Marek Reichman
{{Short description|English industrial designer}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2024}}
{{Use British English|date=January 2018}}
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| name = Marek Reichman
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| caption = Reichman in 2020
| birth_date = {{birth year and age|1966}}
| birth_place = Sheffield, West Riding of Yorkshire, England
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| alma_mater = University of Teesside
Royal College of Art
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| occupation = Car designer
| employer = Aston Martin
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Marek Paul Reichman (born 1966) is a British industrial designer. He is chief creative officer and studio head at Aston Martin.{{cite news |first=Michael |last=Harvey |title=Aston Martin launches the Vulcan|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/luxury/motoring/62280/aston-martin-vulcan-launch.html |date=25 February 2015 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150226105411/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/luxury/motoring/62280/aston-martin-vulcan-launch.html |archivedate=26 February 2015 |url-status=dead |work=The Telegraph}}
Early life
Reichman was born in Sheffield in the West Riding of Yorkshire{{cite web|title=Marek Reichman – Executive Vice President and Chief Creative Officer, Aston Martin Lagonda |url=https://media.astonmartin.com/marek-reichman-executive-vice-president-and-chief-creative-officer-aston-martin-lagonda/ |accessdate=30 September 2020 |publisher=Aston Martin |type=press release}} to an English mother and Polish father.{{cite news|first=Jakub |last=Wielicki|title=Prawdziwa duma polskiej motoryzacji|url=https://moto.wp.pl/prawdziwa-duma-polskiej-motoryzacji-6068740966634625a|work=Moto.wp.pl |date=26 April 2011 |language=pl}} His father's job as a blacksmith and his family's love for cars influenced his interest in industrial design.{{cite web |url=https://robbreport.in.th/five-minutes-marek-reichman/ |title=Five minutes with ... Marek Reichman |work=Robb Report Thailand |date=March–April 2016 |accessdate=25 September 2020 }} He graduated from Teesside University in Middlesbrough with a 1st class honours degree in industrial design, then studied vehicle design at the Royal College of Art in London{{Cite web|title = Reichman|url = http://www.designcouncil.org.uk/about-us/our-team/marek-reichman|website = Design Council|accessdate = 23 November 2015}} as the first Land Rover student.{{cite web |first=Ken |last=Gibson |url=https://magazine.astonmartin.com/people/aston-martins-marek-reichman-his-blueprint-success |title=Aston Martin's Marek Reichman on his Blueprint for Success |website=Aston Martin magazine |date=2017 |accessdate=25 September 2020 }} About his early life he stated:
"My father worked as a blacksmith, which is why I grew up with knowledge of making things. It’s where I picked up my artistic skills, and realised that design surrounds us, whether it’s through a traditional method of designing or through a craft. Design is integral to the human race. My father is Polish, and my mother is English. I grew up in a family with many car fanatics. I wanted to be an industrial designer, to learn the science behind materials, so I studied industrial design to get the knowledge base."{{Cite web |date=19 November 2020 |title=Aston Martin's Marek Reichman on his Blueprint |url=https://magazine.astonmartin.com/people/aston-martins-marek-reichman-his-blueprint-success |website=Astonmartin}}
Career
He started his career in 1991 with Rover Cars. In 1995, after Rover's takeover by BMW, he moved to BMW Designworks in California, eventually becoming Senior Designer and leading the design direction of Land Rover, most significantly the 2003 Range Rover (L322). In May 2005, he became Director of Design for Aston Martin.{{cite news|last=Carter|first=Melanie|title=Marek Reichman Appointed New Director Of Design For Aston Martin|url=http://www.carpages.co.uk/aston_martin/aston-martin-new-director-of-design-31-05-05.asp|work=Carpages|date=31 May 2005}}
In 2008, he became an assistant professor at the Royal College of Art.
Portfolio
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His projects include the Aston Martin One-77,{{Cite web|title = You Ask, Aston Martin Answer: Marek Reichman On Your Questions - Speedhunters|url = http://www.speedhunters.com/2014/05/you-ask-aston-martin-answer-marek-reichman/|website = Speedhunters| date=22 May 2014 |accessdate = 23 November 2015}} the DBS, the Rapide, the 2012 Aston Martin Vanquish, the Aston Martin Vulcan, the Rolls-Royce Phantom VII, the Lincoln MKX Concept and Navicross Concept Cars.
In June 2014, the Aston Martin DP-100 was unveiled, which is a concept car designed for the video game Gran Turismo 6.{{cite news|last=Pollard|first=Tim|title=Aston Martin DP100 Vision Gran Turismo (2014) unveiled|url=http://www.carmagazine.co.uk/car-news/first-official-pictures/aston-martin/aston-martin-dp100-vision-gran-turismo-2014-unveiled/|work=Car Magazine|date=27 June 2014}}
In 2015 Reichman directed the design of the Aston Martin DB10 concept car, used in the James Bond film Spectre.{{cite news|last=Philip|first=Sam|title=Bond special: how 007's amazing Aston Martin DB10 came to be|url=http://www.topgear.com/car-news/british/bond%E2%80%99s-aston-db10-real-story|work=Top Gear|date=15 October 2015}} Also that year, Reichman hired the artist Kaves to do a unique paint job on their new Aston Martin Vanquish the "Vanquish Volante". According to Kaves he “wanted to have an art car, something tattoo-inspired, so he came to me." The car was meant to be auctioned at "The Art Basel" but reported to have been sold prior to the event.{{Cite web |last=Berk |first=Brett |date=3 December 2015 |title=Aston Martin Gets Inked—and Looks Tight, Bro |url=https://www.thedrive.com/supercars/1103/aston-martin-gets-inked-and-looks-tight-bro |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230728191008/https://www.thedrive.com/supercars/1103/aston-martin-gets-inked-and-looks-tight-bro |archive-date=28 July 2023 |access-date=28 July 2023 |website=The Drive |language=en}}
Recognition
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Category:Alumni of Teesside University
Category:Alumni of the Royal College of Art
Category:British automobile designers
Category:English people of Polish descent
Category:Designers from Yorkshire
Category:English industrial designers
Category:People from Sheffield
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