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Honda taps downtown L.A. for advanced design studio
… downtown L.A. -- will expose employees and designers to more youthful influences than old-money Pasadena, said Dave Marek , Honda director of design. "Pasadena was awesome, but it was more about shopping. Downtown is more edgy. It's …
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The challenge: Great design that satisfies the law
… the door off its hinges. For the redesigned Accord, Honda created an additional side member and an upper frame, says Dave Marek , director of design for Honda RandD Americas. But that additional structure required some intricate shaping of sheet …
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Automotive News 9/14/09 issue, pages 26-52
… historically, culturally and ing a production car,” Marek said. emerged from the cocoon to grace automotively,” said Dave Marek , “Japan decided we needed some- auto show halls. Honda R&D Americas’ division di- thing outside the normal, to let peo …
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Honda's future designs are hidden in plain sight
… Milan, Italy. "It needed to be a hot zone, with a cool factor historically, culturally and automotively," said Dave Marek , Honda R&D Americas' division director of advanced design. "But it also needed to be something unusual so we could …
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Honda's FC Sport mixes green and go
… Bonawitz. The hexagonal styling was inspired by the structure of a human cell, say Honda designers. The goal, says Dave Marek , chief designer for advanced design at Honda R&D Americas Inc., is to show car enthusiasts that even though the …
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Hondas FC Sport: Green plus go
… Bonawitz. The hexagonal styling was inspired by the structure of a human cell, say Honda designers. The goal, says Dave Marek , chief designer for advanced design at Honda R&D Americas Inc., is to show car enthusiasts that even though the …
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Acura may expand its lineup with niche models
… a 10; a six is not enough.” At the 2006 Los Angeles auto show, Acura showed a massive concept sedan design that Dave Marek , designer for Honda R&D Americas, said “gives you a glimpse” into what Acura styling may be in the future …
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Acura searches for its own identity
… distancing itself from sibling Honda Division. "We want to rival Bentley and Maybach in performance and design," Dave Marek , chief designer for Honda R&D Americas, said in an interview at the Los Angeles auto show last November. But critics …
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Acura concept is harbinger of bigger engine
… door handles. "This vehicle gives you a glimpse into what Acura styling might be two generations from now," says Dave Marek , chief designer for Honda R&D Americas Inc. "We want to rival Bentley and Maybach in performance and design. We …
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Designer: New digs will make Acura bolder
… center opens in the summer of 2007, it will be the first time Acura has not shared design space with sister brand Honda. Dave Marek , 48, the chief auto designer for Honda R&D Americas Inc., talked with Staff Reporter Kathy Jackson about Acura …
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Making the grade
… risk taker." The words were used as cues to design a key fob, door handle, instrument cluster and clock, says Dave Marek , chief designer for Honda R&D Americas. The students also created products such as golf bags, briefcases, pens …
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Honda mulls more truck models
… other concept vehicles. "We did a series of concepts in which we were just imagining different possibilities," says Dave Marek , chief designer at Honda R&D Americas Inc. in Torrance, Calif. "We're looking at a lot of things." But the …
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DETROIT AUTO SHOW: Honda took its sweet time to create pickup concept
… assembly line is taking its sweet time on the SUT. The pickup is five years in the making, says its chief designer, Dave Marek . The mohawked and blue-spectacled designer directed the styling from the Honda R&D Americas Inc. studios in Torrance …
