Frank Stephenson How I Designed...The Maserati MC12
 

Frank Stephenson (3 October, 1959), was born and raised in Casablanca, Morocco to an American father and a Spanish mother. At the age of 11 his family moved to Istanbul, Turkey followed by 2 years in Madrid, Spain where he graduated from high school. After high school Stephenson spent six years competing professionally in motocross.

His passion for drawing and automobiles since his youth led him to study automotive design at Art Center College of Design in Pasadena, California from 1982 to 1986. Stephenson has been the director of design for MINI, Ferrari, Maserati, Fiat, Lancia, Alfa Romeo and McLaren before moving on to Lilium Aviation to lead the design team creating flying taxis, known as eVTOL aircraft, as well as being Design Master at Suning Intelligent Technology, a major Chinese technology company. Additionally, he is the design director of his independent design studio, Frank Stephenson Design, an award winning team which designs and collaborates with companies world-wide seeking success through creative innovation.

Stephenson speaks English, Italian, German, and Spanish fluently and is an international speaker on many design-related and motivational subjects.[6] Since 2010 he has been listed in Debretts People of Today.

If you like the topic of automotive design, check out Frank Stephenson's youtube channel. :yes:


The Maserati MC12. https://youtu.be/TN9EHXNzK58

Thinking back over the years of the various automobiles and SUVs I have had the pleasure of owning, the BMW X5 and the F430 were definitely at the top of my favorites in terms of styling design and my emotional response to them.

Now I know it was Frank Stephenson behind their design. :thumbsup:

How I designed the Ferrari F430 https://youtu.be/2AscuVYThvI

How I designed the BMW X5 https://youtu.be/1Uucr8eC9uk

Cool :ok:

I like that he does his work with one of France's finest products. The Bic pen.