Giorgetto Giugiaro

Giorgetto Giugiaro (born 7 August, 1938) is an Italian car designer, one of the most influential and prolific ever. He initiated the "folded paper" era of the 1970s where the cars were designed with straight lines and sharp edges. As well as a number of supercars, he is responsible for the design of some of the most popular everyday vehicles to grace our streets.

Giugiaro has worked for a number of design studios:

Some of the notable designs he created include:

Alfa Romeo

Alfasud (1972) Brera (2002)

Bugatti Automobiles SAS

Bugatti EB 118 (1998) Bugatti EB 218 (1999) Bugatti 18/3 Chiron (1999)

Ferrari

250 GT Bertone

Fiat

- Panda (1980)
- Punto
- Uno (1983)
- 850 Spider
- Dino
- Palio/Siena (2001-2004)

Lamborghini

Marco Polo

Lancia

Delta (1979)

Maserati

- Bora
- Ghibli
- Merak

Others

Premier (1988)
80 (1976)
De Lorean DMC-12 (1981)
Daewoo Matiz (1997)
Daewoo Leganza (1997)
Daewoo Magnus (2000 and 2003)
Daewoo Kalos (2002)
Daewoo Lacetti (2004)
Gordon Keeble GT (1960)
Pony (1974)
117 Coupe (1968)
Piazza (1981)
Esprit (1973)
- 19
- 21
Saab 9000 (1984)
Ibiza (1986)
SVX (1991)
- Golf (1974)
- Passat (1973)
- Polo
- Scirocco
- Florida

Giugiaro also created the first MPV in 1978, the Lancia Megagamma, which inspired the Nissan Prairie, the first MPV to achieve mass sales.

In addition to designing cars at least one Bontempi keyboard, the Minstrel, had a Giugiaro-designed case. This is indicated by the embossed label on the underside of the keyboard, which reads:

"Design Giugiaro Made in Italy - Fabriqué in Italie by-par BONTEMPI Potenza Picena (MC)"

External links

Bontempi Minstrel