Frank Stephenson (@frank.stephenson.official) is an automotive designer widely known for his design work at Mini, Ferrari, Maserati, Fiat, Lancia, Alfa Romeo, and McLaren.

He has designed:
New Mini, New Fiat 500, BMW X5, Maserati MC12, Ferrari FXX, Ferrari F430, McLaren 12C up to 720s and P1 and the list goes on. A really interesting guy and a lover of all things design, we have a great chat about his journey before finishing off with some of his current projects outside of the automotive realm.

Check out the video podcast: https://youtu.be/W6SL8WDSfmM

Make sure to check out the film about Frank's life on Netflix: https://www.netflix.com/gb/title/81184189

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Thanks, Sam 


Show Notes: 

01:36 = Intro + Backstory
04:45 = What does a design director do?
10:45 = Is it difficult to maintain that initial form and design direction throughout a
15:31 = Are you an innately curious person?
16:52 = Starting a new design language at McLaren
18:49 = How do you create a design that will look good today but also in the future?
23:56 = The McLaren P1 and how McLaren has shifted to performance led design
28:40:00 = Manufacturers creating cars to fill niches without creating desirable products.
35:18:00 = Do you think we'll see some radical changes in car design with driverless cars?
38:06:00 = Autonomous flying vehicles and the future of mobility
46:05:00 = 5 Questions
56:59:00 = The Cybertruck

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