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Biography
Andreas Wolfsgruber (born 1962, Salzburg, Austria) is an Austrian car designer and, since 2000, Head of the Magna Steyr Design Department. Between 1997 - 2000 he was engaged as a Lecturer at the Fh Joanneum Graz – Degree Programme „Industrial Management“. In 1998 he began to focus on design education for the Degree Programme „Industrial Design“ at the University of Applied Sciences Joanneum Graz.
In 2005, he initiated and developed the international recognized design concept family „MILA“ (Magna Innovative Lightweight Auto). Since 2014 seven further concept cars followed.
Projects
- Truck Driver´s Cab for STEYR LKW (Exterior and Interior Design)
- New Tractorgeneration 9000 for STEYR Landmaschinentechnik
- various serial projects with international partners
- Initiation and Development of the award winning design concept family MILA (2004 – 2014)
- designforum Steiermark Exhibition „IDEAS. Ready for Road“ at Kunsthaus Graz (2013)
- "Technologieträger MILA". Magnasteyr.com. Retrieved 15 November 2014.
- "Technologieträger MILA". Magnasteyr.com. Retrieved 15 November 2014.
Awards
- 2009 „IF Product Design Award 2009“
- 2010 „IF Product Design Award 2010“
- "MAGNA STEYR Fahrzeugtechnik". Exhibition.ifdesign.de. Retrieved 15 November 2014.
- "MAGNA STEYR Fahrzeugtechnik". Exhibition.ifdesign.de. Retrieved 15 November 2014.
Publications
Auto&Design, Nr.160, 2006, p. 44- 48, p. 78,79
Auto&Design, Nr.164, 2007, p. 74-76
Auto&Design, Nr.170, 2008, p. 76-79
Auto&Design, Nr.176, 2009, p. 33-37
KFZ Wirtschaft, 10/2009, p. 26-27
Car styling, Nr.184, 2008, p. 26
Auto Moto Sport, Heft 1, 17.12.2009, p. 33-35
Auto&Design, Nr.189, 2011, p. 50- 53
Vehicle news, Nr.297, p. 38-40
Design Basics, G.Heufler, Niggli 2004, ISBN 978-3-7212-0829-0, p. 67,103,175,187
Design Impulse 2, G.Heufler, Niggli 2011, ISBN 978-3-7212-0794-1, p. 58
Best creatives 2012, International Designers, ISBN 978-3-7913-4704-2, p. 78
Best creatives 2013, International Designers, ISBN 978-3-7913-4812-4
Business Monat, März 2012, p. 46
Auto&Design, Nr.195, 2012, p. 66-69
Auto&Design, Nr.206, 2014, p. 56-59