Ian Cartabiano

HISTORY OF DESIGN

Master in Transportation Design CHEN PING-CHUN

Ian Cartabiano

While other kids were collecting baseball cards and discussing stats, 10-year-old Ian Cartabiano was drawing pictures of cars annotated with key specs.

“ His sketch really hit the mark, said Kevin Hunter �

2005-2012 Toyata Avalon

2005 Toyata FT-SX Concept

"It was an amazing, beautiful sketch," Mr. Hunter said. "It was very elegant, very powerful, very sporty."

2009 Toyata Venza

“ The same as ever, but better. �

1982 – 1986 Toyota Camry V10

" power windows and locks, cruise control, an electronically controlled automatic transmission. "

2018 Toyota Camry XV70

“ The era of boring cars, of bland cars and anonymous design is over. �

2018 Toyata C-HR

" I think the side panel of the C-HR would look really cool hung on the wall as a piece of art. " Cartabiano said.

“ You will see a lot more strong and bold designs from Toyota and Lexus. �

2018 Lexus LC 500

2012 Lexus LF-LC Concept

" Avant-garde beauty, emotional drama, Lexus originality and distinctiveness. "

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1964 Buick Riviera

" This American classic is often on the list of influential cars for vehicle designers. "

Lamborghini Miura

" The Miura essentially invented the supercar, and you can easily see how its design influenced parts of the gorgeous Lexus LC500. "

Lamborghini Countach LP400

" This was the supercar that defined a generation and Cartabiano would have been at the right age where a car like the Countach would have been extremely influential. "

1963 Chevrolet Corvette Sting Ray

" That split window is one of the most iconic design cues in history. "

1969 Dodge Charger

" We also have a soft spot for this vintage of muscle car and we think the design of this Charger is pretty flawless.

The orange and white color scheme of this one also influenced Cartabiano’s color choices for the FT-4X Concept. "

“ Our vision for the future is that driving is still fun. �

2017 Toyota FT-4X Concept

" FT-4X is the seamless conduit of popular Casualcore — rather than hardcore — outings by anyone, anytime. "

2017 Toyota FT-1 Concept

" The Toyota FT-1 concept is a pure performance, track-focused sports car model created by CALTY Design Research. "

1970 Toyota 2000GT

1971 Toyota Celica

1994 Toyota Supra

Toyota FT-86

2017 Toyota Concept-I

“ I respect something that's new but not perfect, rather than something that's beautiful but nondescript. �