RAYMOND GROTE
portfolio
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CURRICULUM VITAE
50 2 DUCATI CONCEPT CA
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VOLKSWAGEN PASITHEA _ EXTERIOR
54 2 SEAT ROADSTER INSP
20 2 VOLKSWAGEN PASITHEA _ INTERIOR
60 2 VOLKSWAGEN GOLF –
36 2 LAMBORGHINI GABOR
66 2 SEDAN INSPIRED BY T
AR
PIRED BY GAUDI
72 VARIOUS WORKS
– 2 IDEAS
84 MORE THAN JUST CAR DESIGN
TRIUMPH TR4
Cover page: Sketch for Since I Was A Boy I've Been Drawing Sportscars by Bart Lenaerts / WAFT, 2014
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CURRICULUM VITAE
personal data
education
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1996-2000 Primary school in Schattdorf (CH)
2005 Creat design
2006 Holid in Sch
Name:
Hometown:
Grote Raymond
Geneva, Switzerland
Address:
Nationality:
Herrenwiesstrasse 8b CH –8356 Ettenhausen TG
Swiss
2001-2002 Primary school in Altdorf (CH)
Native Language:
2002-2009 High school in Altdorf (CH)
Phone: +41 41 870 78 53 (CH) +39 34 78 79 1206 (IT)
E-mail: r.grote@hotmail.com
French
Foreign Languages: German – oral and writing English – oral and writing Italian – oral (beginner)
Date of Birth:
2007-2008 A comic book for high school diploma, received a recogntion award Summer 2009 High School Diploma 2009 Cambridge Certificate in Advanced English, Level C1
15 March 1991
skills
materials
hobbies and interests
Design Process
Adobe Creative Suite
Drawing, designing cars, reading,
Sketching and Illustrating
Autodesk Alias
creative aspects in general
3d Modelling and Rendering
Google SketchUp and Kerkythea
( for example photography),
Clay Modelling
Wacom Cintiq 12“
music, watching movies,
Photography
Canon EOS 70D
meeting new people, travelling
Film Editing
Final Cut Pro
2010 – 2013 Bachelor of Art in Product Design with Specialisation in Design Management, Lucerne (CH) 2013 – 2014 Master in Transportation and
Car Design, Scuola Politecnica di Design, Milan (IT)
2007 Work
2008 Holid Schat
2009 One y spons film-m
Augu
Partti
2011 – Work 2012
6 Wee 2013
Co-ow
rk experiences and occupations
5 tion of a ¼ scale model of a car out of fibre glass at a day with the car ner Franco Sbarro, presentation at the Geneva Motor Show in 2006
6 day job at Dätwyler Rubber hattdorf (CH)
2006 Language stay of two weeks in Salisbury (UK)
7 k experience at a Citroën garage in Solliès-Pont (FR)
8 2008 day job at RUAG Recycling in Participation in car-design contest ttdorf (CH) from the German car magazine „Autozeitung“ to design a compact concept
car for Mazda, placed in the top ten 9 – 2010 year work experience at Teenergy Productions in Montreux (CH), resible for graphical appearance and alson participation in the whole making process
ust 2010 – December 2012 / August 2013 – March 2014
ime job at Burger King in Stans (CH)
– king with Whizzz Webdesign and Artwork
ek internship at Format Design, Hamburg (DE) –
wner of Whizzz Webdesign and Artwork
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VOLKSWAGEN PASITHEA A NEW MID-ENGINED ELECTRIC ROADSTER, INSPIRED BY THE ITALIAN APERITIVO CULTURE. THE MAIN IDEA IS TO SIT ON THE FRONT HOOD AND BE ABLE TO USE THE WHEELARCHES TO HOLD THE DRINK
TEAM PARTNER: GUANSHU HONG MAIN RESPONSIBILITY: CO-DESIGN EXTERIOR IN 1ST PHASE, INTERIOR DESIGN IN 2ND PHASE
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VOLKSWAGEN PASITHEA – EXTERIOR: FIRST STEPS
put it d n a age t n a v itiv o r ad r e u p o A o thi s t ext of the e s u tr y to n th e c ont e w i ace – p s e n engi y n a need y l d r rs ha a c c i El ectr
10 VOLKSWAGEN PASITHEA – EXTERIOR RESEARCH
Sketch featured in Audo&Design 207 in ad for school
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VOLKSWAGEN PASITHEA – INTERMEDIATE DIGITAL PROPOSAL DURING EXTERIOR RESEARC
CH
14 VOLKSWAGEN PASITHEA – FURTHER DIGITAL WORKS DURING EXTERIOR RESEARCH
16 VOLKSWAGEN PASITHEA – FURTHER DEVELOPMENT: EXTERIOR
18 VOLKSWAGEN PASITHEA – FINAL EXTERIOR
3d model by Guanshu Hong
The finished model
The final clay model
20 VOLKSWAGEN PASITHEA – INTERIOR: FIRST STEPS
This interconnected structure was chosen as key sketch for furhter development
22 VOLKSWAGEN PASITHEA – INTERIOR DEVELOPMENT: TRADITIONAL
Trying to translate the main idea into a cohrerent and fitting design language all while staying true to the original concept
24 VOLKSWAGEN PASITHEA – INTERIOR DEVELOPMENT: DIGITAL I
26 VOLKSWAGEN PASITHEA – INTERIOR DEVELOPMENT: DIGITALII
Alias model in progress
One of the main inspirations for the Colour and Trim of the interior – Aperitivo outdoor couches
28 VOLKSWAGEN PASITHEA – INTERIOR – FURTHER DEVELOPMENT: INTERIOR
30 VOLKSWAGEN PASITHEA – FINALISING THE INTERIOR
32 VOLKSWAGEN PASITHEA – FINAL INTERIOR
34 VOLKSWAGEN PASITHEA – FUNCTIONS AND STORYBOARD
In the end, the Volkswagen Pasithea is for young successful people (managers, company founders, ceo etc.) that have to work late and so miss the Aperitivo time, but do not want to miss the Aperitivo experience. The Pasithea does not only compensate this experience, but gives it a unique touch by being a car.
Auto-pilot for a safe homecoming
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LAMBORGHINI GABOR THE NEW LAMBORGHINI SUV FOR 2025
TEAM PARTNER: ARIJIT DAS
38 LAMBORGHINI GABOR – FIRST IDEATIONS, INCLUDING A SOLAR CAR
40 LAMBORGHINI GABOR – EXTERIOR RESEARCH I
42 LAMBORGHINI GABOR – INTERMEDIATE PROPOSAL
44 LAMBORGHINI GABOR – EXTERIOR RESEARCH II
Starting to find the final design direction
46 LAMBORGHINI GABOR – FINAL EXTERIOR
48 LAMBORGHINI GABOR – INTERIOR RESEARCH
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DUCATI CONCEPT CAR DEVELOPPING A CAR FOR A MOTOR CYCLE BRAND, INSPIRED BY THE BRUTALITY OF THE MOTORBIKE AND THE ELEGANCE OF ITALIAN DESIGN
52 DUCATI CONCEPT CAR
This was our first
project in school, had to be done within 4-5 workdays.
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SEAT ROADSTER INSPIRED BY GAUDI ARCHITECTURE – RESEARCH
56 IDEATION – SEAT ROADSTER INSPIRED BY GAUDI ARCHITECTURE
58 SEAT ROADSTER INSPIRED BY GAUDI ARCHITECTURE – ONE PROPOSAL
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VOLKSWAGEN GOLF – 2 IDEAS
62 VOLKSWAGEN GOLF FOR 2025
64 IDEATION: RETRO-DESIGNED VOLKSWAGEN GOLF
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SEDAN INSPIRED BY TRIUMPH TR4 REDESIGNING A CLASSIC FOR A NEW CATEGORY
68 SEDAN INSPIRED BY TRIUMPH TR4 – IDEATION
The challenge in this project was not just to create a new design that reminds of an older one, but to also translate it in another category and maybe also remind of the first category. Especially the rather oddly shaped front with the a bit more central headlights was difficult to translate into a newer and still appealing design language. For this I did not only look at the TR4, but also other cars from the company and found the bicolour roof that was an inspiration. The A-pillar is also emphasied in order to be reminescent of the cabriolet that is the TR4
70 SEDAN INSPIRED BY TRIUMPH TR4 – FINAL DESIGN
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VARIOUS WORKS
74 RANDOM SKETCHES AND ILLUSTRATIONS - EXTERIOR
76 RANDOM SKETCHES - INTERIOR
78 VARIOUS DIGITAL SKETCHES
Practice: original interior design by Mauro del Pelo
80 VARIOUS DIGITAL RENDERINGS
82 ALFA ROMEO 4C – VARIOUS NEW FRONT PROPOSALS
ORIGINAL IMAGE RENDER Original image Rendering
84 MORE THAN JUST CAR DESIGN
ORIGINAL IMAGE RENDER