One of the most acclaimed car designers in the world, Walter de’Silva was offered the opportunity to customize his own Leica M9 camera for limited edition production. De’Silva is credited with reviving the once fading but glorious Alfa Romeo badge in Europe in the 90s, then sexying up Seat before becoming head designer at Audi, […]

It’s no secret we love our Alfa Romeos here, and while the Hungry Serpent keeps releasing cars like this Zagato-designed Alfa Romeo TZ3 Corsa we see no reason to stop our drooling obsession. Unveiled this past weekend at the Villa D’Este concours, the TZ3 Corsa is another machine of sublime beauty, but unlike the recently […]

We already saw what Alfa Romeo could do with one premier Italian design house, so why not give some shine to their collaboration with another legendary Italian design house — this time Bertone. While Pininfarina’s 2uettottanta Concept has the curvaceous elegance of a 50s pinup, this Pandion Concept is an angular, futuristic, razorblade-fitted assassin. Its […]

As a child all my dad drove were Alfa Romeos — 2 GTV Veloces and an old ‘68 GTV 1750. To this day magical memories of those beautiful Italian lines make me teary eyed. I’m not exactly sure what mesmerized me so — maybe it was the blood red finish, maybe it was the euphonic […]

Designer Daily compiled the evolution of several car companies’ logos, such as my beloved Alfa Romeo above. I love me my Alfas, and there’s a reason why they haven’t really changed their logo in a century: cos its’ the coolest damn logo in cars, and arguably across industries. A crowned serpent eating a dude alive? […]

In the last decade Audi has completely transformed itslef, largely on the strength of its stunning design and engineering. When Walter de’Silva got ahold of the company in 2002 and began helming its design division, he turned its destiny 180 degrees — culminating in the mindblowing Audi s5, which he’s called his most beautiful design […]