It is fresh, relevant, and a wonderful peek at the state of the classic car world in a place few of us will ever get to visit. A million cars for a billion people english book by. Gautam sen graduated in economics before doing a postgraduate degree in business management. That marcello gandini is one of the greatest of automobile designers ever has never been disputed, and whether he is the. Marcello gandini maestro of design is an exhaustive, twovolume tome that represents the great man s career in most satisfying detail. Fascinated by model cars and automobiles since he was a young boy, gautam sen turned his passion into a career.
Congratulations to gautam sen for taking home the international automobile festival most beautiful book of the year grand prize for marcello gandini. Marcello gandini maestro of design is an exhaustive, twovolume tome that represents the great mans career in most satisfying detail. The mark of a great designer lies in the way function has been concentrated into form. Gautam sen has launched the car design book in india. Maestro of design a new book from gautam sen youtube. Know all about car design author gautam sen could never find a book telling him everything there is to know about cars and their designs, so he decided to write one himself. Subscribe to the dalton watson fine books newsletter. The coffeetable book encapsulates the history of car design and how it has changed over the decades, the coachbuilders scalpel wielders who shaped the automobile and the star designers who played a significant role in automotive design. For most of the last century, the symbiotic relation that car design has had with modern society goes beyond being a barometer of human conditions. Uniquely, these design awards are voted for by a handpicked panel of 20 leading designers from around the world, so.
Buy marcello gandini, maestro of design by sen, guatam isbn. Maestro of design, the bertone collection and the 101 automotive jewels of india. Alfa romeo marcello gandini 9781854432797 gautam sen. Shriji arvind singh of udaipur graced the launch as chief guest. A million cars for a billion people ebook by gautam sen.
Iconic cars like the firstgeneration bmw 5 series, the audi 50vw polo, the fiat x19, the lamborghini countach and the. Marcello gandini born 26 august 1938 is an italian car designer, known for his work with the automotive design house gruppo bertone, including his designs of the lamborghini miura, countach and the lamborghini diablo. The award winning twovolume set, with over 400 pages each explores more than a 100 eminent automobile designs of the distinguished italian automobile designer marcello gandini. Buy a million cars for a billion people online crossword. Thanks to the efforts of indian automotive journalist and publisher, gautam sen, gandini and his career are finally being dragged into the. Description for most of the last century, the symbiotic relation that car design has had with modern society goes beyond being a barometer of human conditions.
Gautam sens book on italian designer gandini wins global award 6 th feb 2017 4. Gautam has authored several critically acclaimed books on automobiles. He has written several critically acclaimed books on automobiles and his latest is titled marcello gandini. Book by indian automotive journalist and writer is an account of the cars designed by famous italian designer. The interviews give a deep understanding of why we see what we see on the highways of the world. Maestro of design, gautam sen suggests that gandini looked at the wheelbase of the cars two closest competitors as.
New stories, new names, new histories, so gautam sens book was a pleasure to read, enhanced by boakars photos and the layout art of anu dutt. Maestro of design has won the prestigious grand prix for. Sen founded indias first newsstand car magazine indian auto in 1986. The coffeetable book encapsulates the history of car design and how it has changed over the decades, the coachbuilders scalpel wielders who shaped the automobile and the star designers who played a. Eminent collectors mr nitin dossa, dr ravi prakash and mr diljeet titus talked on the book. Cdn provides global news, insights, intelligence and connections for the worlds car design community. A resident of india and france, gautam sen is an internationally recognised automotive journalist and writer who has been involved in the car industry for most of his life. With stunning fullcolor photography representing the highest achievements of car design and visceral descriptions of what it is like to turn the key and rev the engine, this collection is the next best thing to a test drive. Two vintage cars from mr diljeet tituss collection were on display. Illustrious indian automobile journalist gautam sens book titled marcello gandini. Whilst working on several design projects sen had the privilege of working with eminent designers such as gerard godfroy tom tjaarda and marcello gandini.
A fabulous destiny, a million cars for a billion people, the 101 automotive jewels of india, marcello gandini. Designing small cars is actually far more difficult and complicated than making large, fancy ones. Gautam sen is accredited as the leading automotive journalist in india, having founded the countrys first car magazine indian auto. Such a comprehensive publication on automotive design is a first in. Gautam sen is acknowledges as indias leading automotive journalist and writer. Another book from my dear friend gautam sen who is doing great things for the automotive world marcello gandini. Thanks to the efforts of indian automotive journalist and publisher, gautam sen, gandini and his career are finally being dragged into the limelight. This book describes how car design and technology work through the eyes of the most talented and powerful car designers in the world. Numbered and signed by both marcello gandini and gautam sen. Marcello gandini, maestro of design guatam sen bok. A history of automotive design, as well as on designers and some of the best automotive designs.
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About the author gautam sen graduated in economics. Gautam sen, the father of indian automotive journalism and a celebrated author, launched on 7th december 2017, his latest book the 101 automotive jewels of india. Gautam sen is an indian journalist, writer and automotive design consultant and expert. Gautam sens book wins grand prix for the most beautiful. Dick ruzzin dick ruzzin is a retired automobile designer from general motors design staff. Buy a million cars for a billion people english online for rs. Read a million cars for a billion people by gautam sen available from rakuten kobo. Million cars for billion people, sen, gautam, ebook. Subscribe today to join this prestigious club and gain access to the latest design development news, special features, trend reports, exclusive interviews and indepth motor show reports. Subsequently, he also launched auto india in 1993, followed by the indian editions of auto motor and sport and bbcs topgear magazine.
This latest volume in the hugely popular 1001 series showcases the worlds best designed and most important cars. Such a comprehensive publication on automotive design is a first in the country. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. Million cars for billion people kindle edition by sen, gautam. Maestro of design was conferred with the grand prix for the most beautiful book of the year award at the 32nd festival automobile international held in paris. Details about gandini book designer maestro marcello sen gautam lamborghini. The author received the award at the 32nd festival automobile international, in paris, on january 31, 2017. Sen has authored several critically acclaimed books on automobiles. Gandini, along with noted italian car designers giorgetto giugiaro and leonardo fioravanti, were all born in 1938, within months of each other. Sen led the design and development of india s first sports car the san storm.
Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading million cars for billion people. The bertone collection by gautam sen and michael robinson. Car design ideas approach is about new ideas about car designing and concept cars. Dalton watson sells fine autmotive books on speciality marques such as rollsroyce, bentley, ferrari and maserati. Sen tackled this exercise with total subjectivity and his position as editor of indias bestselling. Its not an easy task to sum up in 140 pages the best designs of all times regardless of price and trends. The 101 automotive jewels of india a book by gautam sen. Custom car interior truck interior car interior design citroen ds retro cars. Maestro of design has won the prestigious grand prix for the most beautiful book of the year award. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets.
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