Iman Maghsoudi

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Iman Maghsoudi
Born (1980-07-08) July 8, 1980 (age 43)[1]
Tehran, Iran
NationalityAmerican, Iranian
EducationBachelor of Industrial Design
OccupationIndustrial designer
Known forCar Design, Industrial Design, Luxury Design, Futuristic Design
Websitewww.iman.design

Iman Maghsoudi (Persian: ایمان مقصودی) is an Iranian–American industrial designer.

Biography[edit]

Born in Tehran, he started experimenting with car design as a student of industrial design in Islamic Azad University and won the "Interior Motives Award in 2006" featuring Ferrari Monza concept, with which he managed to win three prizes: Overall winner, Best Conceptual Interior, and nominated for Best Innovation award.[2][3] The jury called his design a "dramatic design [that] represents a vision of the future in which the considerations of space and resources will impact on the way people drive."[4][5] In 2007, He won the Red Dot Awards for "Living Box" in the "Mobility" Category of Design Concepts,[6] and the IDEA Design Excellence Awards. In 2012, he designed and led the Python concept car project in Iran.[7][8][9]

After moving to America in 2013, he established his own design studio and became more involved in luxury design, business and entrepreneurship.[citation needed] In the same year, he helped with the launch of concept motorcycle "Ostureh" (Myth in Persian) that was featured at Big Boys Toys.[10] He won the Local Motors Hawaii Motors Design competition in 2009 with project iBite,[11] and in 2014 his Aeroblade concept won the second place in the world's first 3D Printed Car Design Competition.[12][13][14]

He established Exxeo brand in 2017 for luxury products, and its first product, the Exxeo "Eclipse" Luxury Hybrid Piano won the Platinum A' Design Award.[15][16][17] Nargess Banks wrote in Forbes that it is "designed to disrupt the traditional piano world" with an organic shape and carbon fiber body.[18][19] World Piano News described the Exxeo Piano as "visually striking."[20][21]

Awards[edit]

Award Date Category Result Ref.
Interior Motives Award 2006 Best Overall Automotive Interior Design Won [22][4]
Best Conceptual Interior Won
Best Conceptual Exterior Won
Best Innovation Nominated [citation needed]
Red Dot Awards 2007 Mobility Won [6]
2007 Design Excellence Awards Won [citation needed]
Local Motors Hawaii Motors Design 2009 Won [11]
IMTS 2014 Innovation Award 2nd Place [12][13][14]
A' Design Award 2018 Excellence in Design Won [15][16][17]

Gallery[edit]

  • A number of concept designs by Iman Maghsoudi

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Iman Maghsoudi Date of Birth". Retrieved 2022-09-15.
  2. ^ "Ferrari design car too fast for a human to operate". telegraph.co.uk. 27 August 2008. Archived from the original on 2020-03-04. Retrieved 2022-07-04.
  3. ^ "Iranian student wins IM 2006 car design award". Tehran Times. 2006-10-27. Archived from the original on 2022-07-03. Retrieved 2022-07-03.
  4. ^ a b "Interior Motives Awards 2006: the winners – Car Body Design". Archived from the original on 2019-04-01. Retrieved 2022-07-03.
  5. ^ "Future concept of Ferrari". Cars show. 2008-08-26. Archived from the original on 2022-07-04. Retrieved 2022-07-04.
  6. ^ a b "Red Dot Award". Archived from the original on 2008-05-09.
  7. ^ "Dévoilement du concept d'une voiture entièrement iranienne". ISNA (in French). 2013-01-19. Archived from the original on 2022-07-06. Retrieved 2022-07-03.
  8. ^ "کانسپت خودروی "پیتون" رونمایی شد". ایسنا (in Persian). 2013-01-14. Archived from the original on 2020-08-12. Retrieved 2022-07-03.
  9. ^ "رونمایی از کانسپت پیتون". newdesign.ir (in Persian). Archived from the original on 2022-07-06. Retrieved 2022-07-04.
  10. ^ "Shojaie Automobiles present for the first time in UAE the Ostoure Super Street Bike at Big Boys Toys 2013 – ARTAAJ – How are you doing?". Archived from the original on 2022-07-03. Retrieved 2022-07-03.
  11. ^ a b "iBite Sports Car Concept with Ocean as The Inspiration". Tuvie. 2008-12-17. Archived from the original on 2022-07-04. Retrieved 2022-07-04.
  12. ^ a b "Autos impresos en 3D". CNN. 26 June 2014. Archived from the original on 2022-07-04. Retrieved 2022-07-04.
  13. ^ a b "Winning cars of the 3D Printed Car Design Challenge (pictures)". CNET. Archived from the original on 2022-07-03. Retrieved 2022-07-03.
  14. ^ a b Autoweek (2014-06-08). "Local Motors 3D-Printed Car Design Challenge". Autoweek. Archived from the original on 2022-07-03. Retrieved 2022-07-03.
  15. ^ a b "Top 20 A' Design Award Winners". Designer Daily: graphic and web design blog. 2020-08-19. Archived from the original on 2022-07-03. Retrieved 2022-07-03.
  16. ^ a b "A' Design Award". Archived from the original on 2022-07-03. Retrieved 2022-07-03.
  17. ^ a b "9 standout winners 2019 design awards". 11 June 2019. Archived from the original on 2022-07-06. Retrieved 2022-07-04.
  18. ^ Banks, Nargess. "What Happens When Former Bertone, Mercedes And GM Designers Take On The Piano? This Exxeo, A Hybrid Piano Disrupting Classic Codes". Forbes. Archived from the original on 2022-07-03. Retrieved 2022-07-04.
  19. ^ Hoare, James (2019-06-21). "This carbon fiber hybrid piano has a built-in battery and looks wow – Yanko Design". yankodesign.com. Archived from the original on 2022-07-03. Retrieved 2022-07-03.
  20. ^ Crombie, David (2019-07-08). "EXXEO – A New Digital/Hybrid Piano with the WOW! Factor". World Piano News. Archived from the original on 2021-05-12. Retrieved 2022-07-03.
  21. ^ "Interview with Iman Maghsoudi". Archived from the original on 2022-07-06. Retrieved 2022-07-03.
  22. ^ Forrest, Robert (2015-05-05). "2006 Interior Motives Design Awards". Car Design News. Archived from the original on 2020-09-26. Retrieved 2022-07-03.
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