He studied at Delft University of Technology in the Netherlands, where he received his diploma in 1988. His career started off with one year as a freelance designer, followed in 1989 as a product designer with GE Plastics Europe, and then returned to study Automotive Design Studies at Art Center Europe in Vevey, Switzerland.
Work at BMWedit
He joined BMW in 1992 as an automotive exterior designer in Munich, Germany. In 2000 he was Head of Automotive Exterior Design at BMW's industrial design centre DesignworksUSA, quickly becoming the president of Designworks in 2001. He left Designworks in 2005 to be promoted to head up the Brand Design Studio, under the direction of the BMW Group Design Director Chris Bangle,[3] and in 2009 became Director of BMW Group Design, succeeding Chris Bangle as the head of design for the company.[4] As head of group design he oversees the design work of BMW, Mini and Rolls-Royce. He credits Italian architect Mario Bellini as one of his most influential designers.[5]
Adrian van Hooydonk among the BMW automotive designers.
January 01, 1970
adrian, hooydonk, this, dutch, name, surname, hooydonk, hooydonk, born, june, 1964, echt, limburg, dutch, automobile, designer, group, design, director, based, munich, germany, geneva, motor, show, 2018born, 1964, june, 1964, echt, netherlandsnationalitydutche. In this Dutch name the surname is van Hooydonk not Hooydonk Adrian van Hooydonk born 21 June 1964 in Echt Limburg is a Dutch automobile designer and BMW Group s Design Director 1 He is based in Munich Germany 2 Adrian van HooydonkAdrian van Hooydonk at Geneva Motor Show 2018Born 1964 06 21 21 June 1964 age 59 Echt NetherlandsNationalityDutchEducationDelft University of TechnologyOccupationCar designerYears active1992 presentEmployerBMWNotable workBMW 7 Series 2001 BMW Z9 1999 Contents 1 Biography 2 Work at BMW 2 1 Attributed designs 3 See also 4 References 5 External linksBiography editHe studied at Delft University of Technology in the Netherlands where he received his diploma in 1988 His career started off with one year as a freelance designer followed in 1989 as a product designer with GE Plastics Europe and then returned to study Automotive Design Studies at Art Center Europe in Vevey Switzerland Work at BMW editHe joined BMW in 1992 as an automotive exterior designer in Munich Germany In 2000 he was Head of Automotive Exterior Design at BMW s industrial design centre DesignworksUSA quickly becoming the president of Designworks in 2001 He left Designworks in 2005 to be promoted to head up the Brand Design Studio under the direction of the BMW Group Design Director Chris Bangle 3 and in 2009 became Director of BMW Group Design succeeding Chris Bangle as the head of design for the company 4 As head of group design he oversees the design work of BMW Mini and Rolls Royce He credits Italian architect Mario Bellini as one of his most influential designers 5 Attributed designs edit BMW 5 Series 2010 BMW 6 Series BMW 7 Series 2008 6 BMW X3 7 BMW X5 BMW Z9 1999 8 Mini ACV30 1997 See also editHarm Lagaay Emeco collaborationReferences edit BMW Car Designers bmwism com Archived from the original on 2012 10 18 Retrieved 2009 09 22 Business diary Adrian van Hooydonk BMW Financial Times Car Design News 3 February 2009 Archived from the original on 2011 07 08 Retrieved 2011 02 13 Top Gear 1 February 2005 Archived February 6 2009 at the Wayback Machine ADRIAN VAN HOOYDONK It Was My Dream Job 032c Workshop Adrian Van Hooydonk Head of BMW Design This Much I Know Interview Motor Trend Motor Trend Magazine 1 June 2006 Archived from the original on 29 June 2011 Retrieved 13 February 2011 Bloomberg Business Bloomberg com Archived from the original on February 21 2004 Top Gear 1 February 2010 Archived June 29 2011 at the Wayback MachineExternal links editBMW Designers Adrian van Hooydonk among the BMW automotive designers Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Adrian van Hooydonk amp oldid 1218020859, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
