Henrik Fisker
Henrik Fisker (born 10 August 1963 in Denmark) is a leading automobile designer and CEO of Fisker Coachbuild. He has lived and worked in Germany, London, and in Southern California. Henrik Fisker graduated from the short-lived Swiss campus of California's Art Center College of Design in 1989. Best known among his creations are the Aston Martin DB9, Aston Martin V8 Vantage and BMW Z8.
[edit] Career
From 1989 to 1992, Henrik Fisker worked as a designer at BMW Technik GmbH, BMW's advanced design studio in Munich. Among other projects, from 1992 to 1997, Henrik Fisker designed the Z07 concept car which was showcased at the 1997 Tokyo Motor Show and the exterior of the production BMW Z8 roadster. Henrik Fisker was the president and chief executive officer of DesignworksUSA from January 2000, an industrial design firm and a subsidiary of BMW headquartered in Newbury Park, Southern California, with a European office in Munich, Germany. Henrik Fisker joined the Ford Motor Company in 2001, where he served as Design Director for Aston Martin. Henrik Fisker was creative director of Ingeni, Ford Motor Company's London-based design and creativity center, from September 2001 to August 2003. In August 2003, Henrik Fisker became the Director of Ford's Global Advanced Design Studio (CAPC) in Irvine, Southern California. Henrik Fisker has also sat as a member of the Board of Directors at Aston Martin.
Henrik Fisker left Ford to team up with Bernhard Koehler to start a new luxury car company, Fisker Coachbuild, based in Southern California. The company built and sold tailor-made cars based on production platforms.
Fisker Coachbuild and Quantum Technologies have teamed up to form Fisker Automotive and from this platform Henrik Fisker can create his car designs and produce them under his own name. The first car to be produced by Fisker Automotive was the Fisker Karma, a hybrid luxury car revealed in January 2008 at the North American International Auto Show.
Henrik Fisker performed initial design on the electric car Tesla Model S,[1] [2] [3] and designed the body of the Artega internal combustion sports car, which in 2011 spawned to an electric version with an identical body.[4]
[edit] References
- ^ Anthony Crawford (27 March 2009). "SpaceX : Tesla Model S Unveiled". CarAdvice. http://www.caradvice.com.au/26793/tesla-model-s-unveiled/. Retrieved 7 February 2010. "The model S was originally penned by Henrik Fisker of Fisker Khama (another electric car company) fame"
- ^ "She’s electric". TopGear. 30 March 2009. http://www.topgear.com/au/car-news/tesla-model-s-2009-03-31. Retrieved 7 February 2010. "Tesla originally commissioned Henrik Fisker (of Aston fame) to design the Model S"
- ^ Christopher (17 August 2009). "Tesla Model S Electric Car". Electric-Car-Insider.com. http://www.electric-car-insider.com/tesla-model-s.php. Retrieved 7 February 2010. "The original design was conceived by Henrik Fisker"
- ^ Quick, Darren. Artega SE joins growing list of all-electric sportscars GizMag, 22 March 2011. Accessed: 24 March 2011.
[edit] External links
- HenrikFisker.com - News and information about Henrik Fisker
- BusinessWeek article
- Henrik Fisker on automotive design part 1
- Henrik Fisker on automotive design part 2
- Henrik Fisker on automotive design part 3
- BMW Designers An overview of automotive designers working for BMW.
