous vehicle concept
- Hyundai i30 Fastback, including a Q&A with Thomas Bürkle, chief designer at Hyundai’s Europe Design Center
- Mercedes EQA – an opinion piece about the disappointing proportions of the concept electric A-Class
- The rise of the fender-cam – a quick trends story noting the increasing number of concept cars with mirror-substitute cameras mounted on fenders rather than doors
I reported from the 2017 Geneva Motor Show on behalf of Car Design News, contributing six stories over the two press days of the show.
- Citroen C-Aircross concept – based on an interview with Richard Meyer, Citroen’s head of future products and planning
- Volvo’s XC60 interior design – including comments from Niklas Palm, senior manager of interior design at Volvo
- XC60 exterior design – based on an interview with Max Missoni, Volvo’s vice president of exterior design, and Steve Potter, the car’s exterior design manager
- Kia Stinger – with comments from Gregory Guillaume, chief designer at Kia Motors Europe
- A Q&A about Renault design with Anthony Lo, Renault's vice president of exterior design
- A Q&A about Nissan design with Shiro Nakamura, chief creative officer at the Nissan Motor Company