Frank Stephenson

Quick Facts

Full Name	Frank Stephenson
Occupation	Designer
Date Of Birth	Oct 3, 1959(1959-10-03)
Age	65
Birthplace	Casablanca
Country	Morocco
Birth City	Grand Casablanca
Horoscope	Libra

Frank Stephenson Biography

Frank Stephenson is one of the most popular and richest Designer who was born on October 3, 1959 in Casablanca, Grand Casablanca, Morocco. Frank Stephenson (3 October, 1959) was born and was raised in Casablanca, Morocco to an American father and an Spanish mother. At the age of 11, Stephenson’s family relocated from Morocco to Istanbul, Turkey followed by two years living in Madrid, Spain where he was able to graduate from high school. After graduating from high school, Stephenson went on to compete for six years professionally in motorcross. The love of automotive design and drawing throughout his childhood was the reason he decided to pursue a degree in automotive design at the Art Center College of Design in Pasadena, California from 1982 until 1986. Stephenson was the design director at MINI, Ferrari, Maserati, Fiat, Lancia, Alfa Romeo and McLaren before going into Lilium Aviation to lead the design team that developed flying taxis, also known as eVTOL aircrafts, as well being the Design Master at Suning Intelligent Technology, a significant Chinese technology firm. In addition, he serves as the director of design for Frank Stephenson Design, an independent design studio. Frank Stephenson Design, an award-winning team that designs and collaborates with corporations around the world striving to be successful through innovative thinking. Stephenson is fluent in English, Italian, German and Spanish well and is a renowned international speaker on a variety of topics related to design and motivational. Since 2010, Stephenson was listed on Debretts People of Today.

Stephenson has left McLaren Automotive in 2017 and was speculated to return back to BMW Group to head the design team at MINI. Rumours proved to not be true; following his departure from McLaren, Stephenson founded his own design studio called Frank Stephenson Design Consultancy. In the year 2018 Stephenson joined the German aviation firm Lilium as the head for Product Design and Suning Smart Technology as Design Master. Stephenson continues to work on a variety of cross-industry design projects, product that incorporate design and technology. Stephenson is determined to take the design challenge that can transform the way people think about sectors that have the biggest beneficial impact to the life of millions. In the year 2019, a film documentary about his career and work named Chasing Perfect, produced by Lionsgate and Salon Pictures, and directed by Helena Coan, was released all over the world.

Stephenson quit Stephenson from the Italian Group in April of 2008 to become the Design Director of McLaren Automotive where he created an entirely new style of design and was responsible for designs for the brand new McLarens: MP4-12C P1, P1, 675LT 570S , and the 720S.

Frank Stephenson Net Worth

Frank Stephenson is one of the richest Designer from Morocco. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Frank Stephenson 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

Frank Stephenson (born 3 October 1959) is a British-Spanish-American automobile designer widely known for his design work at Mini, Ferrari, Maserati, Fiat, Lancia, Alfa Romeo, and McLaren.

Then, in July of 2002 Stephenson became the very first director of the Ferrari-Maserati Concept Design and Development , based in Maranello in Maranello and Modena, Italy. His duties with the department was the development for the Maserati GranSport, Maserati MC12, Ferrari FXX and Ferrari F430. His work in this department also included the design of Pininfarina’s work for Maserati’s Maserati Quattroporte, Maserati GranTurismo and Ferrari 612 Scaglietti. Stephenson’s successes with Ferrari as well as Maserati designs was the reason for his appointment as head the firm’s Fiat, Lancia, and Commercial Vehicle Styling Centre in Turin, Italy on 2006. He was given the task of reviving an insolvent Fiat brand. He designed the design for the Punto, Bravo and translated Roberto Giolito’s 2004 Fiat Trepiuno concept into the production 500, Punto and Bravo. In 2007, he was appointed the head for Centro Stile Alfa Romeo design.

Stephenson’s design career spans several of Europe’s best known automotive companies. He began at Ford’s design studio in Cologne, Germany, where he penned some of the distinctive features of the Ford Escort RS Cosworth, in particular the large double rear spoiler. He later moved to BMW where he spent 11 years, eventually leading to an appointment as Chief Designer. His design of the new MINI Cooper launched at the Paris Auto Show in 2000 led to the award-winning rebirth of the brand and a new generation of MINI models. In 2003 the MINI Cooper was the first European car to win the prestigious North American Car of the Year award in 2003. Also while at BMW, Stephenson designed the first BMW SUV, the now iconic BMW X5 (E53).

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Facts & Trivia

Frank Ranked on the list of most popular Designer. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in Morocco. Frank Stephenson celebrates birthday on October 3 of every year.

What cars did Frank Stephenson design?

• Ford Escort Cosworth. First, though, a fast Ford. …
• BMW X5. Yes, Frank Stephenson designed the original BMW X5. …
• Mini. How do you redefine an icon? …
• Ferrari F430. …
• Maserati MC12. …
• Fiat 500. …
• McLaren MP4-12C. …
• McLaren P1.

What car does Frank Stephenson Drive?

Frank Stephenson
Nationality| American
Alma mater| Art Center College of Design
Occupation| Industrial Designer

Who designed the McLaren P1?

McLaren P1
Designer| Frank Stephenson Robert Melville
Body and chassis
Class| Sports car (S)
Body style| 2-door coupé

Who designed BMW Mini?

Now, the designer of the modern-day Mini, Frank Stephenson , is kicking off an all-new YouTube series on his timeless vehicle designs and is using the Mini Cooper to tell his first anecdote. You’ll immediately recognize the name Frank Stephenson as the designer behind some of the most iconic cars of the past 20 years.

Who designed McLaren 720S?

Robert Melville , Chief Designer at McLaren Automotive, tells the design story of the 720S.