Pierre Authier is a French car designer known for the
Peugeot 208
The Peugeot 208 is a supermini car ( B-segment in Europe) produced by the French automaker Peugeot. Unveiled at the Geneva Motor Show in March 2012 and positioned below bigger 308 and above smaller 108. The 208 replaced the 207 in 2012, and the ...
and the urban cross-over
Peugeot 2008
The Peugeot 2008 is a subcompact crossover SUV (B-segment) produced by the French automaker Peugeot. Unveiled at the Geneva Motor Show#2013, 2013 Geneva Motor Show and positioned below the Peugeot 3008, 3008, the first 2008 replaced the Peugeot 207 ...
. Award Rising Star Designer by ''Automotive News'' in 2014.
After studying at the Art Center College of Design in Vevey in
Switzerland, he joined
Peugeot
Peugeot (, , ) is a French brand of automobiles owned by Stellantis.
The family business that preceded the current Peugeot companies was founded in 1810, with a steel foundry that soon started making hand tools and kitchen equipment, and then ...
in 1997.
He was the head of design for the Peugeot 208 presented in 2011, and which was seen by some commentators as a landmark in Peugeot design.
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, 308, 508 and EX1 Concept.
References
External links
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208 design
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Peugeot 208 website
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Peugeot 208 design story
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Peugeot 208 GTi
Year of birth missing (living people)
French automobile designers
Living people
Peugeot people
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