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Design & Desire: Keith Helfet
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- Book Synopsis
- When Keith Helfet embarked upon an ambitious project to create a new body shape for a secondhand Triumph Spitfire using little more than foam offcuts and plaster of Paris, a life as one of the world's most successful automotive designers seemed like an impossible dream. And yet that's precisely what he would become. <br><br>After studying at London's prestigious Royal College of Art, the South-African born youngster secured a job at Jaguar, where he would meet his mentor - marque founder Sir William Lyons. Thanks to his encouragement and guidance, Helfet would go on to create a number of iconic designs such as the XJ220 supercar, the XK180 and the beautiful F-type concept created in 2000. <br><br>With diversions into medical imaging, product design, power-assisted bicycles and electric vehicles, Design & Desire offers a personal insight into a unique and varied career that has spanned more than four decades - and counting...
- About The Author
- Keith Helfet was born in 1946 and grew up in Pinelands, a suburb of Cape Town, South Africa. After completing a course in mechanical engineering Helfet moved to London and was accepted on a master's degree course in automotive design. Upon graduation, he began a long and successful career at Jaguar, during which time he would create a number of iconic vehicles, including the marque's supercar, the XJ220. Although he writes a regular column for Jaguar World magazine, Design & Desire is Keith's first book and offers a personal reflection on his life and career to date.
- Product Details
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- ISBN
- 9781913089016
- Format
- Hardback
- Publisher
- Porter Press, (01 December 2023)
- Number of Pages
- 128
- Weight
- 1092 grams
- Language
- English
- Dimensions
- 248 x 286 x 19 mm
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