I.DE.A Institute (acronym, Institute of Development in Automotive Engineering) was an automobile design and engineering company in Turin, Italy, founded in 1978 by Franco Mantegazza and architect Renzo Piano, [2] with engineer Peter Rice as Vice President.[3]
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| Company type | S.p.A. |
|---|---|
| Industry | Automotive |
| Founded | Turin, Italy (1978) |
| Defunct | 2019[1] |
| Fate | Liquidated |
| Headquarters | , |
Key people | Franco Mantegazza (Founder) Renzo Piano |
| Services | industrial engineering and design, automobile design and prototyping |
Number of employees | > 350 |
| Parent | Quantum Kapital AG group |
| Website | www.ideainstitute.it |
The Rieter Holding Ltd took full control of the company in 2002.[4] The company grew with offices in China and Brazil by the time Rieter sold the company in 2010 to the Swiss investment group Quantum Kapital AG.[5] The company was liquidated in 2019.[1]
Notable work
edit- 1981 Fiat VSS, the first commission from Fiat[6]
- 1988 Fiat Tipo
- 1988 Ferrari PPG Indy Pace Car[7]
- 1989 Lancia Dedra
- 1990 Fiat Tempra
- 1992 Alfa Romeo 155
- 1992 IDEA Grigua and Grigua Off-Road concepts[8]
- 1993 Lancia Delta
- 1993 Nissan Terrano II/Ford Maverick
- 1994 Lancia Kappa
- 1994 Fiat Lampo concept
- 1994 IDEA Gritta concept
- 1995 Daihatsu Move
- 1996 Fiat Vuscià concept
- 1996 Fiat Siena
- 1996 Fiat Palio
- 1997 Dacia D33
- 1997 Daewoo Nubira
- 1998 Tata Indica
- 2000 Kia Rio
- 2002 Tata Indigo
- 2003 Changan Jiexun concept
- 2004 Fiat Trepiùno (construction only).[9]
- 2006 Buick LaCrosse
- 2008 Tata Nano
- 2008 IDEA ERA concept
- 2010 IDEA Sofia concept
- 2012 Ssang Yong XIV-1[10] and XIV-2[11] in 2012. Concepts for SsangYong Tivoli.
Notable designers
edit- Renzo Piano
- Walter de Silva 1977–1986
- Ercole Spada 1983–1992
- Carlo Gaino 1987
- Justyn Norek 1983–2006[12]
- Francois Lampreia
- Umberto Palermo 2008–
Gallery
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Details of the Alfa Romeo 155 -
Rear view of the Fiat Tipo -
Tata Nano, here Europa at Geneva 2009 -
Ssang Yong XIV-1, Geneva 2012 -
LvChi Venere, Geneva 2018
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Notes
edit- ^ a b 19/2019 I.DE.A. Institute of Development in Automotive Engineering srl in liquidazione Liquidation 2019
- ^ "Concept Car of the Week: Fiat VSS I.DE.A (1981)". Car Design News. 9 June 2015. Retrieved 28 November 2023.
- ^ "VSS Experimental Car by Subsystems". Fondazione Renzo Piano. Retrieved 28 November 2023.
- ^ "I.D.E.A." globalautoindex.com. Archived from the original on 2007-10-17. Retrieved 2007-12-27.
- ^ "I.DE.A. Institute to be acquired by Quantum Kapital - Car Body Design". www.carbodydesign.com. Retrieved 2015-08-12.
- ^ "1981 FIAT VSS". archivioprototipi.it. Retrieved 29 January 2024.
- ^ "Ferrari Mondial t Speciale Pace Car". christies.com. Retrieved 17 January 2020.
- ^ "Carlos Sanchez". automotivedesignconference.com. Retrieved 6 October 2021.
- ^ "Fiat reveals new 500". Autocar Magazine.
- ^ Ssang Yong XIV-1 from carrozzeri-italiani.com.
- ^ Ssang Yong XIV-2 from carrozzieri-italiani.com, last accessed on 24 July 2022.
- ^ "JUSTYN NOREK". archivioprototipi.it. Retrieved 29 January 2024.
External links
edit- Company website (defunct) at the Wayback Machine (archived 2019-01-29)
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