The automotive interior is a re markable confluence of form and functionality. In achieving a coherent vision, the interior design team is faced with a dizzying array of alternatives in both materials and production processes. Along the way, that vision is forced through the prescriptive lenses of economics and manufacturability and clouded, perhaps, by the nebulous concerns of 'brandidentity.' Finally, both appearance and non-visual haptic considerations are challenged by greater regulation of the behavior of materials in identified high-impact areas.
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