Calvin Luk

{{Short description|Australian automotive designer}}

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{{Infobox person

| name = Calvin Luk

| birth_date = 1985

| birth_place = Sydney

| citizenship =Australian

| education = Art Center College of Design

| alma_mater = Art Center College of Design Pasadena
University of Technology Sydney

| occupation = Automotive Designer for BMW Design

| employer = BMW Group (2008 - current)

| known_for =Exterior Design for BMW Group

| notable_works =Exterior Design for X1, 1 Series facelift (F20 LCI), X3 (G01), Z4 Concept and the current-generation Z4 (G29)

| website = https://www.linkedin.com/in/calvin-luk-baaa87

}}

Calvin Luk is an Australian automotive designer working for BMW AG.{{Cite news|url=http://www.caradvice.com.au/365457/interview-with-calvin-luk-bmws-australian-designer/|title=Interview with Calvin Luk, BMW's Australian designer {{!}} CarAdvice|newspaper=CarAdvice.com|language=en-GB|access-date=2017-01-26}} He is one of the youngest exterior designers for BMW group.{{Cite web|url=http://www.bmwblog.com/2015/10/06/video-interview-with-calvin-luk-bmw-x1-exterior-designer/|title=Video interview with Calvin Luk, BMW X1 Exterior Designer|date=2015-10-06|website=BMW BLOG|access-date=2017-01-26}}{{Cite web|url=https://benautobahn.com/2016/04/27/young-talent-from-down-under-interview-with-bmw-designer-calvin-luk/|title=Young talent from Down Under. Interview with BMW designer Calvin Luk!|date=2016-04-27|website=BenAutobahn|access-date=2017-01-26|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170213090322/https://benautobahn.com/2016/04/27/young-talent-from-down-under-interview-with-bmw-designer-calvin-luk/|archive-date=2017-02-13|url-status=dead}} He has worked for BMW since 2008.{{Cite news|url=http://www.carsguide.com.au/car-news/meet-the-australian-designer-behind-the-2015-bmw-1-series-32538|title=Meet the Australian designer behind the 2015 BMW 1 Series|newspaper=CarsGuide|access-date=2017-01-26}}

Luk is an Australian of Hong Kong descent. He got his automotive inspiration from his parents' E36 BMW 3 series.{{Cite news|url=https://www.carlist.my/news/interview-calvin-luk-exterior-designer-bmw-1-series-lci-and-all-new-x1/17108|title=Interview With Calvin Luk, Exterior Designer For BMW 1-Series LCI and All-New X1 {{!}} Carlist.my - Malaysia's No.1 Car Site|newspaper=Carlist.my - Malaysia's No.1 Car Site|language=en-US|access-date=2017-01-26}} He also gets inspiration from listening to Nickelback.{{Cite news|url=http://www.goauto.com.au/mellor/mellor.nsf/story2/7F30766C8658C8F2CA257EE600093E86|title=SUVs offer freedom of choice: BMW|last=GARDNER|first=GoAutoMedia - DANIEL|newspaper=GoAuto|access-date=2017-01-26}}

Education

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Calvin studied first at the University of Technology Sydney before applying to the prestigious Art Center College of Design in Pasadena after getting advice from a BMW executive. He majored in transportation design.

Notable Work

Luk is known for his work on the BMW X1 F48 design, the BMW 1 Series F20 LCI exterior design, the BMW X3 G01 exterior design, and the BMW Z4 Concept.{{cite web|last1=Boeriu|first1=Horatiu|title=Exclusive interview with BMW X3 and Concept Z4 Designer, Calvin Luk|url=http://www.bmwblog.com/2017/11/10/exclusive-interview-bmw-x3-designer-calvin-luk/|website=BMW BLOG|date=10 November 2017 |accessdate=23 January 2018}}

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