For other people with the same name, see Walter Silva (disambiguation).
Walter Maria de Silva
Born
(1951-02-27) 27 February 1951 (age 73)
Lecco, Italy
Nationality
Italian
Occupation
Designer
Years active
1972-present
Walter Maria de Silva (born 27 February 1951) is an Italian car designer and former head of Volkswagen Group Design, until 2015. Since beginning his car design career in 1972 as trainee car designer for Fiat's Style Centre. De Silva has also worked as a designer at I.DE.A Institute, and as head of design for Alfa Romeo, SEAT and the 'Audi brand group'.[1] He is presently President of the Design Studio Walter De Silva & Partners.
^"Who's Where: Walter de'Silva appointed Head of VW Group Design". Car Design News. Car Design News Ltd. 2007-01-25. Archived from the original on 2010-11-21. Retrieved 2010-11-10. Volkswagen has just announced that Walter de'Silva, 55, has been appointed Head of Volkswagen Group Design.
Walter Maria deSilva (born 27 February 1951) is an Italian car designer and former head of Volkswagen Group Design, until 2015. Since beginning his car...
more identify with fighter jets. According to the model's designer WalterdeSilva, the Egoista "represents hedonism taken to the extreme". The car used...
venture with Silk EV and hired former Alfa Romeo, SEAT and Audi designer WalterdeSilva as Vice President of Styling and Design for a range of Hongqi S vehicles...
compact multi-purpose vehicle (MPV), the car was designed by the Italian WalterdeSilva, and was launched in March 2004, as the first example of SEAT's new...
North America. The B6 Passat was facelifted by Klaus Bischoff and WalterdeSilva and was unveiled at the Paris Motor Show in September 2010. Although...
Fiat 125p platform with a new hatchback design by Zbigniew Watson, WalterdeSilva and Giorgetto Giugiaro. It was available in body styles that included...
prototype of a large SUV ECF, whose styling was designed by designer WalterdeSilva known for his work for Volkswagen Group. The second vehicle that participated...
2007–present Assembly Germany: Ingolstadt Germany: Neckarsulm Designer WalterdeSilva Body and chassis Class Compact executive car (D) Grand tourer (S) Body style...
Appraised for a rarely seen example of an excellent all-round niche car. WalterdeSilva has said that the Audi A5 coupe is "his most beautiful design ever"...
reaching a production figure of 651,823. The 147 was designed by WalterdeSilva and Wolfgang Egger. The 147 received praise for its styling on launch...
Ghidella (Fiat CEO) accepted the design, Centro Stile Alfa Romeo under WalterdeSilva was responsible for the completion of the detail work and the design...
legenda, Alessandro Sannia, Alexandra, 2006, ISBN 963-369-555-4. Fiat 500 – de kleine grote mythe, Alessandro Sannia, Rebo, 2006, ISBN 90-366-1875-4 Fiat...
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Volkswagen Polo Mk4 (Typ 9N), it was styled by the Italian designer WalterdeSilva to have a sporty, performance image. The model lineup included two...
Adjunct Faculty at Walters State Community College and now currently serves as senior consultant at Booz Allen Hamilton. deSilva was born in Manchester...
facelift introduced on the 156 in 2003, but continued with the acclaimed WalterdeSilva design to the very end of production. The steering was also made faster...
example of the Veyron. Warkuß also commissioned SEAT head of design, WalterdeSilva, to submit a design proposal for the new Bugatti. The design was ultimately...
SEAT Ibiza Mk4 and the Audi A1 Mk1. It was designed by a team led by WalterdeSilva, following the styling direction of the Scirocco Mk3 and the Golf Mk6...
Dakar Rally with the Petronas De Rooy team and Dutch driver Gerard De Rooy, behind the wheel of an Iveco Powerstar. De Rooy was followed by drivers Stacey...
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