DESIGN Amalgam Collection
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oming from the world of architecture and product design, Amalgam Collection has emerged over the last 10 years as the finest maker of model cars in the world. The most respected makers of fine cars in the world have beaten a path to the door of Amalgam in Bristol in the South West of England. Home to Concorde and a historic aerospace industry, the city also takes pride in the civil engineering feats of Isambard Kingdom Brunel that he
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created in the 18th century. With such an innovative history it’s no surprise that there is a strong design and creative community in the city, which nurtured Amalgam’s growth to becoming the world’s most respected model car company, since its humble beginnings as a partnership of four in 1985. As one of the original partners Sandy Copeman led the company into the world of F1 and luxury car modelling in 1995, eventually partnering with Ferrari in 1998 and Ralph Lauren in 2010, unintentionally creating the first ever
luxury model car brand along the way. With Sandy taking a minimal architectural design approach to the presentation of the models that had rubbed off in him working with Lord Norman Foster in the 80s and 90s, and his son Leo taking the technical and engineering excellence of Amalgam’s development and build processes to new levels of perfection each year, F1 teams and luxury car makers have continued to beat a path to Amalgam’s door in Bristol. They know they can depend on Amalgam for models that meet the expectations of their design and engineering leaders.
