the Jury
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- Jean Pierre Ploue
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- Jean Paul Bauchel
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- Francisco Podadera
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- Izaskun Artetxe
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- Jose Maria Aldekoa
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- Juan Luis Irazabal
Hi, the Jury of the 3rd Maier Design Competition is made up of :
Jean Pierre Ploue
Director of Styling for PSA Peugeot Citroën group since October 2008
Studied Interior Architecture in Bésancon, followed by a study in Product Design at Ecôle Nationale des Arts Appliqués et des Metiers d’Art in Paris. His first job was with Renault in 1985, where he was responsible for the design of the Twingo small car and the highly influential Argos concept that debuted in 1994. Joined VW Group’s advanced studio in Sitges, near Barcelona, where he stayed for three years, and after a short two-year interlude at Ford from 1998 he was hired to become Director of Citroën Design Center in 2000.
His legacy has moved Citroën design into a new era starting from the C3, followed by the C2, C6 and C4 models.
Jean Paul Bauchel
Quality and Design Development Director at Renault
President of the French Society of Polymer Engineers (SFIP)
Franciscco Podadera
Aeronautical Engineer graduated from E.T.S. Aeronautical Engineering in Madrid. Podadera studied Transport Design at Art Center College of Design in California, beginning his design career as Associate Professor in Madrid University at College of Fine Arts and at Industrial Engineering Polytechnics. In addition he was Professor at Instituto Europeo di Design in Madrid.
Since 1986, he has designed and developed products and vehicles for European companies, including advanced concept prototypes. He is well known as an innovative designer breaking with usual design rules and developing new concepts ahead his time. Podadera has won several times the Design Awards of the Spanish Society of Professional Designers.
Izaskun Artetxe – Deputy for Innovation and Economic Promotion at the Regional Government of Biscay
José María Aldekoa – Chairman of the General Council of Mondragon
Juan Luis Irazabal – General Director at Maier S.Coop
