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Ermanno Cressoni (22 July 1939 in Milan, Italy – 30 June 2005 in Milan, Italy) was an Italian car designer who worked for both Alfa Romeo and Fiat during his career. He designed or directed the design of a number of significant cars, such as the Alfa Romeo 75 and the Fiat Coupe (in collaboration with Chris Bangle). He was often referred to as 'Arch'.^[1] He died in Milan, Italy in June 2005, after battling cancer for over a year.

Career

Cressoni was director of Centro Stile Alfa Romeo where he designed and oversaw a wide range of cars including the Alfa Romeo Alfetta saloon (1972), and from the late 1970s his 'La Linea' sharp edged designs featured in the Giulietta (1977), Alfa Romeo 33 (1983), Alfa Romeo 75 (1985). ^[2] In 1985, Cressoni patented a design for a centre console that featured extra storage space as a result of a U-shaped hand brake and was awarded a US patent (number 4,818,008) in 1989. ^[3]

After Fiat acquired Alfa Romeo in 1986, he became director of Centro Stile Fiat where he directed the team that produced:

Fiat Cinquecento (1991)
Fiat Coupé (1993)
Fiat Barchetta (1995)
Fiat Bravo (1995)

Many of his staff from Alfa Romeo and Centro Stile Fiat became influential designers in their own right, including Chris Bangle, Walter de Silva and Andreas Zapatinas.^[4]

References

^ "Car Design News 6 June 2005". Archive.cardesignnews.com. 2005-07-06. Archived from the original on 14 March 2012. Retrieved 2011-04-24.
^ re (2005-07-14). "14 July 2005". Italiaspeed.com. Retrieved 2011-04-24.
^ "Google patents". Archived from the original on 2011-07-22. Retrieved 2011-04-24.
^ "Auto Motor und Sport". Auto-motor-und-sport.de. 2005-07-14. Archived from the original on 2012-03-18. Retrieved 2011-04-24.

[1] "Car Design News 6 June 2005". Archive.cardesignnews.com. 2005-07-06. Archived from the original on 14 March 2012. Retrieved 2011-04-24.

[2] re (2005-07-14). "14 July 2005". Italiaspeed.com. Retrieved 2011-04-24.

[3] "Google patents". Archived from the original on 2011-07-22. Retrieved 2011-04-24.

[4] "Auto Motor und Sport". Auto-motor-und-sport.de. 2005-07-14. Archived from the original on 2012-03-18. Retrieved 2011-04-24.

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-'''Ermanno Cressoni''' (22 July 1939 in [[Milano]], Italy – 30 June 2005 in Milano, Italy) was an Italian car designer who worked for both [[Alfa Romeo]] and [[Fiat]] during his career. He designed or directed the design of a number of significant cars such as the [[Alfa Romeo 75]] and the [[Fiat Coupe]]. He was often referrered to as 'Arch'.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://archive.cardesignnews.com/news/2005/050706alfa-cressoni/index.html |title=Car Design News 6 June 2005 |publisher=Archive.cardesignnews.com |date=2005-07-06 |accessdate=2011-04-24 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://www.webcitation.org/6GgipIVBM?url=http://archive.cardesignnews.com/news/2005/050706alfa-cressoni/index.html |archivedate=17 May 2013 |df= }}</ref> He died in [[Milan]], [[Italy]] in June 2005 after battling cancer for over a year.
+'''Ermanno Cressoni''' (22 July 1939 in [[Milan]], Italy – 30 June 2005 in Milan, Italy) was an Italian car designer who worked for both [[Alfa Romeo]] and [[Fiat S.p.A.|Fiat]] during his career. He designed or directed the design of a number of significant cars, such as the [[Alfa Romeo 75]] and the [[Fiat Coupe]] (in collaboration with [[Chris Bangle]]). He was often referred to as 'Arch'.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://archive.cardesignnews.com/news/2005/050706alfa-cressoni/index.html |title=Car Design News 6 June 2005 |publisher=Archive.cardesignnews.com |date=2005-07-06 |access-date=2011-04-24 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120314153043/http://archive.cardesignnews.com/news/2005/050706alfa-cressoni/index.html |archive-date=14 March 2012 }}</ref> He died in [[Milan]], [[Italy]] in June 2005, after battling cancer for over a year.
 ==Career==
 [[File:1987 AR Milano QV 3.0, vf.jpg|thumb|[[Alfa Romeo 75|Alfa Romeo Milano]] (US version of the 75), an example of Cressoni's "La Linea" design style]]
-Cressoni was director of [[Centro Stile Alfa Romeo]] where he designed and oversaw a wide range of cars including the [[Alfa Romeo Alfetta]] saloon (1972), and from the late 1970s his 'La Linea' sharp edged designs featured in the [[Alfa Romeo Giulietta (1977)|Giulietta]] (1977), [[Alfa Romeo 33]] (1983), [[Alfa Romeo 75]] (1985). <ref>{{cite web|author=re |url=http://www.italiaspeed.com/2005/cars/alfa_romeo/07/cressoni/1407.html |title=14 July 2005 |publisher=Italiaspeed.com |date=2005-07-14 |accessdate=2011-04-24}}</ref> In 1985, Cressoni patented a design for a centre console that featured extra storage space as a result of a U-shaped [[hand brake]] and was awarded a US patent (number 4,818,008) in 1989. <ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.google.com.tw/patents?id=rtgvAAAAEBAJ&zoom=4&pg=PA1#v=onepage&q&f=false |title=Google patents |publisher=Google.com.tw |date= |accessdate=2011-04-24}}</ref>
+Cressoni was director of [[Centro Stile Alfa Romeo]] where he designed and oversaw a wide range of cars including the [[Alfa Romeo Alfetta]] saloon (1972), and from the late 1970s his 'La Linea' sharp edged designs featured in the [[Alfa Romeo Giulietta (1977)|Giulietta]] (1977), [[Alfa Romeo 33]] (1983), [[Alfa Romeo 75]] (1985). <ref>{{cite web|author=re |url=http://www.italiaspeed.com/2005/cars/alfa_romeo/07/cressoni/1407.html |title=14 July 2005 |publisher=Italiaspeed.com |date=2005-07-14 |access-date=2011-04-24}}</ref> In 1985, Cressoni patented a design for a centre console that featured extra storage space as a result of a U-shaped [[hand brake]] and was awarded a US patent (number 4,818,008) in 1989. <ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.google.com.tw/patents?id=rtgvAAAAEBAJ&zoom=4&pg=PA1#v=onepage&q&f=false |title=Google patents |access-date=2011-04-24 |archive-date=2011-07-22 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110722141653/http://www.google.com.tw/patents?id=rtgvAAAAEBAJ&zoom=4&pg=PA1#v=onepage&q&f=false |url-status=dead }}</ref>
-After Fiat acquired Alfa Romeo in 1986, he became director of [[Centro Stile Fiat]] where he directed the team that produced [[Fiat Cinquecento]] (1991), [[Fiat Coupe|Fiat Coupé]] (1993), [[Fiat Barchetta]] (1995) and [[Fiat Bravo]] (1995). Many of his staff from Alfa Romeo and Fiat Centro Stile became influential designers in their own right, including [[Chris Bangle]], [[Walter de Silva]] and [[Andreas Zapatinas]]. <ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.auto-motor-und-sport.de/news/ermanno-cressoni-ist-tot-657110.html |title=Auto Motor und Sport |publisher=Auto-motor-und-sport.de |date=2005-07-14 |accessdate=2011-04-24}}</ref>
+After Fiat acquired Alfa Romeo in 1986, he became director of [[Centro Stile Fiat]] where he directed the team that produced:
+* [[Fiat Cinquecento]] (1991)
+* [[Fiat Coupe|Fiat Coupé]] (1993)
+* [[Fiat Barchetta]] (1995)
+* [[Fiat Bravo]] (1995)
+Many of his staff from Alfa Romeo and Centro Stile Fiat became influential designers in their own right, including [[Chris Bangle]], [[Walter de Silva]] and [[Andreas Zapatinas]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.auto-motor-und-sport.de/news/ermanno-cressoni-ist-tot-657110.html |title=Auto Motor und Sport |publisher=Auto-motor-und-sport.de |date=2005-07-14 |access-date=2011-04-24 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120318105631/http://www.auto-motor-und-sport.de/news/ermanno-cressoni-ist-tot-657110.html |archive-date=2012-03-18 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
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