Ermanno Cressoni
Ermanno Cressoni (22 July 1939 in
Fiat Coupe (in collaboration with Chris Bangle). He was often referred to as 'Arch'.[1] He died in Milan, Italy
in June 2005, after battling cancer for over a year.
Career
Cressoni was director of
hand brake and was awarded a US patent (number 4,818,008) in 1989. [3]
After Fiat acquired Alfa Romeo in 1986, he became director of Centro Stile Fiat where he directed the team that produced:
- Fiat Cinquecento (1991)
- Fiat Coupé(1993)
- Fiat Barchetta (1995)
- Fiat Bravo(1995)
Many of his staff from Alfa Romeo and Centro Stile Fiat became influential designers in their own right, including Chris Bangle, Walter de Silva and Andreas Zapatinas.[4]
References
- ^ "Car Design News 6 June 2005". Archive.cardesignnews.com. 2005-07-06. Archived from the original on 14 March 2012. Retrieved 2011-04-24.
- ^ re (2005-07-14). "14 July 2005". Italiaspeed.com. Retrieved 2011-04-24.
- ^ "Google patents". Archived from the original on 2011-07-22. Retrieved 2011-04-24.
- ^ "Auto Motor und Sport". Auto-motor-und-sport.de. 2005-07-14. Archived from the original on 2012-03-18. Retrieved 2011-04-24.