The future of Bentley imagined by 11 students of the British RCA… futuristic designs for Bentley in a collaboration called Aero-Ace, the objective?… explore a new aerodynamic design direction for the luxury marque.
Sam Livingstone, senior tutor in vehicle design at the Royal College of Art recently noted, ‘We are seeing a return to the prominence of aerodynamics, and the aerodynamic look, to both deliver and visually convey efficiency.”
This was the initiative behind Aero-Ace, second year RCA students were asked to identify a new vehicle direction for Bentley that would appeal to the ecologically conscious consumer.
Jong Won Lee's concept
Dalibor Pantucek's concept
Shawn Deutchman's concept
The challenge was to “Explore a new Aerodynamic lead design direction for Bentley, develop a digital design for a Bentley coupe that speaks to lean mid 21st century tastes, and that truly embraces aerodynamics to both reduce energy consumption and form part of a future Bentley design aesthetic”.
Gabriel Tam's Speed VI....
and the video…. a concept inspired by the original Speed 6 driven to victory by the Bentley Boys of the 20s’ at Le Mans
There’s going to be a lot of Irish creativity this week around here. And as I said at some point last week (or the previous one) it seems like I only discover Irish animators lately, enough bubbled-boys and …
↓ Image: Bentley’s Aero-Ace project
The future of Bentley imagined by 11 students of the British RCA… futuristic designs for Bentley in a collaboration called Aero-Ace, the objective?… explore a new aerodynamic design direction for the luxury marque.
Sam Livingstone, senior tutor in vehicle design at the Royal College of Art recently noted, ‘We are seeing a return to the prominence of aerodynamics, and the aerodynamic look, to both deliver and visually convey efficiency.”
This was the initiative behind Aero-Ace, second year RCA students were asked to identify a new vehicle direction for Bentley that would appeal to the ecologically conscious consumer.
Jong Won Lee's concept
Dalibor Pantucek's concept
Shawn Deutchman's concept
The challenge was to “Explore a new Aerodynamic lead design direction for Bentley, develop a digital design for a Bentley coupe that speaks to lean mid 21st century tastes, and that truly embraces aerodynamics to both reduce energy consumption and form part of a future Bentley design aesthetic”.
Gabriel Tam's Speed VI....
and the video…. a concept inspired by the original Speed 6 driven to victory by the Bentley Boys of the 20s’ at Le Mans
From Wallpaper Magazine, via Iihih
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