Students kick off class at College for Creative Studies booth at North American International Auto Show.
At NAIAS, Minsung Kim points out interesting design element to fellow student Eileen Hwang.
Instructor Brian Stoeckel starts class at NAIAS.
Stoeckel explains differences in leather types to students.
Eugene Suh discusses his two design concepts during midterm review. Each uses non-automotive design language from Montblanc and Bang & Olufsen.
Detail of Suh's Montblanc concept at midterm.
Stoeckel makes point to Donguk Kang and Karl Wood during midterm review.
Suddenly everybody gets the idea.
Paul Snyder, CCS Chair of Transportation Design, and instructor Stoeckel discuss Donguk Kang's Rolls-Royce project.
Snyder looks through Kang's preliminary sketches.
Jenn Lim's concept aims to provide mobility to disabled people.
In Lim's concept, vehicle seats transform into motorized wheelchairs.
Jordan Rubinstein-Towler discusses his early sketches for a Bugatti city car and a Class 8 Truck cab that uses design cues from Audi and "Tiny House" interiors.
Karl Wood trying to decide between doing a Tesla pickup truck or Infiniti small car for his final project.
Kenneth Choi's initial sketches near beginning of semester.
Department Chair Snyder contemplates student design.
Stoeckel critiques Min Kee Sull's Volvo and BMW concepts at midterm.
Sull makes his case to instructor.
Detail of Sull's project at midterm.
Donghun Joung explains his Rolls-Royce concepts.
Detail of Joung's midterm concept.
A fullsize Volvo SUV that turns into mobile office is Eileen Hwang's idea.
Detail of Hwang's Volvo truck at midterm.
Jaekyeun Hwang listens intently to Stoeckel's advice. One of his ideas is infant seat positioned strategically between parents.
Aston Martin sport wagon one of Jay Park's concepts.
Jisang Kim experimenting with design language inspired by luxury yachts.
Detail of Jisang Kim's design at midterm.
Lexus pickup truck one of Michael Nam's ideas.
Minsung Kim experimenting with concepts for fullsize Genesis SUV and Cadillac pickup truck.
Yuri Kim explains her BMW and Alfa Romeo minivan concepts. She will pick one for her final project.
Stoeckel gives Kim a few pointers.