December 2011
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Designing with Volvo Ocean Race in mind
Volvo Cars makes a Volvo Ocean Race edition and this time my job was to work on a detail of the interior that was specifically related to the competition Volvo Ocean Race. Volvo Ocean Race is the formula 1 of sailing and my objective was to create something that mirrored the cool, sporty feeling.
I went through some ideas based on the landscapes and archipelago outside of Gothenburg but...
What does a black car indicate?
This interview is translated from the Swedish newspaper Dagens Nyheter, you can read the original article here http://www.dn.se/motor/hon-satter-farg-pa-volvo.
For Volvo color responsible Cecilia Stark, the answer is simple: elegance, athleticism and attitude. “Black is always right,” she says. Blue, silver, gray and black. There you have the far most popular colors among...
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The Designer Mustache of the Year
November is the official mustasch-month, also known as Movember. Movember has become a major international event were people around the world raise funds and awareness about mens’ health. On the first of november, all participants at Volvo got a clean shave and started to grow their mustasches from scratch. 25 designers, engineers and chiefs at Volvo Design participated and grew their...
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Designer Portrait – 1. Lars Falk
Name: Lars Falk Profession: Vice President, Product Design China Location: Shanghai. Volvo R&D centre is located in Jiading and we live in HongQiaoI spend my free time with my family and when I find time on windsurfing
Why did you become a designer? I was hung up on drawing objects when I was younger. Gadgets, vehicles, cars and motorbikes. I understood early on that I wanted to be the one...
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Portraying our Designers
Hi there!
Did you ever wonder who’s working with all the different design aspects on Volvo Cars? We will have our designers tell you a bit about themselves, in no special rank or order. Since we’re in the progress of establishing our Shanghai office, Lars Falk, VP Product Design, China - is first out. The post will be out soon!
/Andreas
Design all around the world
Did you know that we have design studios in four different parts of the world?
Our main design office is in Gothenburg in the south of Sweden and then we also have studios in Barcelona, Shanghai and Camarillo.
In Camarillo Volvo has been around for 25 years and has today a complete design studio and a lot of cooperations with universities to enhance the focus on future technology. Recently we...
