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ALDO AGNELLI
A LIFE BETWEEN FUNCTIONALITY AND INNOVATION
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Walter Maria de Silva, one of the most ingenious and innovating car designers at an international level, was born in Lecco on February 26, 1951. His long career in the car business started at the Centro Design Fiat in Turin in 1972, then went on with a four-year experience (from 1975 to 1979) at Studio Bonetto in Milan. He became also a member of Istituto Idea in Turin, being head of the Industrial and Automotive Design department for seven years. After a brief period spent working for Trussardi Design in Milan, since 1986 he was responsible of the Centro Design Alfa Romeo in Milan, a position he kept till the late Nineties. In 1999 he entered Seat as the Head of Seat Design. Till March 2002 he was Design head for Audi group, including Audi, Lamborghini and Seat brands. In February 2007 he became Head of Volkswagen Design Group, and since then he has dealt with all the brands belonging to the Group. Amongst his many acknowledgments are the “RFT 2010 Design Award”, for Audi A5 design; the “Compasso d’Oro” in July 2011 and the “Career 2011 Award“ awarded him in Detroit (EyesOn Design).
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