Steve Mattin (born 29 October 1964) is a British automobile designer. He is known as the chief designer of

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Lada, as well as the designer of Mercedes ML-Class and GL-Class E vehicles.

Personal background

Steve Mattin was born in

Bedford, England Bedford is a market town in Bedfordshire, England. At the 2011 Census, the population of the Bedford built-up area (including Biddenham and Kempston) was 106,940, making it the second-largest settlement in Bedfordshire, behind Luton, whils ...

on 29 October 1964 and grew up in Wootton. In 1987, he graduated from

Coventry University , mottoeng = By Art and Industry , established = , type = Public , endowment = £28 million (2015) , budget = £787.5 million , chancellor = Margaret Casely-Hayford , vice_chancellor = John Latham , students = () , underg ...

, specialising in industrial design.

Career

In 1987, Mattin joined

Mercedes-Benz Mercedes-Benz (), commonly referred to as Mercedes and sometimes as Benz, is a German luxury and commercial vehicle automotive brand established in 1926. Mercedes-Benz AG (a Mercedes-Benz Group subsidiary established in 2019) is headquarter ...

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, where he signed on as a designer for

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. He served in that role until 1990, when he was promoted Senior Designer. In 1993, he was promoted to Design Manager, where he remained until 2000, when he was promoted to Senior Design Manager. From 2003 to 2005, his work included overseeing the interior and exterior design/redesign of the S-Class, M-Class MKII (W164), SL, SLK MKII (R171),

SLR McLaren The Mercedes-Benz SLR McLaren (C199 / R199 / Z199) is a grand tourer jointly developed by German automotive manufacturer Mercedes-Benz and British automobile manufacturer McLaren Automotive and sold from 2003 to 2009. When the car was develope ...

, Maybach Mercedes, and the Grand Sports Tourer concept car and its subsequent production version. He is credited with the design of Mercedes ML-Class and GL-Class vehicles. Volvo-XC60-DC

In 2004, Mattin joined the Volvo Car Corporation, where he served as the chief designer. From 2005 to 2009, he served the organization as vice-president, design director, and board member. He oversaw the creation of the Volvo S60, V60, and XC60 concept car. He was responsible for the entire design work at the 3 Global design studios: Gothenburg,

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and Camarillo, and worked with all the PR-media related design communications of all Volvo vehicles launched from 2005 to 2009. Following his tenure with Volvo, Mattin began teaching at

Umeå University Umeå University ( sv, Umeå universitet; Ume Sami language, Ume Sami: ) is a public university, public research university located in Umeå, in the mid-northern region of Sweden. The university was founded in 1965 and is the fifth oldest within ...

in Sweden. He also continues to offer independent consulting services focusing on branding and design projects, while additionally reviewing programs and projects for an

original equipment manufacturing An original equipment manufacturer (OEM) is generally perceived as a company that produces non-aftermarket parts and equipment that may be marketed by another manufacturer. It is a common industry term recognized and used by many professional or ...

organization based in Asia. In 2011, Mattin began working as the chief designer of

's Lada, a subsidiary of the Renault-Nissan Alliance. In August 2012 during the Moscow International Automobile Salon AvtoVAZ presented the new SUV Lada XRAY designed by Mattin. Mattin introduced the updated logo of "AvtoVAZ" at the "Auto World" international exhibition in St. Petersburg on 1 April 2015.

Honors and awards

* 1986: Finalist in the PRI Plastics on the Road competition * 1987: Winner of the

Royal Society of Arts The Royal Society for the Encouragement of Arts, Manufactures and Commerce (RSA), also known as the Royal Society of Arts, is a London-based organisation committed to finding practical solutions to social challenges. The RSA acronym is used m ...

Design Bursary competition * 1997: Named "Designer of the Year" by Autocar magazine For his design of the exterior of the then-extraordinary A-Class * 2004: Ranked 43rd in the 2004 Autocar Top 100 Most Influential Brits in the Automotive Industry

References

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