Nader Faghihzadeh
Nader Faghihzadeh (born 1976 in Tehran) is an Iranian-German automotive designer based in Munich. After 17 years with BMW, he moved to Changan-NIO in 2019, becoming co-founder of the China-based EV manufacturer AVATR as Chief Design Officer in 2019. During his 17 years at BMW starting in 2000, he was responsible for the interior design of the BMW 7 Series (F01/F02), the exterior design of the BMW 6 Series Gran Coupé, Coupé and Convertible (F06/F12/F13) and the exterior design of the BMW 7 series (G11/G12).
Nader Faghihzadeh
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- Name
- Nader Faghihzadeh
- Born
- 1976
- Birthplace
- Tehran, Iran
- Education
- University of Pforzheim
- Occupation
- Automobile Designer
- Known for
- Automobile design
- Honours
- iF product design award · Red Dot · Good Design Award
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Nader Faghihzadeh (born 1976 in Tehran) is an Iranian-German automotive designer based in Munich. After 17 years with BMW, he moved to Changan-NIO in 2019, becoming co-founder of the China-based EV manufacturer AVATR as Chief Design Officer in 2019. During his 17 years at BMW starting in 2000, he was responsible for the interior design of the BMW 7 Series (F01/F02), the exterior design of the BMW 6 Series Gran Coupé, Coupé and Convertible (F06/F12/F13) and the exterior design of the BMW 7 series (G11/G12).
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Nader Faghihzadeh (born 1976) is a chief design officer, creative director and designer, among other activities. The chief design officer was born in Tehran.
Nader Faghihzadeh studied at Pforzheim Academy. The chief design officer lived in Munich.
Works include Avatr 06, Avatr 11, Avatr 12 and BMW 6 Series, among others. Nader Faghihzadeh received Good Design Award, iF product design award and Red Dot.
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Additionally, he contributed to the design of the BMW i3s, BMW i8, and iNext concept cars as the interior and exterior design director of BMW i, and the served as the creative director for the exterior design of the BMW 3 series (G20/G21/G28), BMW X3 (G01), and BMW X4 (G02). He left BMW in 2019 to become Head of Design at the Changan-NIO joint venture which later became Avatr, where he is the Chief Design Officer and Executive Vice President of Design. He was responsible for the design philosophy and the entire designs of the Avatr 11, Avatr 12, Avatr 07, and Avatr 06.
Nader Faghihzadeh studied at Pforzheim Academy. Residence is recorded at Munich. Works named in the authority record are BMW 7 F01 F02, BMW 6 Series (F12/F13), BMW Concept 8 series, BMW i8, BMW i3 and Avatr 11. Distinctions recorded are iF product design award, Red Dot and Good Design Award.
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• Name — Nader Faghihzadeh • Native Name — نادر فقیهزاده • Citizenship — Germany • Born — 1976 • Birthplace — Tehran, Iran • Education — University of Pforzheim • Occupation — Automobile Designer • Employer — BMW, AVATR • Known for — Automobile design
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Nader Faghihzadeh is recorded with the occupation chief design officer. Recorded with the occupation creative director. Recorded with the occupation vice president. Recorded as chief design officer, vice president, creative director and designer.
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Nader Faghihzadeh was born on 1 January 1976.
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- 1.BMW Car Designers.
- 2.Boeriu, Horatiu. Exclusive: Interview with Nader Faghihzadeh - BMW 6 Series Coupe Exterior Designer. BMW BLOG. 2010-10-27.
- 3.NY Times, Designer of BMW Gran Coupe. 6 April 2012.
- 4.Chilton, Chris. The Avatr 11’s Designer Previously Created A Bunch Of BMWs, But Can You Guess Which?. Carscoops.com. 2022-09-03.
- 5.i3 Concept and i8 Concept by BMW. Dezeen. 2011-09-07.
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