Friday, 14 September 2007 | Levent OZLER
Matus Prochaczka: Best Conceptual Exterior
The award for Best Conceptual Exterior has been won by Matus Prochaczka from the Slovak Technical University, Slovakia. Prochaczka's concept vehicle called the Mag is a three wheeled city car that uses magnetic repulsion between the road and chassis to make the vehicle feel up to fifty percent lighter. The smooth contours of the car's body and interior along with it's giant discentral rear wheel gives the vehicle a striking insect-like appearance.
The dashboard and seating of the Mag is made from "3mesh", a layered polyester spacer fabric with cross-links that define the hardness and spring characteristics of the material. This enables the seats to form naturally around the passenger's bodies, providing a comfortable ride for a range of body shapes and sizes.
Runner-up Mark Neil Johnson from Hochshule Pforzheim, Germany, designed a futuristic concept vehicle inspired by the anime (Japanese animation) epic, Akira. Johnsons vehicle interior resembles a two seat bike with sharp layers of defined shapes that give it a modern, industrial look. When not being used for travel, the vehicle enables users to race in a virtual city resembling Tokyo, through an advanced multiplayer game that is projected into the cockpit.
Second runner up, Alexander Ksoll, from the Umeå Institute of Design, Sweden reimagined the design of a recycling truck. Based on a Volvo truck, Ksoll's design concept improves driver visibility by increasing the viewing angle of the driver from the an elevated position. The truck also features an elegant central rotating drum that interfaces with bins and stores waste automatically with minimal interaction from the driver.
The Interior Motives Design Awards are open to design students from around the world and are judged by senior industrial designers from the worlds leading carmakers and suppliers.
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