Successful Belgian will
become Director of Design at SEAT
Lamborghini's model range
complete at Frankfurt Motor Show
Walter de'Silva, Head of
Audi brand group design, assumes responsibility for design in Sant'
Agata ad interim
Ingolstadt - On 15th
September Luc Donckerwolke (40) will be appointed Director of Design at
SEAT. Donckerwolke will also assume the responsibility for the Spanish
company's Design Center. This is currently run by Steve Lewis who,
together with Walter de'Silva, the Head of the Audi brand group design,
was instrumental in implementing SEAT's new sporty and emotional design
language. Lewis will take over new responsibilities within the Audi brand
group.
Luc Donckerwolke will not
leave Lamborghini design before completing the current model range with
the open version of the Gallardo, to be unveiled at the Frankfurt Motor
Show on Monday 12th September. A Belgian national but born in Peru, the
multilingual son of a diplomat has always been a car fanatic. He is
responsible for the design of all current models, the Murcilago, Murcilago
roadster and the Gallardo coupe. He combined traditional elements with a
radical new design and with innovations such as the moveable airducts on
the Murcilago, giving the Italian brand the perfect expression of their
key values: extreme, uncompromising and Italian.
To ensure continuity and the
further development of the brand, Walter de'Silva, will assume
responsibility for Lamborghini Design, until a successor for Donckerwolke
has been appointed. He sees the move as an expression of the synergies and
the high level of cooperation between the three members of the Audi brand
group, which was established in 2002.
"The appointment of Luc
is another important step in reinforcing SEAT's commitment to design. But
I can guarantee that we will do everything to continue to focus strongly
on Lamborghini design as well, since design is one of the core values of
all our three brands. It is a decisive factor for customers and the
visible expression of our advanced technologies and performance
capabilities."
