Craig Callum is a British automotive designer who currently serves as design manager for Hot Wheels. Prior to his work at Mattel, he worked at LEGO, designing vehicles for the LEGO Speed Champions line.

Background

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Callum expressed he wanted to be a car designer since a young age, and studied Automotive Design at Coventry University.[1]

Career

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LEGO

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In 2015 Callum was noted for his work on LEGO Speed Champions, a line of automotive toys licensing real vehicles in the LEGO portfolio.[2]

National Transport Design Centre

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In 2018 Callum was hired as Director at the National Transport Design Centre, a research centre linked to Coventry University.[3]

Hot Wheels

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Callum was hired at Mattel to design and lead the Hot Wheels die cast design team in November 2022.[4]

References

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  1. ^ "The Man Behind Lego's Best Car Sets Is a Bigger Gearhead than You". 21 December 2016.
  2. ^ "Ten things you need to know: LEGO Speed Champions".
  3. ^ Hill, Ed (December 14, 2018). "Ex-Lego man becomes director at university transport design centre - PES Media". pesmedia.com.
  4. ^ "Lickety-Split! The story behind the cartoon wolf logo on this 2024 Hot Wheels BONE SHAKER". 25 January 2024.