Pierre Authier is a French car designer known for the Peugeot 208 and the urban cross-over Peugeot 2008. He was given the Rising Star Designer award by Automotive News in 2014.[1]
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Peugeot 208
Peugeot 2008
After studying at the Art Center College of Design in Vevey in Switzerland, he joined Peugeot in 1997.[2]
He was the head of design for the Peugeot 208 presented in 2011, and which was seen by some commentators as a landmark in Peugeot design.[3]
He designed the Peugeot 208 XY and 208 GTi,[4] which were both unveiled at the Geneva Motor Show in March 2012. He was the design manager for the 307, 308, 508 and EX1 Concept.
References
edit- ^ "Automotive News Europe salutes Pierre Authier | Automotive News Europe".
- ^ "Forum Peugeot 208 : les experts". Archived from the original on 2012-05-07. Retrieved 2012-06-13.
- ^ carandvannews.co.uk
- ^ Peugeot 208 GTi
External links
edit- (in French) 208 design
- (in French) Peugeot 208 website
- (in French) Peugeot 208 design story
- (in French) Peugeot 208 GTi
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