Giorgetto Giugiaro (born 7 August 1938) is an Italian automobile designer responsible equally for a stable of supercars and several of the most popular everyday vehicles driven today. He was born in Garessio, Cuneo, Piedmont.
Giugiaro was named Car Designer of the Century 1999 and inducted into the Automotive Hall of Fame in 2002.
In addition to cars, Giugiaro has designed camera bodies for Nikon, computer prototypes for Apple, Navigation promenade of Porto Santo Stefano and even developed a new pasta shape "Marille", as well as office furniture for Okamura Corporation.
Influence on design[]
Noted initially for such sensuous efforts as the Ferrari 250 Berlinetta Bertone, De Tomaso Mangusta, Iso Grifo and Maserati Ghibli, Giugiaro switched courses to introduce the highly angular "folded paper" era of the 1970s. Straight lined designs such as the BMW M1, Maserati Bora, and Maserati Merak followed before a softer approach returned in the Lamborghini Cala, Maserati Spyder, Ferrari GG50.
Studios[]
- Bertone (1960–1965)
- Ghia (1966–1968)
- Italdesign Giugiaro (1968–present)
Notable designs[]
Automobiles[]
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Cameras[]
- Nikon
- F3
- F4
- F5
- F6
- D3
- D4
- D800
- L35-AF
Motorcycles[]
- Ducati 860 GT motorcycle (1975)
- Suzuki RE5 Wankel/Rotary motorcycle (1975)