J Mays
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J Mays is an American automotive designer best known for his influential work as Ford Motor Company's global design chief, shaping the look of numerous Ford, Volkswagen, and Audi models.
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| J Mays canonical | 1 |
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| instanceOf |
American person
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automotive designer ⓘ human ⓘ industrial designer ⓘ |
| birthName | Jewel Mays NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1954-10-15 ⓘ |
| educatedAt | ArtCenter College of Design NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| employer |
Audi
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Ford Motor Company NERFINISHED ⓘ Volkswagen Group NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| endTimeAtEmployer | 2013 (Ford Motor Company) ⓘ |
| familyName | Mays NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
automotive design
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industrial design ⓘ |
| givenName | Jewel NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasWorkedIn |
Germany
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United Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influenced | Ford global product design strategy ⓘ |
| knownFor |
design leadership at Ford, Volkswagen, and Audi
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retro-futuristic automotive design themes ⓘ shaping Ford’s global design language in the late 1990s and 2000s ⓘ |
| name | J Mays NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableAward | EyesOn Design Lifetime Design Achievement Award (year approximate, early 2010s) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Audi 100 C3 (design contribution)
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Audi 80 B3 (design contribution) NERFINISHED ⓘ Audi Avus quattro concept car NERFINISHED ⓘ Ford Evos concept car NERFINISHED ⓘ Ford Fiesta (late-2000s global model design direction) ⓘ Ford Flex (design leadership) NERFINISHED ⓘ Ford Focus (first generation, design leadership) NERFINISHED ⓘ Ford Fusion (mid-2000s design direction) NERFINISHED ⓘ Ford GT (2005 model, design leadership) NERFINISHED ⓘ Ford Ka (design contribution) NERFINISHED ⓘ Ford Mustang (2005 model design direction) NERFINISHED ⓘ Ford Thunderbird (2002 retro-inspired model) NERFINISHED ⓘ Volkswagen Concept 1 (New Beetle concept) NERFINISHED ⓘ Volkswagen Golf Mk2 (design contribution) NERFINISHED ⓘ Volkswagen New Beetle (production design influence) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occupation |
automotive designer
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industrial designer ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Paul’s Valley, Oklahoma, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
Chief Creative Officer at Ford Motor Company
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Global Design Chief at Ford Motor Company ⓘ Group Vice President of Design at Ford Motor Company ⓘ |
| startTimeAtEmployer | 1997 (Ford Motor Company) ⓘ |
| workLocation | Dearborn, Michigan, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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