| Peter Arcadipane |
SLK concept
Urbane Benz tackles the big-ticket trucks
Sydney Morning Herald, November 22, 1996
"Australian designer Peter Arcadipane, who has worked at Mercedes
in Stuttgart for four years, is responsible for the styling on the
concept car. "What we do with a show car has to be fairly close, so
it doesn't alienate potential customers, yet not give away too much
to competitors. It's the tightrope we always walk ... like playing
poker," he says."
All Activity Vehicle Concept
Industrial Designers Society of America: Gold Award 1997
Benjamin Dimson, Paul Terry, Melonee Ranzinger and Richard Plavetich of
Mercedes-Benz Advanced Design of NA, Irvine, CA; Peter Arcadipane of
Mercedes-Benz AG/Bereich Design, Sindelfingen, Germany
Mercedes M-Class Awards and Accolades
"The DV concept not only succeeds in its role of creating a new
dimension where outdoor adventure and elegant luxury meet, it also
ignites anticipation for the real one."
-- Kazuo Morohoshi, I/IDSA, Executive VP, Calty Design Research Inc., a
division of Toyota
Range Rover beware - Mercedes is on a roll
Sydney Morning Herald, Friday February 21, 1997
"I did the concept and a guy in California followed it through," said
Peter Arcadipane, an Australian hired by Mercedes in the early '90s.
basic theme for W220 S-Class
the W111 C-pillar
New Benz CL: nothing succeeds like excess
Sydney Morning Herald, Friday, December 11, 1998
"The stunning new Mercedes Benz CL coupe is arguably Australia's best
automotive export - despite being built in Germany. It was designed by a
former Australian car magazine art director who once worked for Ford
locally, expatriate Peter Arcadipane.
He was surprised that his design - one of three the maker was
considering for its flagship - was chosen because it was considered the
most radical."
Mercedes-Benz CL Coupe Strikes the Pose
Autoweb AU, 20 December 1998
"Styled by Australian ex-patriot designer Peter Arcadipane, the CL coupe
follows in the footsteps of the new S-class offering even more leading
edge technology. This total technology command is perfectly complemented
by sophisticated, eye-catching style."
Mercedes-Benz CL55 AMG is Racing Safety Car
Autoweb AU, 29 March 2000
"In Australia, the road-going CL500 Coupe went on sale this month.
Powered by a 5.0 litre V8 engine producing 225 kW, the CL500 was styled
by Aussie ex-patriot designer, Peter Arcadipane."
Madmax: Black on Black: anti-boredom machines...
"The fibreglass front is a Peter Arcadipane design. Peter worked
as a designer for Ford Australia in the 1970s, and later started his own
business selling, among other things, these fibreglass front kits."
C-Class wagon
R-Class production version
| Designed like no other car in the world. |