Pinky Lai

Pinky Lai (Hong Kong, born 20 March 1951) is an automotive designer, currently working at Porsche AG. He is responsible for the exterior designs of both Porsche Boxster and Cayman. He is also the designer of the original Boxster and 911 (996 series).

In 1972 he moved to Rome, where he later gained a BA in Industrial Design. When studying he saw an advertisement from Ford of Germany for a car designer and in 1978 he ended up receiving a two year scholarship on transportation design at the Royal College of Art in London.

After his graduation in 1980, he went on a joint venture project to work in Ghia Studios (in Italy) and Mazda in Japan where he worked on the Sierra, Fiesta, Escort and Scorpio projects.

After returning to Germany he joined BMW in 1984 as a senior designer. He was invited by the president of R&D of Porsche AG to join the design team (Porsche Styling) under the lead of Harm Lagaay (also from BMW). Since then, he has worked on all the models from the factory, from the Boxster to the Cayman including the revolutionary 996, the first departure from the original "Butzi" Porsche design in four decades.

References & Links

* [http://www.designnstyling.com/ Official Site]