.
Donato Coco: Difference between revisions
Wikicars, a place to share your automotive knowledge
Jump to navigationJump to search
Red marquis (talk | contribs) mNo edit summary |
Red marquis (talk | contribs) mNo edit summary |
||
| (4 intermediate revisions by the same user not shown) | |||
| Line 1: | Line 1: | ||
[[Image: | [[Image:Donato-coco--director-of-design-for-group-lotus.jpg|frame|right||'''Donato Coco''']] | ||
'''Donato Coco''' (born 1956 in Foggia, Italy) is an automobile designer, currently chief designer at [[Ferrari]]. Born in Italy, Coco studied architecture in Besançon, France, before taking a masters degree in vehicle design at the Royal College of Art in London. | '''Donato Coco''' (born 1956 in Foggia, Italy) is an automobile designer, currently chief designer at [[Ferrari]]. Born in Italy, Coco studied architecture in Besançon, France, before taking a masters degree in vehicle design at the Royal College of Art in London. | ||
Coco rose to become chief designer for small cars at [[Citroën]] following a design competition in 1983. There, he oversaw the design of the [[Citroën Xsara|Xsara Picasso]], [[Citroën C2|C2]], [[Citroën C3|C3]], and [[Citroën C4|C4]]. He was appointed to the Ferrari role on November 8, 2005, following the departure of [[Frank Stephenson]], who moved to [[Fiat]]/[[Lancia]]. | Coco rose to become chief designer for small cars at [[Citroën]] following a design competition in 1983. There, he oversaw the design of the [[Citroën Xsara|Xsara Picasso]], [[Citroën C2|C2]], [[Citroën C3|C3]], and [[Citroën C4|C4]]. He was appointed to the Ferrari role on November 8, 2005, following the departure of [[Frank Stephenson]], who moved to [[Fiat]]/[[Lancia]]. | ||
On December 15 2009, [[Lotus]] appointed Coco as its new design director, working under [[Russell Carr]]. | |||
==Works== | |||
*[[Citroën Xsara|Xsara Picasso]] | |||
*[[Citroën C2|C2]] | |||
*[[Citroën C3|C3]] | |||
*[[Citroën C4|C4]] | |||
*[[Ferrari 458 Italia]] | |||
*[[Ferrari California]] | |||
*Ferrari F430 Scuderia | |||
*Ferrari F430 Spider 16M | |||
*[[Ferrari 599XX]] | |||
==Photos== | |||
<gallery> | |||
Image:Img 1388068 1062 3.jpg | |||
</gallery> | |||
{{-}} | |||
==External Links== | |||
*[http://www.autoblog.com/2009/12/15/lotus-appoints-ferrari-designer-donato-coco-as-new-design-direct/ Lotus appoints Ferrari designer Donato Coco as new design director] | |||
{{automobile-bio-stub}} | {{automobile-bio-stub}} | ||
Latest revision as of 15:48, 16 December 2009
Error creating thumbnail: Unable to save thumbnail to destination
Donato Coco
Donato Coco (born 1956 in Foggia, Italy) is an automobile designer, currently chief designer at Ferrari. Born in Italy, Coco studied architecture in Besançon, France, before taking a masters degree in vehicle design at the Royal College of Art in London.
Coco rose to become chief designer for small cars at Citroën following a design competition in 1983. There, he oversaw the design of the Xsara Picasso, C2, C3, and C4. He was appointed to the Ferrari role on November 8, 2005, following the departure of Frank Stephenson, who moved to Fiat/Lancia.
On December 15 2009, Lotus appointed Coco as its new design director, working under Russell Carr.
Works
- Xsara Picasso
- C2
- C3
- C4
- Ferrari 458 Italia
- Ferrari California
- Ferrari F430 Scuderia
- Ferrari F430 Spider 16M
- Ferrari 599XX
Photos
