What we do to connect designers and suppliers
Interior Motives magazine from Car Design News hosts a select number of events which:
- allow designers to network and be inspired
- introduce the best of student work to future employers
- connect suppliers with the designers who will use their products or systems.
We currently do this by organising Interior Motives Conferences and Interior Motives Design Awards, and support CarDesignNight networking events.
Conferences
Held in Europe and China, the conferences are a mix of presentations, networking and discussions. Speakers in locations including Berlin, Turin, London and Shanghai have challenged, explained and inspired.
Delegates have had the opportunity to make the kinds of connections across the design community at these two-day forums which are simply not possible during the frantic press days of the major motor shows.
Awards
The Interior Motives Design Awards, launched in 2003, have set students the task of meeting a brief and being judged by some of the most senior design professionals in the industry.
The awards attract entries from hundreds of students attending dozens of design colleges across the globe, and culminate in an exciting exhibition and awards ceremony held during the Frankfurt/Paris motor shows.
Other awards events:
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Car Design News organises a student design awards competition for China, launched in 2010 as the Car Design Awards China
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Car Design News also presents its annual Car Design of the Year based on reader voting for the Best Production Car and Best Concept Car
- Interior Motives also organises tailored awards with specific partners; an example is the Dura Design Awards in 2008
CarDesignNight
This is the brand for the evening networking events held for designers during principal motor shows. Organised to blend networking and relaxation, they are held on the evening of the first press day and have taken place during the Geneva, Paris, London and Shanghia auto shows.
CarDesignNight events are organised by Car Design News, the leading online resource for automotive design.
Sponsors
All these events allow sponsors to connect in person with senior designers and to be branded in the forums which focus on what they are delivering - the interiors of cars. Sponsors range from Tier 1 suppliers to providers of fabric, and from independent studios to suppliers of design IT systems.
All are building relationships and gaining brand value by being where the designers are. Interior Motives: automotive design from the inside.