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Short documentary on Tom Matano, one of the designers of the Mazda Miata.
Tom Matano, known as “The Father of Miata”, has almost 30 years of experience in the automotive design industry. Prior to joining Mazda, he held design positions at General Motors in Detroit, GM Holden in Melbourne, Australia and BMW in Munich, Germany. In 1983, he joined Mazda’s North American studio as a Chief Designer. He continued to become Vice President of the Design and Executive Vice President of Western Operations for Mazda R&D North America, Inc., and Executive Designer & Director of Mazda North American Operations.
From 1999 to 2002, Mr. Matano moved to Mazda headquarters in Japan, as an Executive Designer in the Global Advance Studio, overseeing Japan, Europe and North American Advance studios, and the General Manager of Mazda Design in charge of the Chief Designers. His accomplishments at Mazda include the RX 7, Miata, and many other projects by the design teams he managed and created.
Since 2002 to present, Mr. Matano is committed to becoming an educator, and using his diverse knowledge and experience to enhance the Industrial Design program at the Academy of Art University in San Francisco. Now ranked #4 in the Red Dot World Ranking of ID schools.
1990 Mazda Miata (MX5)
1990 Mazda Miata (MX5)
1993 RX-7
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