ITALDESIGN GIUGIARO
Italdesign Automobili Speciali
Industry: Design
Founded: Turin, Italy February 13, 1968 as Studi Italiani Realizzazione Prototipi: S.p.A.
Founder: Giorgetto Giugiaro, Aldo Mantovani
Fate: Controlling interest acquired by Lamborghini Holding S.p.A. (August 09, 2010)
Headquarters: Moncalieri, Italy
Area served: Worldwide
Services: Styling, Engineering, Pre-Series, Testing & Validation, Industrial Design
Parent: Lamborghini
Website: italdesign.it
Filippo Perini stated: “When designing this new logo, we were inspired by the symbol of the City of Turin. We started not from the rampant bull of the city’s crest but from the bull’s head, which is a real icon being used on ancient palaces as an ornamental part. In this city the history of Italian automobile was born, the most famous and prestigious carmakers were born, as well as the ’coachbuilders‘ who made the Italian car design famous worldwide. Besides, it’s the city which hosted, from 1968 to 1974, the first Headquarters of Italdesign. With this logo therefore we wanted to celebrate the passion and the know-how that ideally unite Italdesign and Turin”.
Italdesign Giugiaro S.p.A. is a design and engineering company and brand based in Moncalieri, Italy, that traces its roots to the 1968 foundation of Studi Italiani Realizzazione Prototipi S.p.A. by Giorgetto Giugiaro and Aldo Mantovani. Best known for its automobile design work, Italdesign also offers product design, project management, styling, packaging, engineering, modeling, prototyping and testing services to manufacturers worldwide.
On August 9, 2010, Volkswagen Group subsidiary Audi's subsidiary Lamborghini acquired 90.1% of the shares of Italdesign Giugiaro S.p.A., including the brand name rights and patents. The remaining shares were sold to Audi on 28 June 2015, with Giorgetto Giugiaro resigning from the firm at the same time.
