Enrico Fumia
{{short description|Italian automobile and product designer (born 1948)}}
Image:1966 Grifo d'Oro Fumia Bertone.jpg
Enrico Fumia (born 16 May 1948) is an Italian automobile and product designer. He is widely known for his work with the car design firm Pininfarina, helping to design and package a new sports car version of the Alfa Romeo, which included front-wheel drive and traversely-mounted engines.{{cite book|author=Ray Bonds|title=The Illustrated Directory of Sports Cars|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=XD8rz6jKpl4C&pg=RA1-PA36|date=1 January 2003|publisher=MotorBooks International|isbn=978-0-7603-1420-3|pages=1–}} Today he runs Fumia Design Studio.{{cite web|url=http://www.fumiadesign.com/topics.html|title=Fumia Design|accessdate=2012-11-26|work=fumiadesign.com|archive-date=2015-09-24|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150924015954/http://www.fumiadesign.com/topics.html|url-status=dead}}{{cite web|url=http://www.fumiadesign.com/Axis.pdf|title=Opinion 2004|website=fumiadesign.com|accessdate=2 July 2019}}
Career
- 1966: Fumia wins a Grifo d'Oro Bertone Design competition at age 18.{{cite web|url=https://www.aavs.it/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=182&Itemid=66|title=RARITA' IN CONCORSO A TRIESTE|website=aavs.it|language=italian|accessdate=2 July 2019}} Also this year he is responsible for a front end design of a Siata Spring
- 1967: Collaboration with Italian magazines Mark 3 and Autosprint.
- 1970: Collaboration with Count Mario Revelli di Beaumont's Office.
- 1976: Graduated Aeronautic Engineer at the Politecnico of Turin with an experimental thesis about vehicle's aerodynamics tested at the Pininfarina Wind Tunnel. Same year hired by Pininfarina - in charge of Styling and Industrial Design, Pre-engineering, Models and Prototyping manufacturing.
- 1982: Manager at Pininfarina R&D - Models and Prototypes Development.
- 1988: Manager at Pininfarina R&D - Design and Development.
- 1989: Deputy General Manager at Pininfarina R&D.
- 1991: Director of Centro Stile Lancia at Fiat Auto.
- 1996: Director of Diversified Design at Fiat Auto.
- 1999: Partnership with A. Sessano at Master Design Intl.
- 2002: Fumia Design Associati - Design & Engineering Studio.{{cite web|url=https://www.carbodydesign.com/archive/2006/10/19-lancia-j-by-fumia-design/|title=Lancia J by Fumia Design|website=carbodydesign.com|accessdate=2 July 2019}}
- 2009: Fumia Design Studio - Creative Design Studio.{{cite web|url=http://creastile.net/en-GB/fumia-design-studio/|title=FUMIA DESIGN STUDIO|website=creastile.net|accessdate=2 July 2019}}
Notable car designs
- 1966 - Grifo D'Oro Bertone
- 1966 - Siata Spring (front end){{cite web|url=http://richardheseltine.co.uk/siata|title=1948 Siata-Fiat 750 Spider Corsa|website=richardheseltine.co.uk|accessdate=2 July 2019}}
- 1977 - Menarini SL (dashboard)
- 1981 - Audi Quartz concept{{cite web|url=http://www.carstyling.ru/en/car/1981_audi_quartz/|title=1981 Audi Quartz (Pininfarina)|website=carstyling.ru|accessdate=2 July 2019}}
- 1981 - Fiat Coupé Brio concept{{cite web|url=http://www.carstyling.ru/en/car/1983_fiat_ritmo_coupe/|title=1983 Fiat Ritmo Coupe (Pininfarina)|website=carstyling.ru|accessdate=2 July 2019}}
- 1982 - Alfa Romeo 164{{cite web|url=https://driventowrite.com/2017/10/26/1987-alfa-romeo-164-profile-history/|title=When the Poets Dreamed of Angels|website=driventowrite.com|accessdate=2 July 2019}}
- 1987 - Alfa Romeo GTV and Spider,{{cite web|url=https://www.automoto.it/news/autoritratto-un-libro-di-enrico-fumia-il-grande-designer-italiano.html|title=AUTOritratto: un libro di Enrico Fumia, grande car-designer italiano|website=automoto.it|language=italian|accessdate=2 July 2019}} presented in 1994 and 1995.
- 1988 - Ferrari F90{{cite web|url=http://www.carstyling.ru/en/car/1988_ferrari_f90/|title=1988 Ferrari F90 (Pininfarina)|website=carstyling.ru|accessdate=2 July 2019}}{{cite web|url=https://www.topspeed.com/cars/guides/5-incredible-ferrari-special-edition-cars/|title=5-incredible-ferrari-special-edition-cars|website=TopSpeed.com|access-date=2 July 2019}}
- 1992 - Lancia Y
- 1992 - Lancia Lybra (partially){{cite web|url=https://autokult.pl/33931,enrico-fumia-w-szczerym-wywiadzie-po-latach-ujawnia-prawde-o-pracy-dla-fiata-w-latach-90|title=Enrico Fumia w szczerym wywiadzie|website=autokult.pl|language=polish|accessdate=2 July 2019}}
- 1995 - Maserati 3200GT and Spyder - Coupé (Interiors){{cite web|url=https://wheels.iconmagazine.it/auto-classiche/personaggi/enrico-fumia|title=Enrico Fumia, l'anima di Pininfarina|website=wheels.iconmagazine.it|language=italian|accessdate=2 July 2019}}
- 1996 - Lancia Kappa Coupé{{cite web|url=https://www.autonews.com/article/19960415/SUB/604150777/turin-is-back-in-full-force-lancia-k-wagon-and-coupe-mercedes-slk-and-design-concepts-highlight-italian-show |title= TURIN IS BACK IN FULL FORCE: LANCIA K WAGON AND COUPE, MERCEDES SLK AND DESIGN CONCEPTS HIGHLIGHT ITALIAN SHOW | website=autonews.com |access-date=24 June 2024}}
- 2005 - Chery QQme (also known as Chery S16){{cite web|url=http://www.carstyling.ru/en/car/2005_chery_s16_wow/|title=2005 Chery S16 WOW|website=carstyling.ru|accessdate=2 July 2019}}{{cite web|url=https://driventowrite.com/2015/11/14/whatever-happened-to-enrico-fumia/|title=Whatever Happened To... Enrico Fumia|website=driventowrite.com|accessdate=2 July 2019}}
Gallery
1968 Siata 850 Spring, Dutch licence registration 95-14-GE.JPG|Siata Spring
Audi Quartz concept by Pininfarina.jpg|Audi Quartz
Alfa 164 red 2.0.jpg| Alfa Romeo 164
Alfa Romeo Coupè Gtv.jpg|Alfa Romeo GTV
164-plus-Spider-916.jpg|Spider and 164
Lancia Y 1.2 Fire front.JPG|Lancia Y
Lanciy Lybra Kombi titan hl.jpg|Lancia Lybra SW
Maserati 3200GT Interieur.jpg|Maserati 3200 GT Interior
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