Design & Desire
$139.56
- Hardcover
128 pages
- Release Date
1 December 2023
Summary
When Keith Helfet embarked upon an ambitious project to create a new body shape for a secondhand Triumph Spitfire using little more than foam offcuts and plaster of Paris, a life as one of the world’s most successful automotive designers seemed like an impossible dream. And yet that’s precisely what he would become.
After studying at London’s prestigious Royal College of Art, the South-African born youngster secured a job at Jaguar, where he would meet his mentor - marque founder Sir …
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781913089016 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1913089010 |
| Author: | Keith Helfet |
| Publisher: | Porter Press International |
| Imprint: | Porter Press International |
| Format: | Hardcover |
| Number of Pages: | 128 |
| Release Date: | 1 December 2023 |
| Weight: | 1.09kg |
| Dimensions: | 240mm x 280mm |
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About The Author
Keith Helfet
Keith Helfet was born in 1946 and grew up in Pinelands, a suburb of Cape Town, South Africa. After completing a course in mechanical engineering Helfet moved to London and was accepted on a master’s degree course in automotive design. Upon graduation, he began a long and successful career at Jaguar, during which time he would create a number of iconic vehicles, including the marque’s supercar, the XJ220. Although he writes a regular column for Jaguar World magazine, Design & Desire is Keith’s first book and offers a personal reflection on his life and career to date.
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