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Brett Patterson

Automotive Designer

London, UK

Automotive designer with 14 years experience at General Motors Design centres in Australia, Germany, Sweden and USA.

Founded Car Design News (cardesignnews.com), the leading online magazine for the international automotive design industry. Website design, technical development, and event photography. Editor from 1999 to 2006.

Looking for opportunities in car design, product design, design for future mobility, developing digital design tools for car designers.

Selected work

  • Opel Omega 'Coupe' concept, 1992 (lead designer for full-size proposal)
  • Auto show photography (Geneva 2004)
  • Car Design News website concept and development, 1999-2008

General Motors Design

  • Opel Omega '99 mid-cycle facelift, 1996 (lead exterior designer)
  • Opel/Chevrolet SUV concept sketch, 1995
  • Opel Vivaro early concept sketch, 1995
  • Opel Vivaro early concepts, 1995
  • Opel Astra '97 wagon concept sketch, 1994
  • First-generation Opel Zafira scale model selected for full-size development, 1994
  • Opel sub-Corsa concept sketch, 1994
  • Opel Corsa '97 mid-cycle facelift, 1994
  • Saab 9-5 full-size model development, 1993
  • Opel Omega 'Coupe' concept, 1992 (lead designer for full-size proposal)
  • Opel Omega 'Coupe' concept, 1992 (lead designer for full-size proposal)
  • Opel Omega concept sketch, 1991
  • Holden Commodore cutaway illustration, 1988

Car Design News

  • Car Design News website concept and development, 1999-2008
  • Car Design News editorial contributor, 1999-2009
  • Auto show photography, 2000-2010 (In-depth vehicle walk-around, details)
  • Auto show photography (Shanghai 2009)
  • Auto show photography (Pebble Beach 2008)
  • Auto show photography (Detroit 2007)
  • Auto show photography (Geneva 2004)
  • Auto show photography (Frankfurt 2005)
  • Auto show photography (Tokyo 2001)
  • Auto show photography (Turin 2000)
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