Mention automobile design, and most people think of someone drawing a sketch of the exterior. But the interior must be styled and created as well, and it requires the same level of attention to detail, as well as practicality and comfort, as anything on the outside.
“We do a lot of technical research into innovations,” says Kerstin Schmeding, interior designer for BMW and Mini. “We look at the latest trends in materials, in colour and trim. The car has to be fun and nice, but it also has to be functional.”
As with exterior designs, the interior begins with sketches. These are first done on paper, and then with computer-aided design (CAD).
CT Automotive PLC (LON:CTA) designs, develops and manufactures automotive interior finishes and complex kinematic assemblies for the most well-known automotive brands on the planet.