Edstock Posted May 28, 2014 Share Posted May 28, 2014 From Car Design News: Who's Where: Martin Smith to retire, succeeded by Joel Piaskowski as Ford Europe head of design Martin Smith, head of Ford of Europe design for the last 10 years, will retire at the end of this year, before which he will work on a project to study the future direction of the company's global design direction. He will be replaced by current head of strategic concepts group, Joel Piaskowski on 1 July. • • • In his place will step Joel Piaskowski, who will report directly to both Callum and Joe Bakaj, vice president, product development, Ford of Europe. Piaskowski is credited with the highly-acclaimed Hyundai Genesis. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deanh Posted May 28, 2014 Share Posted May 28, 2014 highly acclaimed?....all Ive ever read is derivitive and generic.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NickF1011 Posted May 29, 2014 Share Posted May 29, 2014 highly acclaimed?....all Ive ever read is derivitive and generic.... Eh, could certainly be said for the Genesis sedan. At least the coupe is somewhat unique, although I don't think for quite the right reasons. The rear window dip still looks awkward to me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ANTAUS Posted May 29, 2014 Share Posted May 29, 2014 Hm Genesis coupe or sedan? First one looked like a Benz rip off. And some of the newer Hyundais look like Ford rip-offs to start with, so I'm not impressed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harley Lover Posted May 29, 2014 Share Posted May 29, 2014 Martin Smith will be missed. I hope he and Moray come up with a really good idea for Ford's next gen design ethos. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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