A volume devoted to Giugiaro and Italdesign could hardly not be
included in the Masterpieces of style series. Giugiaro is one of the
most prestigious names in the history of automotive design, synonymous
with iconic cars such as the Alfa Romeo Giulia Sprint GT and Alfetta,
the Volkswagen Golf, the Audi 80, the Fiat Panda, Uno and Punto, the
Lancia Delta, Thema and Prisma and the Maserati Bora, Ghibli and Merak,
to mention but a few of the most successful designs to carry the
Giugiaro name.
Born in 1938 at Garessio in the province of Turin,
Giorgio Giugiaro honed his professional skills at Bertone and then at
Ghia before setting up on his own when founding Giugiaro Italdesign in
1968. Today the firm is as active as ever and has been responsible for
concept cars such as the Caimano, the Iguana and the Canguro, all based
on Alfa Romeo mechanicals, and the Asso di Picche and the Quadri on
respectively Audi and BMW chassis.
This monograph covers this long
technical and stylistic history, drawing on a clear, comprehensive text
and hundreds of photographs, many of which previously unpublished.