We had the distinct pleasure to interview award winning designer Fernando Pastre Fertonani about their original and creative Race Car design work. Fernando Pastre Fertonani is an award-winning creative designer, that makes our world a better place with their original race car works.
Fernando Pastre Fertonani ("FPF") answered Design Interview ("DI") questions about their award-winning work n01 Race Car. Interview questions prepared by Frank Scott.
FPF : The future of racing cars. Thinking about that nowadays is not anymore the technology that limits the machine, but the human factor. What if we remove the pilot from the car? What if it could be remoted piloted?
FPF : To achieve an essencial design, clean but at the same time aggressive. A new shape approach and architecture to racing cars, thinking how it could look like without the need of a room for a pilot.
FPF : Develop it even more with technical aspects.
FPF : One month.
FPF : I designed it exclusively as a car for the presentation of my studio to the world. It was a good way to shock with a concept.
FPF : Technology companies and racing companies.
FPF : Its sculptural and clean shapes.
FPF : N.01 stands for NOI(studio name) 01(first project).
FPF : Hand sketching, photoshop and 3d modeling software.
FPF : The possibilities it brings to the races and to where this sport can go in the future.
FPF : Technical development, such as remote piloting, electric powertrain technology and body development.
FPF : The design was mostly influenced by technical researches regarding electric cars powertrains.
FPF : The innovation and the challenge to make something clean and minimal but not poor.
FPF : It had a really good acceptance by the media and the public when it was released on internet. It was featured in lots o websites, including design reference ones.
FPF : I learned a lot of surface research and refined my perception about communicating things with surfaces.
