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The sculpting area has 400m of custom-made floor-integrated machine rails across its ten clay milling areas, each one 20m long. Jaguar worked with the experts at KOLB Design Technology to develop a bespoke solution to its clay sculpting facilities.
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The new Jaguar Design Studio has ten clay model plates across two studio areas, each fully equipped with the latest automated milling technology and space for two full size interior or exterior models, allowing the team to work on numerous projects simultaneously. Following review, three different themes will be continued into a full clay with one final design signed off for further refinements to be made.Īlongside the exterior models, individual parts like seats and steering wheels, and even full-size interiors, are also sculpted from clay. One sculptor will focus on the front, two on the side and another on the rear, though all sculptors are capable of working on any aspect of an exterior design. Each of the designers is given half of a full size exterior and is paired up with a clay team to bring their vision to reality. The six to eight projects that have been brought forward from the sketching phase, including the ‘vision’ proposal, have clay models created. An expert team of 46 sculptors, ranging from long term employees to new talent coming through apprenticeships, add the human touch – quite literally – to bring the sketches to life. Clay SculptingĬlay sculpting is the lifeblood of the design studio with the sketches and engineering data turned into physical assets at this stage. These constraints are then fed back to the other design disciplines to help progress the ‘vision’. The designers who sketch the ‘winning’ initial ideas stay with the project from the first sketch to the production car, ensuring the creative spark behind the original vision is maintained and refined throughout the process.ĭuring the sketching stage, one design is selected as the ‘vision’ which is used by the design and engineering teams to outline the feasibility of the proposal, its planned dimensions, aerodynamic requirements and any regulatory conditions. Moving quickly into a physical three dimensional model is very important, because Jaguar Design has always had proportion and sculpture at its heart. In the new Jaguar Design Studio, the teams can go from a sketch to a full size clay model in only two weeks.
This data is then used to accurately mill the clay models. Computer-Aided Surfacing (CAS) specialists then create a digital version of the initial renders.
On each project, up to eight exterior key sketches will be taken through to the next stage, each demonstrating a different theme and approach to convey their own unique blend of Jaguar creativity and innovation. We wanted to give them the best environment to work in, and we take time to nurture our designers so they can evolve their very best ideas, starting with the creative sketching process.” You always get the most creative results when a team works well together and that’s what we’re all about. Designers – from across the studio – are tasked with producing their best sketches and creative ideas before entries are gradually whittled down through shortlist reviews.Īdam Hatton, Exterior Design Director, Jaguar said: “ We believe Jaguar sits at the pinnacle of automotive design, and we now have a very special place to achieve our goals. The design process for a future Jaguar starts with an internal competition. Hundreds of sketches are produced each day. Pen, pencil or tablet, the studio team is constantly generating new interior and exterior ideas for future products. The official document, reported below, was released for the opening of the new Design Studio, which includes all the traditional capabilities (from Computer-Aided Surfacing to clay sculpting) as well as new Virtual Reality, Augmented Reality and animation technology.įrom the official Press Release: The six stages of design at JaguarĪcross six-stages of the design journey the Exterior and Interior teams collaborate throughout a well-defined process that can move from inspirational first sketch to finished car in around four years.įrom start to finish, each project is overseen by a programme management team that ensures integration with all business functions at each of the six stages: