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FCA Product Design Office Names Three High School Students as Winners of the Seventh Annual Drive for Design Contest

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Competition Educates and Encourages Students to Pursue Careers in #automotive DesignMay 7, 2019 , Auburn Hills, Mich. - Some of the country’s top #automotive designers and special guest judge Josh Welton gathered this week to determine the results of the FCA US 2019 Drive for #design contest. They reviewed each and every entry received from U.S. high school students in grades 10-12 who were challenged to #design the ultimate status vehicle using any #fca brand. Three students from Florida, Washington and Michigan rose above the competition and have been named winners based on their innovative, forward-thinking sketches.

“We are always impressed by the next generation of talent that competes in the annual Drive for #design #contest, but this year our expectations were vastly surpassed based on the level of comprehensive art work submitted. And, similar to a real-world sketch review, after much debate, the winning designs came down to the aesthetic details,” said Mark Trostle, Head of Performance, Passenger Car and Utility Vehicle #design for #fca – North America. “Even though it’s a growing field, #automotive #design can often be overlooked by students entering the workforce, so our goal with this competition is to change that perspective and encourage promising talent to pursue opportunities where they could #design the vehicles of the future.”

Trostle knows firsthand what it’s like to be given an opportunity to excel in this field. In 2013, he introduced Drive for #design, which is based on a #contest he won as a high school student. He credits that experience as something that led him to his current professional role, heading the #design efforts for some of the most desired vehicles on the road. Today, he’s passing the torch to three promising #automotive designers.

The three student winners of the 2019 Drive for #designcompetition are:
  • First place – Maximillian Cooper, #design and Architecture Senior High, Miami, Florida
  • Second place – Mason Ross, Kennedy Catholic High School, Burien, Washington
  • Third place – Vincent Piaskowski, Ernest W. Seaholm High School, Birmingham, Michigan
All three students will receive an exclusive, behind-the-scenes tour of the #fca US Product #design studios in Auburn Hills, Michigan, plus one-on-one time with leading #automotive designers. Each will also receive a scholarship to attend the Precollege Summer Experience Transportation #design program at College for Creative Studies, a leading art and #design college in Detroit. The summer program curriculum includes the fundamentals of gestural sketching, perspective for both interior and exterior #automotive concepts and how to translate designs into 3D models.

Additionally, the #fca US Product #design Office partnered with EyesOn Design, which focuses on the #automotive community and students coming together to commemorate, reflect and appreciate the craftsmanship and beauty of classic and modern vehicle #design. Drive for #design winners receive their awards on Friday, June 14 at EyesOn Design’s “Vision Honored” Black Tie Gala and Silent Auction and will serve as junior judges at the prestigious EyesOn #design Car Show, held every Father’s Day weekend at the historic Edsel and Eleanor Ford House in Grosse Pointe Shores, Michigan.

For detailed #contest rules and information, visit www.FCAdrivefordesign.com.

About Drive for Design
Launched in 2013, the #fca US Product #design Office created its Drive for #design #contest as an innovative way to educate young artists about careers in #automotive #design. Starting locally in Detroit, Drive for #design has grown to become a national #contest that awards talented students with prizes and unique opportunities to further develop their #design skills.

About CCS
The College for Creative Studies (CCS) is a nonprofit, private college authorized by the Michigan Education Department to grant bachelor’s and master’s degrees. CCS, located in midtown Detroit, strives to provide students with the tools needed for successful careers in the dynamic and growing creative industries.

Founded in 1906 as the Detroit Society of Arts and Crafts, CCS plays a key role in Detroit’s cultural and educational communities. A private, fully accredited college, CCS enrolls more than 1,400 students, pursuing Master of Fine Arts degrees in Color and Materials #design, Interaction #design, Integrated #design and Transportation #design and Bachelor of Fine Arts degrees in Advertising #design, Art Education, Crafts, Entertainment Arts, Fashion Accessories #design, Fine Arts, Graphic #design, Illustration, Interior #design, Photography, Product #design and Transportation #design.

About EyesOn Design
A benefit for the Detroit Institute of Ophthalmology (DIO), a not-for-profit corporation, EyesOn #design is a major source of revenue for the DIO’s research, education and support group programs for the visually impaired. The DIO is a division of the Department of Ophthalmology of the Henry Ford Health System.
 

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