Artist of the day: Artist of the Day, June 30, 2022: Franz von Holzhausen, an American transportation designer (#1609)

Franz von Holzhausen (1968) is an American transportation designer. Since 2008, he has been in charge of design at Tesla, Inc. He designed the Tesla Model S, Model 3, Model X, Model Y, and the unveiled but not-yet-released Cybertruck, Semi, and second-generation Tesla Roadster. Prior to Tesla, he worked in design at Mazda, General Motors, and Volkswagen.

Going even farther back, Von Holzhausen attended Syracuse University for two years before transferring to the Art Center College of Design in Pasadena. He has a Bachelor’s in Transportation Design.

In 1992, Holzhausen started his career with Volkswagen, where he worked on the designs for the Microbus and the New Beetle concept project, known as "Concept One," under design lead J Mays.

In 2000, he moved to General Motors as a design manager where he worked on the Saturn Sky and Pontiac Solstice.

In 2005, he took a role at Mazda, where he was chief of design.[ He led the designs of the Mazda Kabura concept car that debuted at the 2006 North American International Auto Show and of the Mazda Furai concept car that was unveiled at the 2008 North American International Auto Show, both in Detroit.

In 2008, he went to work for Tesla. He is known for designing Tesla vehicles, including the Model S, Model 3, Model X, Model Y, and the unveiled but not-yet-released Cybertruck, Semi, and second-generation Tesla Roadster.

Franz von Holzhausen is married to Vicki von Holzhausen, a designer who runs the "von Holzhausen" fashion label focused on vegan leather products that are made from plant-based materials.
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