{"id":45496,"date":"2013-04-11T20:32:16","date_gmt":"2013-04-11T20:32:16","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.intouchrugby.com\/magazine\/?p=45496"},"modified":"2013-04-11T20:32:16","modified_gmt":"2013-04-11T20:32:16","slug":"mazda-celebrates-kodo-at-milan-design-week","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.intouchrugby.com\/magazine\/mazda-celebrates-kodo-at-milan-design-week\/","title":{"rendered":"Mazda celebrates KODO at Milan Design Week"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>For the Lindsay Mazda website CLICK <a href=\"http:\/\/www.lindsaymazda.co.uk\/\">HERE<\/a><br \/>\n\u2022\tTop Mazda designers converge on Italy for important design event<br \/>\n\u2022\tGlobal design chief presents KODO Chair at Mazda\u2019s Con-Temporary Space<br \/>\n\u2022\tAll-new Mazda6 on hand along with exclusive exhibit by Italian artist<\/p>\n<p>Milan, 11 April 2013. Mazda seized the opportunity presented by Milan Design Week to demonstrate its passion for beauty, as mirrored by the award-winning \u201cKODO \u2013 Soul of Motion\u201d design of its vehicles. Ikuo Maeda, the company\u2019s global head of design, joined two of his regional colleagues in Italy for the event to share inspiration with artists and creative professionals from across the globe, and he brought along a convention-defying creation of his own.<\/p>\n<p>KODO was naturally the theme of the object designed by Mr. Maeda and his team in Hiroshima and unveiled in Milan together with Peter Birtwhistle as well as Derek Jenkins, respectively Mazda\u2019s European and North American design chiefs. Rather than an automobile, however, it was a provocative piece of furniture: the KODO Chair. Despite being a stationary object, the futuristic KODO Chair clearly exudes motion. Painstakingly crafted, there are distinct parallels between the chair and Mazda models with the KODO design, such as the ready-to-pounce, forward-leaning stance conveying the sudden release of pent-up energy. There is also a beauty and precision in both the chair and vehicles that KODO\u2019s designers see as the true sense of Japan. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cMazda is addressing a broader world at Milan Design Week. We\u2019re here to share our creative vision and expand our horizons, to be inspired in such a stimulating environment and, I hope, inspire others,\u201d says Mr. Maeda, who was in charge of KODO\u2019s development. \u201cWe believe the approach we\u2019ve taken with the KODO Chair could influence our future car designs. Our attitude is to accept any challenge if we believe we can create something unique. This is the way to develop a vehicle.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The KODO Chair is, in fact, very relevant in several ways. Beyond uniting the motion and artistry captured by KODO, the chair is also a perfect fit for the Salone Internazionale del Mobile \u2013 the world\u2019s leading furniture fair and the largest single attraction during Milan Design Week. The chair was unveiled at Mazda Con-Temporary Space (MACS), a special venue set up by Mazda in Milan\u2019s fashionable Zona Tortona for the company\u2019s design week festivities. Conceived around the themes \u201cmovement\u201d and \u201csoul of motion\u201d, MACS features the all-new Mazda6 as well as a unique exhibit by Giuliana Cun\u00e9az, an Italian artist whose artistic vision in many ways reflects Mazda\u2019s approach to design. <\/p>\n<p>Created by Ms. Cun\u00e9az especially for MACS, the exhibition Forma Fluens expresses motion using 3D and HD video installations along with painted screens, sculptures, photographs and drawings to take the observer on a captivating journey through a virtual metamorphic landscape exploring nanotechnology and other forms of science. Forma Fluens can be viewed at MACS until 14 April. <\/p>\n<p>About \u201cKODO \u2013 Soul of Motion\u201d<br \/>\nThe design theme for Mazda\u2019s new model generation, \u201cKODO \u2013 Soul of Motion\u201d was inspired by the movements of animals in the wild. Bursting with energy and emotion, KODO exemplifies Mazda\u2019s devotion to building stunningly fashioned yet highly efficient driver-oriented vehicles. The all-new Mazda6, the second KODO production model, recently won the renowned \u201cred dot award: product design 2013\u201d, giving it the right to wear the internationally-acclaimed \u201cred dot\u201d seal, and was also one of three finalists for the 2013 World Car Design of the Year. Other honours to date for KODO include Auto Bild\u2019s 2012 European Design Award for the Mazda CX-5 compact SUV, the first KODO model. The Mazda Takeri \u2013 the basis for the new Mazda6 \u2013 also took first place at the German Design Council\u2019s Automotive Brand Contest 2012 in the concept car category.<\/p>\n<p>About the all-new Mazda6<br \/>\nMazda\u2019s new C\/D segment flagship, the Mazda6 features the full range of breakthrough SKYACTIV Technology underneath its striking KODO lines. It combines a lightweight yet ultra-safe design with highly-efficient engines and transmissions and a level of dynamic, linear responsiveness that makes it a joy to drive. Sedan or wagon, the new Mazda6 delivers an uncompromising blend of class-leading fuel economy, premium-segment performance and handling, and a refined, spacious interior. <\/p>\n<p>About Milan Design Week<br \/>\nAn open event giving artists and companies alike a prime opportunity to present design work and installations at locations of their choice throughout the city, Milan Design Week evolved out of the Salone Internazionale del Mobile, a furniture fair held annually since 1961. The largest event of its kind in the world, the Salone currently attracts some 2,500 exhibitors and around 300,000 visitors to the Fiera Milano exhibition grounds. The 2013 editions of the Salone and Milan Design Week run from 9-14 April.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>For the Lindsay Mazda website CLICK HERE \u2022 Top Mazda designers converge on Italy for important design event \u2022 Global design chief presents KODO Chair at Mazda\u2019s Con-Temporary Space \u2022 All-new Mazda6 on hand along with exclusive exhibit by Italian artist Milan, 11 April 2013. 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