Jaguar Design Director Ian Callum honored for his hard work - Torque News
Long time British automotive designer and car enthusiast has worked with the best of the best including Ford, TWR, Aston Martin, and Jaguar. Currently he holds the position of Director of Design at Jaguar and has been instrumental in the design of many Jaguars including. the 2004 S-Type, 2004 X-Type Estate (Wagon), 2006 XK, 2008 XF, and the 2010 XJ. Overseeing the project for the 2013 Jaguar F-Type may have been his crowning moment and has taken the brand to new heights. The F-Type has become the face of Jaguar and has topped many lists in different categories. Well known and respected automotive website Jalopnik said of Callum “With the Aston Martin and the Jaguar F-Type credit, Callum may well be the best designer working today – He’s leading the incredible renaissance of Jaguar with beautiful design,... The American automotive news site named Callum number 10 on their top 10 list of car designers of all-time and the list is full of names that need no introduction. Legend has it that Callum submitted an early car design to Jaguar at the age of 14 with hopes that they might like enough to hire him one day. He wore two hats at one time while he led the design groups of Jaguar and Aston Martin. Source: www.torquenews.com
