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| . | Jaguar appoints Ian Callum as Director of Styling
"We were seeking a stylist who would be able to continue Geoff Lawson's approach to our styling heritage," said Jaguar's Managing Director Jonathan Browning. "Ian has demonstrated, particularly through his work for Aston Martin, that he has a great ability to blend traditional styling values with leading edge vehicle technologies to meet the requirements of today's premium vehicle customer. He is a natural successor to Geoff and will make a significant contribution to Jaguar's future products." For the past eight years, Ian Callum has been Chief Designer and General Manager of TWR Design. During this period he was responsible for designing the Aston Martin DB7, now established as the most successful Aston Martin of all time. His brief for the DB7 was to carry through the design theme of Sir David Brown's world famous DB series whilst taking full advantage of modern materials, components and manufacturing techniques. Ian also designed the recently announced V12-powered DB7 Vantage and Aston Martin's Project Vantage concept car. He has also been responsible for a wide range of design programmes for other TWR clients, including Volvo and Mazda. He was awarded the Jim Clark Memorial Award in 1995 in recognition of his styling work on the Aston Martin DB7. Ian started his design career at Ford and worked in Ford design studios in Britain, the United States, Germany, Japan and Australia. He was then appointed Design Manager responsible for the Ghia Design Studio in Turin and initiated the Ghia Zig and Zag show car concepts. "I feel privileged to be joining Jaguar," said Ian Callum. "The company has one of the most enviable styling traditions in the automotive industryand this is certainly reflected in the latest cars such as the S-Type. It is an exciting time to be joining Jaguar and I look forward to leading a very talented styling team and contributing to the company's expansion plans." Born in Dumfries, Scotland, Ian studied at Lanchester Polytechnic's School of Transportation Design in Coventry, Aberdeen Art College and the Glasgow School of Art, where he graduated with a degree in Industrial Design. This was followed by a two year, post-graduate course in Vehicle Design at the Royal College of Art, where he graduated with a Masters Degree in Industrial Design. He joined Ford after graduating from the RCA. Ian is 45 years of age, is married and has two sons. He lives in Oxfordshire.  Source: Jaguar |
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