Adrian van Hooydonk
Adrian van Hooydonk is a Dutch car designer currently working as BMW's Chief of Design. Before assuming the position in 2006, he was the President of BMW's Designworks USA studio in California eventually becoming the protege of controversial designer (and former BMW CoD) Chris Bangle, who has since become the Director of Design for the entire BMW group (including its subsidiaries Mini and Rolls-Royce.
Bio[]
- June 21, 1964 - Born in Echt, Limburg (Netherlands)
- 1970 – 1976 - Basis School, Echt (Netherlands)
- 1976 – 1982 - Middelbare School, Echt (Netherlands)
- 1982 – 1988 - Delft Polytechnic University, Delft (Netherlands), Masters Degree in Industrial Design
- 1988 – 1989 - Free-Lance Industrial Designer (Netherlands)
- 1989 – 1990 - General Electric Plastics Europe, Bergen op Zoom (Netherlands); Product designer
- 1991 – 1992 - Art Center Europe, Vevey (Switzerland); Degree in Automotive Design
- 1992 – 2000 - BMW AG, Munich (Germany); Automotive exterior designer
- 2000 – 2001 - BMW Group DesignworksUSA, Newbury Park (USA); Head of automotive design department
- 2001 – 2004 - BMW Group DesignworksUSA, Newbury Park (USA); President
- 2004 – 2009 - BMW AG, Munich (Germany); Director of Design, BMW Cars
- February 2009 - Director of Design, BMW Group
Works[]
- BMW M1 Homage Concept
- BMW CS Concept
- BMW 7 Series F01/F02
- BMW 5 Series E60/E61 mid-cycle facelift
- BMW X6 Concept
- BMW X6
External Links[]
- Top Gear - Adrian van Hooydonk
- Masters of Design: Adrian Van Hooydonk
- This Much I Know: Adrian Van Hooydonk
- Adrian van Hooydonk named President of Designworks/USA
- An interview with BMW’s Adrian van Hooydonk
- Online Extra: An Interview with BMW's Chief Designer
- Adrian Van Hooydonk
- Regime Change: Adrian Van Hooydonk Appointed BMW Group Design Director
- BMW Designers Adrian van Hooydonk on the page with an overview of automotive designers working for BMW.