Klaus Zyciora

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Klaus Zyciora at the IAA 2019

Klaus Zyciora (born Bischoff; born December 13, 1961 in Hamburg ) is a German automobile designer and Executive Director of Volkswagen Design. Since 2007 he has been responsible for the global design of the Volkswagen brand . In April 2020, Klaus Zyciora took over the management of design for the entire Volkswagen Group.

Life

Bischoff studied industrial design at the University of Fine Arts in Braunschweig . After graduating in 1989, he started working as an interior designer at Volkswagen. His first major project as an automobile designer was working on the interior of the Golf IV .

After positions as exterior designer and concept designer, Klaus Bischoff took over management of interior design in 2000 and exterior design in 2002.

As Executive Director of Volkswagen Design , Bischoff has been leading a team of over 600 designers in Wolfsburg, Shanghai , Sao Paulo and Mexico City since 2007 . Together with his team, he designs around 60 series models a year.

Milestones in his career are the Golf VI , Golf VII and Golf VIII , the SUV series Touareg , Tiguan and T-Roc as well as the vehicles of the ID family.

When he married, Bischoff took the name Zyciora.

The ID. family

The ID. With the closed face without a radiator grille, family refers to the roots of Volkswagen's design identity, which was established with the Beetle and the T1 .

The design concept should be characterized by long, seamless transitions for a sensual, flowing aesthetic. Light should become a design feature and symbol for electric mobility.

The design should create an independent e-family identity and the cars should be recognizable as electric at first glance.

Designs

During his 30-year career at Volkswagen, Klaus Zyciora has played a leading role in a large number of car designs, including a .:

Exterior design

Interior design

Concept cars

Web links

Commons : Klaus Zyciora (designer)  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Short biography at volkswagen-newsroom.com accessed on June 22, 2020
  2. ↑ Holger Wittich, hwi: VW Design: Klaus Bischoff takes over from Mauer. December 5, 2019, accessed February 26, 2020 .
  3. ↑ Birgit Priemer, bpr: Klaus Bischoff in a portrait: The designer of the VW models. May 20, 2010, accessed February 26, 2020 .
  4. ^ Eric Gallina: Klaus Bischoff to Head VW Group Design. In: Form Trends. December 4, 2019, Retrieved February 26, 2020 (American English).
  5. ↑ Birgit Priemer, bpr: Klaus Bischoff in a portrait: The designer of the VW models. May 20, 2010, accessed February 26, 2020 .
  6. ↑ Klaus Bischoff: Everything on one card. In: brandeins.de. Retrieved February 26, 2020 .
  7. ↑ a b by Achim Schaffrinna: Back to the roots of design identity: Interview with VW chief designer Klaus Bischoff. In: Design Diary. Retrieved February 26, 2020 .
  8. ↑ Volkswagen chief designer: Klaus Bischoff on electric mobility. Retrieved February 26, 2020 .
personal data
SURNAME Zyciora, Klaus
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Bischoff, Klaus
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German automobile designer and Executive Director of Volkswagen Design
DATE OF BIRTH December 13, 1961
PLACE OF BIRTH Hamburg