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Magna Interior Systems Honors Industrial Design Students

17 June 1998

Magna Interior Systems Honors Center for Creative Studies Industrial Design Students for 'Ultimate Interior' Program Designs

    DETROIT, June 17 -- Magna Interior Systems has honored five
talented Center for Creative Studies (CCS) industrial design students with
academic scholarships for their outstanding luxury car interior designs.
    The award-winning designers, Andrew Bailey, Micah Jones, Marc Mainville,
William Mangan and Jason White participated in a five-week junior class spring
project called "Designing the Ultimate Luxury Car Interior."  The design
program, sponsored by Magna Interior Systems, was a collaborative effort
headed by Bill Porter, CCS industrial design class instructor, design students
and personnel from the Magna Styling Group.
    Magna personnel worked with students to design the luxury interiors, and
gave input on areas such as benchmark targets, the concept of drawing
automotive interiors, seating criteria, occupancy safety, instrumentation and
controls, vehicle entry and exit.  Magna and CCS staff together chose the five
best project designs from the 20 completed to receive scholarships.
    Andrew Bailey received a $1,000 scholarship from Automotive &
Transportation Interiors magazine for his first place winning luxury interior
design.  The other four students received academic scholarships from Magna
Interior Systems.
    The Center for Creative Studies is one of the nation's leading arts
education institutions, located in the heart of Detroit's University Cultural
Center, CCS offers undergraduate education in the visual arts through its
renowned College of Art and Design, and community education in music and dance
through its Institute of Music and Dance.  CCS also offers non-credit courses
in the visual arts through the College continuing and community education
program.
    Magna, one of the most diversified automotive suppliers in the world, has
over 49,000 employees in 155 manufacturing operations and 30 product
development and engineering centers in 16 countries.