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Sketches for 'Venus' concept car

Design
1980s (designed)
Artist/Maker
International Automotive Design (maker)
Pettman, Tony (designer)
Place of origin
Great Britain (designed)

Early sketches for the IAD's Venus concept car, including images of drivers' helmets.

Object details

Categories
Designs
Cars
Object type
Design
Titles
  • Sketches for 'Venus' concept car (generic title)
  • Car design (generic title)
Materials and techniques
Ballpoint pen on paper
Ball Point Pen
Paper
Drawn
Brief description
Early sketches for the Venus concept car, Tony Pettman for International Automotive Design, 1980s
Physical description
Early sketches for the IAD's Venus concept car, including images of drivers' helmets.
Dimensions
  • Height: 420mm (Note: from catalogue records)
  • Width: 595mm (Note: From catalogue records )
Production typeDesign
Gallery label
Several designers in more than one office worked on the project at the outset. Hundreds of 'brain-storming' drawings were made. They are drawn in a manner which conveys the sense of dynamism and excitement which was the aim of the finished car.
Subject depicted
Car (Road Vehicle)
Collection
Prints, Drawings & Paintings Collection
Accession number
E.170-1992

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Record createdOctober 28, 2008
Record URL
https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O170813/sketches-for-venus-concept-car-design-pettman-tony/
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