Dirk van Braeckel

Dirk van Braeckel (born 19 February 1958 in Deinze), In 1993, Volkswagen Group boss Ferdinand Piëch personally chose him to be the design head for Volkswagen's newly purchased Škoda Auto division, where he revised the entire model line-up, and in 2009 the Bentley Mulsanne which was designed by him was launched.

Cars

Audi A8 concept, 1994 Audi A3, 1996 Škoda Octavia, 1996 Škoda Fabia, 1999 Škoda Octavia, 2004 Bentley Continental GT, 2004 Bentley Flying Spur, 2005 Bentley Azure, 2006 Bentley Brooklands, 2007 Bentley Mulsanne, 2009 Bentley EXP 9 F, 2012

Awards

In 2007, van Braeckel was awarded the laureate of Antwerp's Christophe Plantin Prize, which honours Belgian citizens whose cultural, artistic or scientific activities contribute to the country's prestige abroad. In 2008, van Braeckel was awarded the European Automotive Design Award by Designers (Europe).