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Old 10-14-2004, 04:27 PM   #1
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Luc Donckerwolke, Head of Lamborghini Design ->Curriculum Vitae


Luc Donckerwolke is a Belgian citizen and was born on 19 June 1965 in Lima, Peru.

He attended school in various South American and African countries before going on to study Industrial Engineering in Brussels and Transportation Design in Vevey, Switzerland.

In 1990 he began his career as a designer at Peugeot in France. Two years later he moved to Ingolstadt to Audi Design. From 1994 to 1996 he worked at the Skoda Design Center Mlada Boleslav in the Czech Republic. In 1996 he returned to Audi and was responsible for concept development at Audi Design for a year in Munich and a year in Ingolstadt.

Since 1998 Luc Donckerwolke has been working for Lamborghini in Sant´Agata, Italy, and has been Head of Design there since March 2003.

Cars which bear his signature include the Audi A4 Avant, the Audi R8 Le Mans, the Skoda Octavia, the Skoda Fabia and the Lamborghini Gallardo.

Luc Donckerwolke has received many awards for his work, the latest being the “Red Dot Award†in 2003 for his Lamborghini models Gallardo and Murciélago.

His hobbies include motor racing, old cars, foreign cultures and learning languages. He speaks Italian, French, Spanish, English, German, Flemish and Swahili.
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Old 10-14-2004, 11:35 PM   #3
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Honestly, I don't like Donckerwolke. I want Gandini back.
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Im a fan, I love the Murcielago shape and the Gallardo shape has grown on me
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Originally Posted by HeilSvenska
Honestly, I don't like Donckerwolke. I want Gandini back.
I agree with that, IMO the Diablo was a lot more beautiful than the Murcielago
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Luc Donckerwolke, belgian born in Lima (Peru) on the 19th of june 1965

Education :

Primary studies in Burundi, Peru, Panama, Paraguay

Secundary studies in Senegal, Rwanda, MATURITÈ, Diplôme de fin d´études secondaires

University: Industrial engineering degree, Brussels, Belgium
Transportation Design degree Vevey, Switzerland

Languages: Italian ,French, Spanish, English, German, Flamish and Swahili

Professional Experience:

Peugeot: Advanced styling Center in Poissy,France 1990
Audi: Styling center Ingolstadt, Germany 1992
Skoda: Design center Mlada Boleslav, Tschek.Rep. 1994
Audi: Concept studio Munich 1996
Audi: Concept Studio Ingolstadt 1997
Lamborghini: R&D Sant´Agata 1998

Actual position:

Design chief Automobili Lamborghini

Hobbies:

To race cars, but also vintage cars, chronowatches, miniatures, learning Languages, forein cultures

Designed cars that were produced:

Audi A4Avant,
Skoda Octavia and Kombi, Fabia,
Audi TT Counter proposals and feasability,Al2, Al2 Open End and A2,
Audi R8 Le Mans ,
Lamborghini Diablo GT and &. 6.0 L ( facelifts from Diablo ),
L 147 Murcielago, L148 Barchetta,
L140 Gallardo

Awards:

1998 -Designers Europe Al2
2000 -Designer of the Year Autocar
2001 -Silver Award for the most outstanding product for transport D&AD
2002 -Eyes on Design (Detroit Motor show) Most oustanding production design
-L´automobile piu bella del mondo
2003 -Designer of the year Designers Europe
-Red dot award for Murcielago (Best of Best)
-Red dot award for Gallardo ( Best of category)
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