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Mazda's design chief Laurens van den Acker has left the company to pursue other interests.

Dutchman van den Acker is the second star designer to quit his post this week - design director Steve Mattin has left Volvo.

Mattin quits as Volvo design boss

van den Acker will be replaced at Mazda by a new head of global design, Ikuo Maeda. Maeda's job title will be general manager of Mazda's design divisi...Read the full article

That's a pity - Laurens van den Acker had done some great things at Mazda recently - the Furai concept was amazing - any idea where he's going?

 

The Furai was designed by Franz von Holzhausen not Larens van den Acker..

Franz has also left Mazda last year and works at Tesla