Frank Stephenson | World Renowned Automotive Designer (Mini, Ferrari, Maserati, Fiat, Lancia, Alfa Romeo and McLaren)

Frank Stephenson (@frank.stephenson.official) is an automotive designer widely known for his design work at Mini, Ferrari, Maserati, Fiat, Lancia, Alfa Romeo, and McLaren. He has designed: New Mini, New Fiat 500, BMW X5, Maserati MC12, Ferrari FXX, Ferrari F430, McLaren 12C up to 720s and P1 and the list goes on. A really interesting guy and a lover of all things design, we have a great chat about his journey before finishing off with some of his current projects outside of the automotive realm. Check out the video podcast: https://youtu.be/W6SL8WDSfmM Make sure to check out the film about Frank's life on Netflix: https://www.netflix.com/gb/title/81184189 Support The Podcast: https://www.patreon.com/sammoores https://www.sammoores.com/shop/buy-sam-a-pint Hope you enjoy the Podcast. Thanks, Sam  Show Notes:  01:36 = Intro + Backstory 04:45 = What does a design director do? 10:45 = Is it difficult to maintain that initial form and design direction throughout a 15:31 = Are you an innately curious person? 16:52 = Starting a new design language at McLaren 18:49 = How do you create a design that will look good today but also in the future? 23:56 = The McLaren P1 and how McLaren has shifted to performance led design 28:40:00 = Manufacturers creating cars to fill niches without creating desirable products. 35:18:00 = Do you think we'll see some radical changes in car design with driverless cars? 38:06:00 = Autonomous flying vehicles and the future of mobility 46:05:00 = 5 Questions 56:59:00 = The Cybertruck Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices