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Re: GTC #124
« Reply #25 on: May 24, 2015, 08:32:07 PM »
Designed in a Mediterranean country ?
Yes it was.

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Re: GTC #124
« Reply #26 on: May 25, 2015, 05:49:22 AM »
Designed in France ?

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Re: GTC #124
« Reply #27 on: May 25, 2015, 03:36:18 PM »
Seat taxi proposal?

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Re: GTC #124
« Reply #28 on: May 25, 2015, 09:32:10 PM »

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Re: GTC #124
« Reply #29 on: May 26, 2015, 02:46:07 AM »
Designed by Charbonneaux ?

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Re: GTC #124
« Reply #30 on: May 26, 2015, 07:27:41 AM »
Designed by Charbonneaux ?
No it was not.

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Re: GTC #124
« Reply #31 on: May 26, 2015, 07:47:34 AM »
Designed by a French designer who eventually worked for a major car make (like Renault or BMW) ?

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Re: GTC #124
« Reply #32 on: May 26, 2015, 07:54:35 AM »
Designed by a French designer who eventually worked for a major car make (like Renault or BMW) ?

No, quite the contrary.

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Re: GTC #124
« Reply #33 on: May 26, 2015, 07:56:10 AM »
Is this designer known for other cars ?

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Re: GTC #124
« Reply #34 on: May 26, 2015, 04:54:51 PM »
Voisin?

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Re: GTC #124
« Reply #35 on: May 26, 2015, 07:05:33 PM »
Is this designer known for other cars ?

Not at all.

Voisin?

So not likely to be Voisin.  ;D

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Re: GTC #124
« Reply #36 on: May 27, 2015, 01:17:10 AM »
Is this designer known for anything else or is he totally obscure ?

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Re: GTC #124
« Reply #37 on: May 27, 2015, 01:29:34 AM »
Is this designer known for anything else or is he totally obscure ?

Yes, even has a Wikipedia page.

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Re: GTC #124
« Reply #38 on: May 27, 2015, 02:45:03 AM »
So it's a known French industrial designer who designed only one car during his career ? Did he design other vehicles ?

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Re: GTC #124
« Reply #39 on: May 27, 2015, 04:31:46 AM »
So it's a known French industrial designer who designed only one car during his career ? Did he design other vehicles ?

As far as I can tell, he (they... Brothers designed this but only one is known.) made only this as a car concept.

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Re: GTC #124
« Reply #40 on: May 27, 2015, 05:11:58 AM »
Let me rephrase my question : did he design other means of transportation (like trains, boats or planes) or was he specialized in static objects like furniture or appliances ?

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Re: GTC #124
« Reply #41 on: May 29, 2015, 11:06:05 PM »
Let me rephrase my question : did he design other means of transportation (like trains, boats or planes) or was he specialized in static objects like furniture or appliances ?

Ah sorry, to the best of my knowledge this is the only transport related design he made, the rest - and what he was known for - was all static objects.

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Re: GTC #124
« Reply #42 on: May 30, 2015, 04:23:59 AM »
Was he specialized in furniture design ?

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Re: GTC #124
« Reply #43 on: May 30, 2015, 05:20:10 AM »
Indeed, that seems to have been his primary job.

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Re: GTC #124
« Reply #44 on: May 30, 2015, 05:59:57 AM »
Pierre Paulin ?

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Re: GTC #124
« Reply #45 on: May 30, 2015, 07:31:22 AM »

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Re: GTC #124
« Reply #46 on: May 30, 2015, 07:37:34 AM »
Jacques Adnet ? He had a twin brother, Jean, who worked with him.

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Re: GTC #124
« Reply #47 on: May 30, 2015, 09:07:28 AM »
Jacques Adnet ? He had a twin brother, Jean, who worked with him.

Nope but that would be an equally great answer given that fact!
I'm not sure the brother contributed past his involvement with this project...

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Re: GTC #124
« Reply #48 on: May 30, 2015, 09:34:03 AM »
First letter of the designer's surname between A and M ?

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Re: GTC #124
« Reply #49 on: May 30, 2015, 08:50:34 PM »
First letter of the designer's surname between A and M ?

Yes, it is.