{"id":10020615,"date":"2021-05-12T09:21:00","date_gmt":"2021-05-12T08:21:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.formtrends.com\/?p=10020615"},"modified":"2021-06-23T12:50:59","modified_gmt":"2021-06-23T11:50:59","slug":"amko-leenarts-ford-of-europe-design-director-formcast","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.formtrends.com\/amko-leenarts-ford-of-europe-design-director-formcast\/","title":{"rendered":"Amko Leenarts \u2013 Chasing a Dream and Car Design Challenges"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Amko Leenarts has been a designer at Ford since 2012. Prior to that, he led Interior Design for the Peugeot brand in France. Now Head of Design for Ford<\/a> of Europe, Leenarts has had a wealth of experience on two continents, speaking different languages and leading teams that create vehicles for different segments in different markets.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In this FORMCAST podcast<\/a> Amko spoke with me about his time as an architect, pursuing his dream of designing cars and the difficult early days, and how he eventually set down his chosen path at age 27. We also spoke about how he proposed new solutions in interior design while at Peugeot<\/a>, joined Ford to lead strategic and interior design globally, and the transition to becoming “king of the country” with respect to his current role leading Ford’s Design teams in Europe. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

This is the longest FORMCAST podcast to date and essential listening for anyone that wants to know what it takes to succeed as a car designer and attain a leadership position within design. I had a great time speaking with Amko and appreciate his insights.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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