Car // Design Event 2024

9 - 10 April 2024 Munich

Welcome to the Car // Design Event 2024! Get ready for an inspiring experience filled with innovation and creativity. This year’s event promises an extraordinary lineup of automotive designers, offering insights into their visionary concepts and designs. Join us for a dynamic blend of networking, concept car presentations, panel discussions, and engaging conversations. With the informal atmosphere encouraging creativity and collaboration, along with the opportunity to interact with design students and industry leaders, we can’t wait to see how this year’s event unfolds. We look forward to welcoming you and sharing in the excitement of this special gathering!

Jens Meiners & Des Sellmeijer

’Car Design Event’ was the first event tailored to allow direct contact between journalists and designers in presence of their creations. It was also the first time designers could communicate among themselves in such an open setting. I believe that the event has great potential, and we would like to develop it in the future. Thank you to Jens, Des and their team for making this possible.

It was an exciting and interesting event. The discussions about AI, on which we conduct a lot of research, will soon open new perspectives not just at our school, but at design departments as well. During our visit, I could see the enthusiasm among my students. The chance to personally meet some of the industry’s top designers was a great reward for them. Truly an immersive real-world experience.

The exchange at the ́Car Design Event ́with like-minded people in an environment that breathes car fascination made one thing clear to me: Good design and true progress can only awaken through real passion.

A beautiful event with exclusive participation of designers, concept cars and historical icons for a ride. For us, the opportunity to present the new design language of Volkswagen Brand together with our new concept car ID. 2all. For me personally, it was the opportunity to meet fellow journalists and designers again in my new role. I was pleased to see the participation of students and young design talents from Hochschule München.

DRIVERS & BUSINESS CLUB

THE DESIGNERS

An overview of some of the designers that have attended the Car // Design Event the last few years.

Thomas Bürkle

Head Of Design

Hyundai

Luc Donckerwolke

Chief Creative Officer

Hyundai Motor Group

Felix Godart

Chief Designer

Hopium

David Hilton

Designer

David Hilton Design

Marcus Holzinger

Design director

HOTE Design

Lorenzo Kerkoc

Head of special projects

Pagani Automobili

Felix Kilbertus

CHIEF CREATIVE OFFICER

Pininfarina

Filippo Taiani

Chief Designer

Alcantara

Andreas Mindt

Head of Design

Volkswagen

Won Kyu Kang

Head of Future Design Group

Kia

John Krsteski

Chief Designer

Genesis

Eduardo Ramirez

Head Of Design

Hyundai

Robin Page

Director Of Design

Bentley Motors

Jo Stenuit

Design Director

Mazda Europe

Prof. Dr. Othmar Wickenheiser

Professor

Hochschule München

Achim Badstuebner

Head Of Exterior Design

Mercedes-Benz

Stephane Schwarz

Designer

Stephane Schwarz Studio

Jürgen Uedelhoven

Chief Executive Officer

UE Studios

// INVITATION ONLY

CDE 2024 is strictly by invitation only. Selected designers, media, students and guests meet in Munich. For more information please contact us.

STUDENTS MEET DESIGNERS

Prof. Dr. Othmar Wickenheiser of Hochschule München brought a group of automotive design students to the Car // Design Event 2023. This year we will invite two groups of design students to the event on both the 9th and 10th of April. They will have a unique opportunity to meet the designers and participate in a Q&A session with leaders of the industry.

CDE 2023 RECAP

Our goal for the Car // Design Event was to create a platform where designers can meet, exchange thoughts and ideas with other designers, journalists and students alike. The intimate setting of the Drivers & Business Club in Munich helped create a very successful inaugural event. We would like to thank the brands and designers supporting us from the start last year.

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