Crown Unfiltered - Car Design Podcast

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ABOUT HANBIN:

Sleeping in his car, starting a company, start-up life - Hanbin has not had it easy.

 

He is grateful for everything he has achieved and he is always, and I mean, always, smiling.

 

Hanbin's energy and passion are truly inspiring and he is another shining example of what can be achieved when you give it everything you've got!

 

FIND HANBIN HERE:

https://www.instagram.com/hanbindesign/

https://www.linkedin.com/in/hanbin-youn-b0266288/

https://www.linkedin.com/in/hanbin-youn-b0266288/

 

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ABOUT ME:

I am a South African Designer, Digital Modeller and the host of Crown Unfiltered. I will be talking to a cross section of people that work in the Car Design Industry.

These will include designers, digital and clay modellers, vis artists and colour & material designers. The focus of our conversations will be centered around personal processes and experiences within the business. My aim is to demystify some of the preconceptions about this industry and give people an unadulterated glimpse into the business.

I also wish to give the younger generation the opportunity to see that the people that these professionals come in different shapes and sizes and some of them will be unknown. The intention is to see that you should always be yourself and not let your job define or change who you are.

Please get in contact if there is something specific you would like me to cover. I would also be really grateful if you could subscribe and share the podcast with anyone that has an affinity for cars, design or both. Thank you! Sam

 

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VIDEO VERSION OF THIS:

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ABOUT ADRIAN:

We have a Motorcycle Design Legend on the show today and I cannot be more excited to share this with you.

 

Many of you will know Adrian as being the former Design Director of MV Agusta or for his super cool start-up, C-Creative.

 

What many of you don’t know is that Adrian was never destined for any of this…

 

His father was a lorry driver and his mother worked in a supermarket and like most parents, they wanted the best for their son. The world of design was alien to them, but they believed in Adrian’s passion and work ethic, and so they made some risky sacrifices to elevate his chances of becoming a designer.

 

It goes without saying that Adrian realised, to his core, that giving anything less than 110 percent would not be enough to ensure success. He made his own sacrifices, put in the work and along the way, strangers contributed and helped at the least expected times.

 

This conversation has countless lessons for anyone with dreams and aspirations that think they weren’t born into the right circumstances or don’t have the right connections to be successful. It is also for anyone that thinks that they weren't born with the 'gift' of talent.

 

There are no shortcuts, and connections will only get you so far. Many don't want to hear it, but hard work fails no one!

 

FIND ADRIAN HERE:

https://www.linkedin.com/in/adrian-morton-5099765/

https://www.instagram.com/adrianmorton_design/

 

C-CREATIVE:

https://www.c-creative.com/

 

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ABOUT ME:

I am a South African Designer, Digital Modeller and the host of Crown Unfiltered. I will be talking to a cross section of people that work in the Car Design Industry.

These will include designers, digital and clay modellers, vis artists and colour & material designers. The focus of our conversations will be centered around personal processes and experiences within the business. My aim is to demystify some of the preconceptions about this industry and give people an unadulterated glimpse into the business.

I also wish to give the younger generation the opportunity to see that the people that these professionals come in different shapes and sizes and some of them will be unknown. The intention is to see that you should always be yourself and not let your job define or change who you are.

Please get in contact if there is something specific you would like me to cover. I would also be really grateful if you could subscribe and share the podcast with anyone that has an affinity for cars, design or both. Thank you! Sam

 

FIND ME HERE!!! :

https://www.instagram.com/crownunfiltered/

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VIDEO VERSION OF THIS:

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ABOUT MIKE:

Mike is a Senior Designer working for David Gordon Design LTD. He has worked professionally for over 25 years, designing everything from cars to trains, motorcycles to land speed record cars, mobile phones as well as construction machines.

 

He has spent the past 3-4 years developing digital concepts in his spare time - largely inspired by iconic road and race cars from his youth.

 

Recently, Mike began experimenting with an altogether more extreme modelling and visualisation technique – exploring the idea of reducing well known classic cars down to their most basic form, yet still ensuring their unique character remains recognisable.

 

Inspired by the low-res video game graphics of his youth, Mike’s vehicles are reduced, simplified and abstracted - so that only a series of faceted polygon surfaces remain.

 

Mike pushes hard whilst shaping his digital creations - to see how minimal he dare go without losing the spirit and key features of the original design.

 

It’s a careful balancing act – but each is still recognisable, despite being a fraction of the original in terms of surface complexity and polygon count.

 

In Mike’s images you still recognize the essence of a Ferrari GTO, Lamborghini Countach or LandRover Defender at first glance.

 

Mike’s new artwork style has drawn interest on Social Media, and as a result an initial collection of 10 cars were very quickly snapped up as exclusive NFT’s via Mike’s fledgling brand Crypto-Carz.

 

In addition to the above, Mike talked about his time in Potsdam and what it was like during its heyday. He also covered extensively his time at JCB, including the dissatisfaction he felt as the Head of Design.

 

Last, but certainly not least, he spoke openly about struggles with mental health and the priority he now places on his well-being.

 

Mike is still happily employed at David Gordon Limited and every time I speak to him he can't shut up about how great the company is. You should probably go and check them out - links below!

 

FIND MIKE HERE:

https://www.instagram.com/miketurnerdesign/

https://www.behance.net/miketurner773

https://www.linkedin.com/in/miketurnerdesign/

 

DAVID GORDON DESIGN:

http://www.davidgordonltd.co.uk/

 

MIKES NFT PROJECT:

https://crypto-carz.com/

 

MIKES COLLAB CHARITY WITH JENS MUELLER - FOUNDER OF MAGROUND:

https://go.maground.com/lowpolyicons

 

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ABOUT ME:

I am a South African Designer, Digital Modeller and the host of Crown Unfiltered. I will be talking to a cross section of people that work in the Car Design Industry.

These will include designers, digital and clay modellers, vis artists and colour & material designers. The focus of our conversations will be centered around personal processes and experiences within the business. My aim is to demystify some of the preconceptions about this industry and give people an unadulterated glimpse into the business.

I also wish to give the younger generation the opportunity to see that the people that these professionals come in different shapes and sizes and some of them will be unknown. The intention is to see that you should always be yourself and not let your job define or change who you are.

Please get in contact if there is something specific you would like me to cover. I would also be really grateful if you could subscribe and share the podcast with anyone that has an affinity for cars, design or both. Thank you! Sam

 

FIND ME HERE!!! :

https://www.instagram.com/crownunfiltered/

https://www.linkedin.com/in/sam-ofsowitz-8b7a531a/

https://twitter.com/SOfsowitz 

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VIDEO VERSION OF THIS:

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ABOUT ROB:

After many years working as an Interior Designer, Rob became increasingly aware of the importance of how we experience products, holistically.

 

Whilst at Jaguar Landrover. he made the transition from his role as an Interior Designer and eventually left the company to join Geely UK as its Director of UX/UI.

 

Like many other UX Designers, he took inspiration from companies like Apple and the emotional connection that they have built between users and their products through User Experience.

 

Rob very eloquently gave countless examples of innovation in UX/UI that transcend menu graphics. We talked about lighting, sound, smell and touch. We also went off on a tangent into Vehicle Electrification and the complexities that surround this great revolution.

 

There is a reason why every single Car Company on the planet is hiring UX Designers hand over fist and that’s because Cars are morphing into devices, devices that not only require intuitive control, but also exceptional experiences. That is something that can not simply be shoe-horned into a TFT monitor. It requires thought from the very beginning of a product/vehicle's inception.

 

This was a very compelling discussion and it debunked so much about an area of Car Design that is so misunderstood.

 

FIND ROB HERE:

https://www.linkedin.com/in/robert-dolton/

https://www.instagram.com/rob_dolton/

 

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ABOUT ME:

I am a South African Designer, Digital Modeller and the host of Crown Unfiltered. I will be talking to a cross section of people that work in the Car Design Industry.

These will include designers, digital and clay modellers, vis artists and colour & material designers. The focus of our conversations will be centered around personal processes and experiences within the business. My aim is to demystify some of the preconceptions about this industry and give people an unadulterated glimpse into the business.

I also wish to give the younger generation the opportunity to see that the people that these professionals come in different shapes and sizes and some of them will be unknown. The intention is to see that you should always be yourself and not let your job define or change who you are.

Please get in contact if there is something specific you would like me to cover. I would also be really grateful if you could subscribe and share the podcast with anyone that has an affinity for cars, design or both. Thank you! Sam

 

FIND ME HERE!!! :

https://www.instagram.com/crownunfiltered/

https://www.linkedin.com/in/sam-ofsowitz-8b7a531a/

https://twitter.com/SOfsowitz 

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VIDEO VERSION OF THIS:

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ABOUT BEN:

Ben is a Car Designer that cut his teeth in one of the most prestigious design studios in the world (Porsche) and found himself winning themes early on.

 

One might say it was a dream come true, but something did not feel right and Ben decided to up sticks and move to China, where things started to happen fast...

 

******************Filmed on location at CRAFTWERK BERLIN******************

 

https://www.instagram.com/craftwerk.berlin/

https://craftwerk.berlin/whats-next/

 

FIND BEN HERE:

https://www.instagram.com/ben.baum/

https://www.linkedin.com/in/benjamin-baum-b632ba114/

 

NAON MOBILITY:

https://www.naon.de/

https://www.instagram.com/naon.mobility/

 

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ABOUT ME:

I am a South African Designer, Digital Modeller and the host of Crown Unfiltered. I will be talking to a cross section of people that work in the Car Design Industry.

These will include designers, digital and clay modellers, vis artists and colour & material designers. The focus of our conversations will be centered around personal processes and experiences within the business. My aim is to demystify some of the preconceptions about this industry and give people an unadulterated glimpse into the business.

I also wish to give the younger generation the opportunity to see that the people that these professionals come in different shapes and sizes and some of them will be unknown. The intention is to see that you should always be yourself and not let your job define or change who you are.

Please get in contact if there is something specific you would like me to cover. I would also be really grateful if you could subscribe and share the podcast with anyone that has an affinity for cars, design or both. Thank you! Sam

 

FIND ME HERE!!! :

https://www.instagram.com/crownunfiltered/

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ABOUT STEPHANE:

For those that are unaware, Stephane Janin is a French Car Designer that has been at Renault for best part of his 24 year career.

 

The French native had a mixed education which consisted of Graphic, Industrial as well as Transportation Design. This might have something to do with his very logical surface ‘roadmap’ in his sketches.

 

Stephane has been hailed by many as one of the greatest designers of our time and it’s clear when you speak with him, how much he has going on in his head. Although he has been designing cars for more than two decades, it is clear that he is as passionate today as he was when he started.

 

It is a very rare thing for someone at Director level to be sketching and creating on a daily basis in a way that he is. He feels that many of his contemporaries become lazy in their role as managers and directors and fall into the trap of merely cherry-picking designs from their teams. Stephane is the anti-thesis of this and continues to inspire not only his team, but everyone in the Car Design Community on a daily basis.

 

Spot one of his sketches online and you can tell immediately that this is the work of Stephane Janin. Stephan is not only an exceptional practitioner of his craft, but an incredible mind infused with inspiration from all sorts of disciplines, from Fashion to Architecture. He simply is operating on another level.

 

Enjoy!

 

FIND STEPHANE HERE:

https://www.sjanindesign.com/

https://www.instagram.com/sjanindesign/

 

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ABOUT ME:

I am a South African Designer, Digital Modeller and the host of Crown Unfiltered. I will be talking to a cross section of people that work in the Car Design Industry.

These will include designers, digital and clay modellers, vis artists and colour & material designers. The focus of our conversations will be centered around personal processes and experiences within the business. My aim is to demystify some of the preconceptions about this industry and give people an unadulterated glimpse into the business.

I also wish to give the younger generation the opportunity to see that the people that these professionals come in different shapes and sizes and some of them will be unknown. The intention is to see that you should always be yourself and not let your job define or change who you are.

Please get in contact if there is something specific you would like me to cover. I would also be really grateful if you could subscribe and share the podcast with anyone that has an affinity for cars, design or both. Thank you! Sam

 

FIND ME HERE!!! :

https://www.instagram.com/crownunfiltered/

https://www.linkedin.com/in/sam-ofsowitz-8b7a531a/

https://twitter.com/SOfsowitz 

https://www.facebook.com/crown.unfiltered.7

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VIDEO VERSION OF THIS:

https://youtu.be/6cgaPVmp2as

 

NOTE: The beginning was a bit stiff, due to a dodgy internet connection. Skip the first 20 minutes if it's too slow - I promise it perks up!

 

ABOUT BERK:

Berk is a Designer/Educator/Content creator from Turkey and currently has the best Blender course on the internet!

 

He studied at SPD in Milano under the mighty sketch machine than is Michele Leonello. He has worked mostly independently, apart from a couple of stints at ItalDesign and Design Storz. Most recently it was announced that Berk has also started working for the celebrity designer Frank Stephenson.

 

Our internet connection was a bit dodgy, so we had a rocky start. I would recommend skipping the first 20 minutes as things had loosened up by then and got into the groove!

 

This is a great guy with some great insights and gives a lot of himself to the Car Design community. Go and check out his Blender course!

 

FIND BERK HERE:

https://www.linkedin.com/in/berk-kaplan-1ab2104a/

https://www.instagram.com/berk.kaplan.designer/

https://linktr.ee/berkkaplan

 

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ABOUT ME:

I am a South African Designer, Digital Modeller and the host of Crown Unfiltered. I will be talking to a cross section of people that work in the Car Design Industry.

These will include designers, digital and clay modellers, vis artists and colour & material designers. The focus of our conversations will be centered around personal processes and experiences within the business. My aim is to demystify some of the preconceptions about this industry and give people an unadulterated glimpse into the business.

I also wish to give the younger generation the opportunity to see that the people that these professionals come in different shapes and sizes and some of them will be unknown. The intention is to see that you should always be yourself and not let your job define or change who you are.

Please get in contact if there is something specific you would like me to cover. I would also be really grateful if you could subscribe and share the podcast with anyone that has an affinity for cars, design or both. Thank you! Sam

 

FIND ME HERE!!! :

https://www.instagram.com/crownunfiltered/

https://www.linkedin.com/in/sam-ofsowitz-8b7a531a/

https://twitter.com/SOfsowitz 

https://www.facebook.com/crown.unfiltered.7

FOLLOW ME ON INSTAGRAM FOR MORE CONTEXT ON MY GUESTS:

https://www.instagram.com/crownunfiltered/

 

VIDEO VERSION OF THIS:

https://youtu.be/uVxDSSoGsHY

 

ABOUT DAN:

Dan is a Senior Exterior Designer at Genesis in California.

 

An Art Center graduate, Dan spent his formative years at Nissan/Infiniti where they let him express himself in the way he does best.

 

Unbeknownst to me, Dan was the lead designer in the Infiniti Q Inspiration Concept, which I absolutely love. If I am honest, it's the first car of theirs, bar the Gran Turismo Vision GT, that I could appreciate.

 

It became clear within minutes of talking to Dan, that he is not your average Car Designer, whatever that may be.

 

He draws inspiration from places that most deem too abstract. Places like 'smell', for example.

 

The tangents in this chat were so far that I thought we would never make it back, but somehow Dan managed to land it back every time.

 

I can't really say much else, except that my mind is warped!

 

FIND DAN HERE:

https://www.instagram.com/dan_jimenez_/

https://www.linkedin.com/in/danieljimenez351/

 

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ABOUT ME:

I am a South African Designer, Digital Modeller and the host of Crown Unfiltered. I will be talking to a cross section of people that work in the Car Design Industry.

These will include designers, digital and clay modellers, vis artists and colour & material designers. The focus of our conversations will be centered around personal processes and experiences within the business. My aim is to demystify some of the preconceptions about this industry and give people an unadulterated glimpse into the business.

I also wish to give the younger generation the opportunity to see that the people that these professionals come in different shapes and sizes and some of them will be unknown. The intention is to see that you should always be yourself and not let your job define or change who you are.

Please get in contact if there is something specific you would like me to cover. I would also be really grateful if you could subscribe and share the podcast with anyone that has an affinity for cars, design or both. Thank you! Sam

 

FIND ME HERE!!! :

https://www.instagram.com/crownunfiltered/

https://www.linkedin.com/in/sam-ofsowitz-8b7a531a/

https://twitter.com/SOfsowitz 

https://www.facebook.com/crown.unfiltered.7

FOLLOW ME ON INSTAGRAM FOR MORE CONTEXT ON MY GUESTS:

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VIDEO VERSION OF THIS:

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ABOUT TONY:

Tony is a Creative Design Manager at Genesis America and has also worked at Lucid as well as the VW/Audi studio in Santa Monica.

 

He has not had an easy ride to get to where he currently is. His parents took the family on a 'holiday' to LA from Taiwan when he was 7. After a failed business venture in America, his father returned to Taiwan, leaving his mother to raise him and his siblings on her own in Los Angeles.

 

Tony shoe-horned his way into a graphic design job after high school without any training and spent all his wages on night school at Art Center. His mother re-mortgaged the family home to raise funds for him to study Art Center, only for him to fail the entrance exam. It would take 2 more attempts before everything fell into place.

 

Tony's credibility as a designer is unquestionable, but his emotional intelligence and character are something that makes him truly special. He is a great human being and anyone that has worked with him will attest to this.

 

This is his story.

Enjoy!

 

FIND TONY HERE:

https://www.linkedin.com/in/tonychen413/

https://www.instagram.com/tonywck/

https://www.behance.net/tonylchen

 

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ABOUT ME:

I am a South African Designer, Digital Modeller and the host of Crown Unfiltered. I will be talking to a cross section of people that work in the Car Design Industry.

These will include designers, digital and clay modellers, vis artists and colour & material designers. The focus of our conversations will be centered around personal processes and experiences within the business. My aim is to demystify some of the preconceptions about this industry and give people an unadulterated glimpse into the business.

I also wish to give the younger generation the opportunity to see that the people that these professionals come in different shapes and sizes and some of them will be unknown. The intention is to see that you should always be yourself and not let your job define or change who you are.

Please get in contact if there is something specific you would like me to cover. I would also be really grateful if you could subscribe and share the podcast with anyone that has an affinity for cars, design or both. Thank you! Sam

 

FIND ME HERE!!! :

https://www.instagram.com/crownunfiltered/

https://www.linkedin.com/in/sam-ofsowitz-8b7a531a/

https://twitter.com/SOfsowitz 

https://www.facebook.com/crown.unfiltered.

FOLLOW ME ON INSTAGRAM FOR MORE CONTEXT ON MY GUESTS:

https://www.instagram.com/crownunfiltered/

 

VIDEO VERSION OF THIS:

https://youtu.be/XPN8ziP3ias

 

ABOUT JENNY:

The Korean native accompanied her father on a business trip to California at the age of 17. She decided to finish her schooling there and carve out a solid career path in the boys club that is Car Design.

 

Jenny studied at Art Center and has interned at Nissan, GM and the VW/ Audi Design Center in Santa Monica, where she ended up working for almost 3 years.

 

A profound talk with Richard Kim (Chief Design Officer at Canoo) about her long term future, prompted her to leap into the unknown and join the team at Lucid Motors.

 

Jenny has gone on to be an Exterior Design Manager and absolutely killing it.

 

This woman is only just getting started!!!

 

FIND JENNY HERE:

https://www.instagram.com/jennyha430/

https://www.linkedin.com/in/jiyeonjennyha/

 

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ABOUT ME:

I am a South African Designer, Digital Modeller and the host of Crown Unfiltered. I will be talking to a cross section of people that work in the Car Design Industry.

These will include designers, digital and clay modellers, vis artists and colour & material designers. The focus of our conversations will be centered around personal processes and experiences within the business. My aim is to demystify some of the preconceptions about this industry and give people an unadulterated glimpse into the business.

I also wish to give the younger generation the opportunity to see that the people that these professionals come in different shapes and sizes and some of them will be unknown. The intention is to see that you should always be yourself and not let your job define or change who you are.

Please get in contact if there is something specific you would like me to cover. I would also be really grateful if you could subscribe and share the podcast with anyone that has an affinity for cars, design or both. Thank you! Sam

 

FIND ME HERE!!! :

https://www.instagram.com/crownunfiltered/

https://www.linkedin.com/in/sam-ofsowitz-8b7a531a/

https://twitter.com/SOfsowitz 

https://www.facebook.com/crown.unfiltered.7