Ex-Land Rover exterior designer, now car design lecturer and design takesmith for @the_autopian. Bylines @hagerty. Come for the car design, stay for the snark.
Tesla single handily killed the physical key fob.
It’s 2024, there’s no reason automakers should be selling cars with one. It’s super wasteful.
Your phone is the best car key.
If you’ve wondered where this is, now you know. The Loh Collection, Germany. After it was used by Jay-Z in a video it was purchased directly by the museum. No one else has owned it despite what may have read.
IMPORTANT BAGUETTE HOLDER NEWS. If you were on the fence about the Renault 5 this should be enough to win you over. The baguette holder is finally listed as an option.
“We wanted to make a statement” – Stefan Lamm, head of global advanced design at Mercedes-Benz, describes the art of balancing past and future to create the Vision Iconic.
Read the full interview here: bit.ly/4o7tgnx