Comments on: Rolling Italian Synthesizer

By: rec

rec — Sat, 29 Nov 2008 21:19:06 +0000

Indeed Italians are damn good in designing beautiful objects, however with the input of some very good international designers, one of which is Lowie Vermeersch. I’d like to point out that just like Dirk Van Braeckel & Frederik Daems at Bentley(Continental GT Coupé)/Luc Donckerwolke at Lamborghini (Murcielago, Gallardo)& Seat/Steven Crijns at Lotus/Luc Landuyt at Renault and Pierre Leclercq at BMW (X6), Lowie Vermeersch is Belgian,not Dutch.

By: sam

sam — Sat, 21 Jun 2008 04:20:30 +0000

We like cars that looks like us, or looks like the way we wish to look like.

The grill looks like the dark sun glasses of a pilot, or some Darth Vader look alike.

The door is borrowed from the Lamborghini, which embeds the classy playboy image.

The shape is aerodynamic, yet it is a sedan. I don’t know how the rear door opens(suicide?)

Nice to look at, fun to drive, good for concept. But I won’t buy it.

By: dika

dika — Tue, 13 May 2008 09:09:24 +0000

hmm…why does not show the cabin side…but this car has sleek design and got my attention too.

By: Rony John

Rony John — Mon, 03 Mar 2008 03:35:09 +0000

wow, when will NFS creators add this to their collections

By: Raphael Crespo

Raphael Crespo — Sun, 02 Mar 2008 13:28:11 +0000

That’s why I’d like to be european, everything looks so easy if you’re a designer born in a well developed country, you have so many options, so many chances and creativity seems to grow more and more.

By: Clarify

Clarify — Fri, 29 Feb 2008 19:39:28 +0000

Great! Now after that speech about Italians I’m hungry… thanks TH.

By: J

Fri, 29 Feb 2008 13:04:39 +0000

Reminds me of the De Tomaso Pantera

By: TH

TH — Fri, 29 Feb 2008 09:55:44 +0000

To stereotype, Italians are damn good at anything that is beautiful: art, music, food, fashion, women…

Joke aside, there is a strong tradition in holding aesthetics in very high regard.

What I admire in Pininfarina is the balance they maintain between generating new designs and maintaining their “traditional futurism”, if you see what I mean. You are never surprised to hear that some new design is by Pininfarina; you can see the family resemblance, and just go “oh, but of course”. And yet, you do admire them for their novelty and elegance.

Calling it Italian is a bit of a shortcut, though. The head designer Lowie Vermeersch is Dutch (I think) and the team is very international. I think that is also one of their strengths.

And, if isn’t totally clear by now, I love this design as well.

By: krzh

krzh — Fri, 29 Feb 2008 09:01:05 +0000

omg. now I just hate general motors’ cars even more

By: Jason

Jason — Fri, 29 Feb 2008 06:14:36 +0000

you said it, man.