Giorgetto Giugiaro

Giugiaro logo of Lotus Esprit

Giorgetto Giugiaro (Italian pronunciation: [dʒorˈdʒetto dʒuˈdʒaro]; born 7 August 1938) is probably Italy's most famous automobile designer. He has worked on supercars and popular everyday vehicles. He was born in Garessio, Cuneo, Piedmont.

Giugiaro was named Car Designer of the Century in 1999 and inducted into the Automotive Hall of Fame in 2002.^[1]

In addition to cars, Giugiaro designed camera bodies for Nikon, computer prototypes for Apple, Navigation promenade of Porto Santo Stefano and even developed a new pasta shape "Marille",^[2] as well as office furniture for Okamura Corporation.^[3]

Influence on design

MyCar, Neighborhood Electric Vehicle, GreenTech Automotive Alfa Romeo Giulia Sprint GT Volkswagen Golf Mk1 DeLorean DMC-12 Lotus Esprit S1 Yugo Florida 1.6 Eagle Premier ES Limited with "design giugiaro" badge Alfa Romeo 159 Giugiaro Ford Mustang 2006 Concept Car Nikon F4S Giugiaro Design

Giugaro's earliest cars featured tautly arched shapes, such as the Ferrari 250 Berlinetta Bertone, De Tomaso Mangusta, Iso Grifo, and Maserati Ghibli. However, as the 1970s approached, Giugiaro's designs became increasingly angular, culminating in the "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 Calà, Maserati Spyder, and Ferrari GG50.

Studios

• Bertone (1960–1965)
• Ghia (1966–1968)
• Italdesign Giugiaro (1968–2015)^[4][5]

Notable designs

Automobiles

Alfa Romeo 2600 Sprint (1961) Giulia Sprint GT/GTV (1963)[6] Canguro concept car (1964) Iguana concept car (1968) Caimano concept car (1971) Alfasud (1972) Alfetta GT/GTV (1974) Sprint (1976) Brera concept car (2002) 156 facelift second series (2003) Visconti concept car (2004) 159/159 SW (2005) Brera (2005) American Motors Eagle Premier (1987) [7] ASA 1000 GT (1962) Aston Martin DB4 GT Bertone 'Jet' (1961) Audi 80 (1978)[5] BMW 3200 CS (1961) BMW Spicup concept car (1969) [8] M1 (1977) Nazca M12 concept car (1991) Nazca C2 concept car (1992) Nazca C2 Spider concept car (1993) M1 Homage Concept (2008) Bugatti EB 118 (1998) EB 218 (1999) Buick Park Avenue Ultra (1989-1990 interior seating) Cadillac Sixty Special (1989-1993 interior seating) Daewoo Lanos (1996) Matiz (1997) (former Fiat Cinquecento Lucciola design study) Leganza (1997) Magnus (2000 and 2003) Kalos hatchback (2002) Lacetti hatchback (2004) De Tomaso Mangusta (1966) DeLorean Motor Company DMC-12 (1981) Ferrari 250 GT SWB Bertone (1960)[6] Ferrari GG50 (2005) Fiat 850 Spider (1965) Dino Coupé (1967) Panda (1980)[5] Uno (1983) Croma (1985) Punto (1993)[5] Palio/Siena (2001) Croma (2005) Grande Punto (2005) Sedici (2005) Ford Ford Mustang concept car (1966, 2006)[9] GreenTech Automotive (2008) MyCar NEV FSO Polonez (1978) Gordon-Keeble GT (1960) Hyundai Pony (1974) Excel (1985) Sonata (1988) Stellar (1982) GreenTech Automotive GreenTech MyCar (2003)[10]

Iso Rivolta Rivolta IR 300 (1961) Grifo (1963)[6] Fidia (1967) Isuzu 117 Coupe (1968) Piazza/Impulse (1981) Italdesign Aztec concept car (1988) Quaranta concept car (2008) Lamborghini Marco Polo concept car (1982) Calà concept car (1995) Lancia Megagamma concept car (1978)[11] Delta (1979) Prisma (1982) Thema (1984) Lexus GS (1993) Lotus Esprit (1972) Etna concept car (1984) Maserati Ghibli (1966) Bora (1971) Merak (1972) Quattroporte (1976) 3200 GT (1998) Maserati 4200 Coupé (2002) Spyder (2002) Mazda Mazda Familia (1963) Mazda Luce (1965) Porsche Tapiro concept car (1970) Proton Emas concept car (2010) Renault 21 (1986) [12] 19 (1988) [13] Saab 600 (1980) 9000 (1984) SEAT Ibiza (1984) Málaga (1985) Proto T & TL concept car (1989-1990) Proto C concept car (1990) Toledo (1991) Córdoba (1993) Ibiza (1993) Toledo (1998) Simca Simca 1000 Coupé (1962) Simca 1200S (1967) Skoda 720 concept car (1972)[14] SsangYong Korando (2010) Subaru Alcyone SVX (1991) Suzuki Cervo (1977–1982) Carry (1969) SX4 (2006) Toyota Alessandro Volta concept car (2004) Volkswagen Passat (1973) Golf (1974)[5] Scirocco (1974) Jetta (1979) W12 Coupe & Roadster concept cars (1997) Zastava Yugo Florida (1988)

Cameras

• Nikon
  • EM (1979)
  • F3 (1980) ^[15]
  • L35-AF (1983)
  • F4 (1988)
  • F5 (1996)
  • D2H (2003)
  • F6 (2004)
  • D3 (2007)
  • D4 (2012)
  • D800 (2012)

Firearms

Handguns Beretta Neos Submachine Guns Beretta CX4 Storm Shotguns[16] Beretta UGB25 Xcel Trap 12 GA, 30"

Motorcycles

• Ducati 860 GT (1975)^[17]
• Suzuki RE5 (1975)^[18]
• Derbi Predator (1998)^[18]
• 1990s TOMOS Colibri moped

Other

• FIAT Ferroviaria/Alstom ETR 460 (Pendolino) train (1993)
• Nitro concept tractor (2013)^[19]
• Seiko Speedmaster wrist watch (1986)^[20]
• Seiko Macchina Sportiva wrist watch^[21]

Notes

1. "Giorgetto Giugiaro Awarded Place of Honor at the Detroit "Automotive Hall of Fame"". Giugiaro news. Archived from the original on 6 May 2008. Retrieved 25 January 2016.
2. "NOTES & THEORIES: For perfect pasta, simmer for 500 years". findarticles.com. Archived from the original on 2007-10-22. Retrieved 2007-08-20.
3. "okamura". Okamura.jp. Retrieved 2012-01-05.
4. "Update 1 - Volkswagen buys control of car designer Italdesign". Reuters.com. 25 May 2010. Retrieved 16 May 2013.
5. Ciferri, Luca (2 July 2015). "Legendary car designer Giugiaro quits company that bears his name". Automotive News.
6. "The Stars & Cars of Bertone". Road & Track: 78. November 2014.
7. "Eagle Premier". Italdesign Giugiaro. Retrieved 25 January 2016.
8. "Archive: Classicmotor.se BMW Spicup".
9. "Archive: Giugiaro Mustang, Take One". Motor Trend. Retrieved 2009-02-17.
10. "Greentech Automotive - Home". Wmgta.com. Retrieved 2013-01-19.
11. "Volume leader in automobile design". autonews.com. Retrieved 2007-08-20.
12. "Renault 21 (Medallion)". Italdesign Giugiaro. Retrieved 25 January 2016.
13. "Renault 19". Italdesign Giugiaro. Retrieved 25 January 2016.
14. "Škoda 720: Unikát, který mohl konkurovat BMW". auto.idnes.cz (in Czech). Retrieved 25 January 2016.
15. "Evolution of electronic cameras and Nikon F3". Nikon. Retrieved 25 January 2016.
16. Beretta USA Site http://www.berettausa.com/products/ugb25-xcel-trap-12-ga-30/
17. Brown, Roland (July–August 2011). "1975 Ducati 860GT". Motorcycle Classics. Retrieved 25 January 2016.
18. "1974 – Suzuki RE5 Rotary – Wankel – 500 Collezione Motociclistica Milanese". Collezione Motociclistica Milanese. Retrieved 25 January 2016.
19. Padeanu, Adrian (2013-02-25). "Lamborghini Nitro tractor revealed". motor 1. Retrieved 2015-12-17.
20. 1986 Seiko Speedmaster by Giorgetto Giugiaro, retrieved on 17 February 2009.
21. Macchina Sportiva, retrieved on 3 September 2014.

External links

• Bontempi Minstrel
• Italdesign, Giugiaro's industrial design group
• BMW Designers An overview of automotive designers working for BMW.