Frank Stephenson | World Renowned Automotive Designer (Mini, Ferrari, Maserati, Fiat, Lancia, Alfa Romeo and McLaren)

Frank Stephenson (<a href='https://instagram.com/frank.stephenson.official'>@frank.stephenson.official</a>) is an automotive designer widely known for his design work at Mini, Ferrari, Maserati, Fiat, Lancia, Alfa Romeo, and McLaren.<br/><br/>He has designed:<br/>New Mini, New Fiat 500, BMW X5, Maserati MC12, Ferrari FXX, Ferrari F430, McLaren 12C up to 720s and P1 and the list goes on. A really interesting guy and a lover of all things design, we have a great chat about his journey before finishing off with some of his current projects outside of the automotive realm. <br/><br/>Check out the video podcast: <a href='https://youtu.be/W6SL8WDSfmM'>https://youtu.be/W6SL8WDSfmM</a><br/><br/>Make sure to check out the film about Frank's life on Netflix: <a href='https://www.netflix.com/gb/title/81184189'>https://www.netflix.com/gb/title/81184189</a><br/><br/>Support The Podcast:<br/><a href='https://www.patreon.com/sammoores'>https://www.patreon.com/sammoores</a><br/><a href='https://www.sammoores.com/shop/buy-sam-a-pint'>https://www.sammoores.com/shop/buy-sam-a-pint</a><br/><br/>Hope you enjoy the Podcast.<br/><br/>Thanks, Sam <br/><br/><br/>Show Notes: <br/><br/>01:36 = Intro + Backstory<br/>04:45 = What does a design director do?<br/>10:45 = Is it difficult to maintain that initial form and design direction throughout a<br/>15:31 = Are you an innately curious person?<br/>16:52 = Starting a new design language at McLaren<br/>18:49 = How do you create a design that will look good today but also in the future?<br/>23:56 = The McLaren P1 and how McLaren has shifted to performance led design<br/>28:40:00 = Manufacturers creating cars to fill niches without creating desirable products.<br/>35:18:00 = Do you think we'll see some radical changes in car design with driverless cars?<br/>38:06:00 = Autonomous flying vehicles and the future of mobility<br/>46:05:00 = 5 Questions<br/>56:59:00 = The Cybertruck<br/><br/><br/><br /><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>

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