Bentley Aero-Ace project – Round I

The brief was to design a Bentley Continental GT for the mid-century taste. On this project, we also collaborated with EXA, a company specialising on virtual air tunnel testing. Their job was to help us enhance the aerodynamics of our vehicles and by doing so, help us create more efficient models.

The name “TEN11” originates from the logo’s history. The Bentley logo wings have ten feathers on the left side and eleven on the right side…I thought this little detail expresses well what Bentley is mostly about – Extreme details.

TEN11 runs on four electric hub motors located in each wheels. By having a conventional Bentley proportions (long bonnet …), I’ve managed to create a big luggage space in the front of the vehicle, even though the over all dimensions are quiet a lot smaller then the current GT.

The final dead-line for this project is in the beginning of February, so I will be adding the new, more refined version then…

iRonics - Recharging

Everyone needs some recharging every now and then..

Final Degree Project Process

I’ve started a blog to record the process of designing my final degree project here in the Royal College of Art. I have about six months left until the final degree show and the process is still really in its first stage: trying to define my concept.

Other reason for this blog is to save my relatives and friends from my marathon e-mails concerning my latest creations and designs – now they’ll have an option. On this blog I’m also planning to present some of the other designs I come up with on the way, while practising new techniques like with the iRonics, with some illustrations of my older projects from the way.

iRonics

With the background on Industrial Design, I'm quite interested on the relationship between the mechanical- and sculptural design.

I designed the "iRonics" series to practise a new technique (classic ink and watercolour) which I'm planning to use in actual vehicle concept presentations. The other reason was to criticise the cliché of the ultimate fighting robot illustrations of the future, which you run into every now and then.

More resolved and detailed illustrations to come.