In 1999, the head of design at The Ford Motor Company, J.Mays, decided to do something unconventional and seek design inspiration from people outside of the auto industry. One of those people he went to was Marc Newson, a furniture designer who had never worked on designing cars. The result of Newson’s efforts with Ford brought us this beautiful concept vehicle called the 021c, named after Newson’s favorite Pantone color. Newson’s car was a rare gem in 1999 because of its simple design and its small size, something contrastingly different from most other car companies at the time who were pushing big SUV sales.
Funny thing was that the 021c was hated when it was shown off to the public because people didn’t like boxy design and its overall simplicity. But nowadays, there seems to be a totally different respect for it.
Thanks Gearfuse!
