Automotive Design Community Gathers for Annual Design Awards Party in Paris

LONDON, England, September 16 -- More than 300 senior members of the automotive car design community will be attending the Interior Motives Design Awards 2004 ceremony held at Le Cab, Paris on 24 September, during the Paris Motor Show (Le Mondial de l'Automobile).

Among the special guests will be the Interior Motives Design Awards 2004 judges: Olivier Boulay, Mercedes-Benz Advanced Design of Japan; Guy Burgoyne, Volvo Cars; Simon Cox, GM Advanced Design UK; Bill Fluharty, Johnson Controls, Inc; Ulrich Lammel, Volkswagen AG; Steve Lewis, SEAT Cars; Sarah Maynard, Aston Martin Lagonda; Justyn Norek, I.DE.A Institute; Roberto Piatti, Stile Bertone; Marek Reichman, Ford Motor Company; Rus Shafer, Intier Automotive; and Andreas Wlasak, Faurecia.

The Interior Motives Design Awards 2004 received over 200 entries from more than 31 countries and 47 different design colleges, establishing itself as a truly global competition. Attendees will have the chance to meet finalists from the world's finest transportation and industrial design courses, as well as the awards' judging panel.

This exciting night will start at 7pm with cocktails, offering a opportunity to view the exhibited entries and meet their creators, and catch up with colleagues, associates and old friends. The awards ceremony itself will follow, where winners of the nine categories will be announced. The festivities will close with food, live music and dancing.

The Interior Motives Design Awards 2004 are supported by Intier Automotive as a premier sponsor and, as gold sponsors: Alcantara SpA, Corus Automotive Engineering, ICEM, Rieter Automotive Systems, Seton Leather, Technicon International Management Services, Volkwagen and Waeco International.

About the Interior Motives Design Awards 2004

As automotive design continues to evolve there has been something of a revolution in interior design in recent years. In light of this, the Interior Motives Design Awards 2004 theme, 'Our theory of evolution - Celebrate the design revolution!', aims to emphasize the importance of automotive design and how it has accelerated over the past decade, as well as encouraging young talented designers into this exciting industry to promote the continuing evolution of interior and exterior design.

To reflect the increasing movement of designers across both the disciplines of exterior and interior design, this year the scope of the awards has been broadened to incorporate exterior design by adding two categories - best production exterior and best conceptual exterior.