Influential designers and innovators - everyday transport and products

Giovanni Michelotti

Triumph cars, Leyland National Bus.

Giorgetto Giugiaro

VW Golf, Nikon cameras.

Marcello Gandini

Renault 5, VW Polo, Renault Magnum truck.

Flaminio Bertoni

Citroën Traction Avant, 2CV, DS.

Gérard Godfroy and Gérard Welter

Peugeot 205.

Sir William Lyons and William Heynes

Jaguar cars.

David Bache

Rover P5 and P6, British Leyland Rover SD1, Range Rover, Mini Metro.

Alec Issigonis

Morris Minor, BMC/BL/Rover Mini, BMC/BL Austin Maxi.

Alan Oakley and Tom Karen

Raleigh Chopper.

Jozaburo Kimura

Honda Super Cub.

Bob Trigg

Yamaha RD 350 LC. Ariel, BSA, Norton and Yamaha motorcycles.

Tom Karen

Bond Bug, Leyland lorry cabs.

Dieter Rams

Industrial design, Braun, influenced apple.

Nobutoshi Kihara

Sony Walkman. Sony.

Mary Anderson

Inventor of the windscreen wiper.

Florence Lawrence

Car trafficator/turn signal (UK/US) and brake indicator.

Harry Beck

London underground map creator, map design used worldwide.

Robert Riddles

Locomotive design engineer.

Sir Kenneth Grange

Intercity 125.

Shinji Sogō and Hideo Shima

Shinkansen (Bullet train).

Raymond Loewy

Industrial design pioneer.

Syd Mead

Industrial design and futurist concepts.