51 Kiyoyuki “Ken” Okuyama Clearly, there are many ArtCenter alumni that have made significant impact on all levels of automotive design. Kiyoyuki “Ken” Okuyama graduated from ArtCenter in 1986. Like many of his fellow alumni, Okuyama worked in several key capacities in the automotive industry. He spent time at GM and Porsche. At Porsche he worked on the 911 design evolution during his tenure, and also the Porsche Boxster. Okuyama spent four years (2000-2004) as the Chair of Transportation at ArtCenter. Following consulting work with Pininfarina on the Enzo Ferrari, he became Ferrari’s Creative Director in 2004. During his time at Pininfarina, he worked on several additional Ferrari designs, the fourth generation Camaro and other projects. In 2006 Okuyama set up his own design studio and continues to stun the design world with his work. There are several reasons to highlight Ken Okuyama’s work and career. First, his path from ArtCenter graduate was stellar, but as noted not unique. His time teaching at ArtCenter also has past precedents. For the purpose of this article on wedge car design, Ken Okuyama unveiled a stunning wedge car design in 2016 at the Pebble Beach Concours in Monterey California. 2016 Okuyama Kode 0
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