Comments on: Volvo designer Steve Mattin resigns

By: global_lightning

global_lightning — Tue, 31 Mar 2009 01:20:34 +0000

I wasn’t impressed by his work. Too many Jaguar lines (which are nice, on Jaguars) and Bangle-bloat. Volvos should have understated but elegantly clean lines. Save the bulges and bumps for a racier brand.

By: idrinorbarsaku

idrinorbarsaku — Mon, 30 Mar 2009 14:18:37 +0000

you dont just willingly resign from a compnay, unless you find something better, when you are the designer/ceo/etc. the big boss tells you to leave. It turns out to a resignation because having a record that shows you got fired from your last position would most certainly end your career at at a different company. this goes with most other higher positions like ceo/cfo/cd…. the boss tells you that their expectations were a little higher…and such. then they usually give you an offer to resign, which usually contains some kind of perk(money, paid vacation before resigning, company car…etc). With that also comes a chance for you to resign on your own terms, which is really nothing bad in any industry! unless you are wagoner

By: Borat

Borat — Mon, 30 Mar 2009 13:55:39 +0000

C30 looks good, but the rest of designs are less inspiring. I saw X60 on the street and was not impressed. I guess it is difficult to keep Volvo legacy within current designs. Designers of that caliber do not starve.

By: Zaraza

Zaraza — Mon, 30 Mar 2009 04:12:35 +0000

@ elviososa
Not really:p

Regarding Mattin’s departure, disappointing to some extent, the new S60 it’s a peach, and sets a high standard for the new head of design to conform with.. but that should mean more hot cars from Volvo..

By: johnnycanuck

johnnycanuck — Mon, 30 Mar 2009 02:49:58 +0000

native=naive?

By: elviososa

elviososa — Mon, 30 Mar 2009 02:46:49 +0000

that=than

By: elviososa

elviososa — Mon, 30 Mar 2009 02:45:44 +0000

don’t be so native…..European like Chinese more that American do.

By: johnnycanuck

johnnycanuck — Mon, 30 Mar 2009 02:33:40 +0000

I’m guessing at this point in his career he had no desire to learn Chinese.

By: rodgerdodger

rodgerdodger — Mon, 30 Mar 2009 01:18:59 +0000

I didn’t read anything about FIRING him.. most designers resign either because they don’t like the direction the marque management is taking, or they simply get a better offer elsewhere. Details have yet to be released, so there’s no point to jumping to any conclusion.

By: idrinorbarsaku

idrinorbarsaku — Mon, 30 Mar 2009 01:12:41 +0000

the=they…oops!

By: idrinorbarsaku

idrinorbarsaku — Mon, 30 Mar 2009 01:11:43 +0000

the way I see it, the used him to get the best possible design out for volvo. now that they have the best possible design, they fire him and hire some cheap ass to pretty much just copy everything. LAME!!!