{"id":23571,"date":"2016-05-06T15:04:36","date_gmt":"2016-05-06T14:04:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.formtrends.com\/?p=23571"},"modified":"2016-07-01T11:04:46","modified_gmt":"2016-07-01T10:04:46","slug":"paolo-martin-on-his-life-and-career","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.formtrends.com\/paolo-martin-on-his-life-and-career\/","title":{"rendered":"Paolo Martin on his Life and Career as a Designer"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Paolo Martin is not a man in need of an introduction. His name is etched into the minds of the automotive design cognoscenti besides other legendary designers from the prolific era of the Italian carrozzeria.<\/p>\n<p><center><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.formtrends.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/paolo-martin_career-highlights.jpg?ssl=1\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-23585\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.formtrends.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/paolo-martin_career-highlights.jpg?resize=916%2C588&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Paolo Martin's career highlights in pencil sketches\" width=\"916\" height=\"588\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.formtrends.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/paolo-martin_career-highlights.jpg?w=916&amp;ssl=1 916w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.formtrends.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/paolo-martin_career-highlights.jpg?resize=300%2C193&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.formtrends.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/paolo-martin_career-highlights.jpg?resize=750%2C481&amp;ssl=1 750w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.formtrends.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/paolo-martin_career-highlights.jpg?resize=768%2C493&amp;ssl=1 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 916px) 100vw, 916px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-23585\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.formtrends.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/paolo-martin_career-highlights.jpg?resize=916%2C588&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Paolo Martin's career highlights in pencil sketches\" width=\"916\" height=\"588\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.formtrends.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/paolo-martin_career-highlights.jpg?w=916&amp;ssl=1 916w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.formtrends.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/paolo-martin_career-highlights.jpg?resize=300%2C193&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.formtrends.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/paolo-martin_career-highlights.jpg?resize=750%2C481&amp;ssl=1 750w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.formtrends.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/paolo-martin_career-highlights.jpg?resize=768%2C493&amp;ssl=1 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 916px) 100vw, 916px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/noscript><\/a><\/p>\n<h5>Pencil sketches of a few of Paolo Martin&#8217;s &#8216;achievement cars&#8217;<\/h5>\n<p><\/center><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Over the span of his career, he\u2019s worked for Michelotti, Bertone, Pininfarina, and De Tomaso while at Ghia. He\u2019s designed concept cars for Ferrari, Fiat, NSU, Nissan and Ford as well as production vehicles for Rolls-Royce, Peugeot, Fiat, Lancia and Stutz.<\/p>\n<p><center><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.formtrends.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/pininfarina-ferrari-512s-modulo-concept_paolo-martin.jpg?ssl=1\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-23573 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.formtrends.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/pininfarina-ferrari-512s-modulo-concept_paolo-martin.jpg?resize=1278%2C919&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Ferrari 512S Modulo Concept by Paolo Martin at Pininfarina (1970)\" width=\"1278\" height=\"919\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.formtrends.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/pininfarina-ferrari-512s-modulo-concept_paolo-martin.jpg?w=1278&amp;ssl=1 1278w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.formtrends.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/pininfarina-ferrari-512s-modulo-concept_paolo-martin.jpg?resize=300%2C216&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.formtrends.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/pininfarina-ferrari-512s-modulo-concept_paolo-martin.jpg?resize=750%2C539&amp;ssl=1 750w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.formtrends.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/pininfarina-ferrari-512s-modulo-concept_paolo-martin.jpg?resize=768%2C552&amp;ssl=1 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1278px) 100vw, 1278px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-23573 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.formtrends.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/pininfarina-ferrari-512s-modulo-concept_paolo-martin.jpg?resize=1278%2C919&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Ferrari 512S Modulo Concept by Paolo Martin at Pininfarina (1970)\" width=\"1278\" height=\"919\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.formtrends.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/pininfarina-ferrari-512s-modulo-concept_paolo-martin.jpg?w=1278&amp;ssl=1 1278w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.formtrends.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/pininfarina-ferrari-512s-modulo-concept_paolo-martin.jpg?resize=300%2C216&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.formtrends.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/pininfarina-ferrari-512s-modulo-concept_paolo-martin.jpg?resize=750%2C539&amp;ssl=1 750w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.formtrends.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/pininfarina-ferrari-512s-modulo-concept_paolo-martin.jpg?resize=768%2C552&amp;ssl=1 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1278px) 100vw, 1278px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/noscript><\/a><\/p>\n<h5>1970 Pininfarina Ferrari 512S Modulo Concept was one of the significant highlights of Paolo Martin&#8217;s career<\/h5>\n<p><\/center><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>In 1976 he stepped out on his own, running a design consultancy in his birthplace of Turin where he designed motorcycles for Moto Guzzi, Piaggio and Gilera as well as boats for Cigarette, Ferretti Kraft and Magum Marine. He\u2019s also designed household products, sports gear and bicycles.<\/p>\n<div class=\"tiled-gallery type-rectangular tiled-gallery-unresized\" data-original-width=\"1410\" data-carousel-extra='null' itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/ImageGallery\" > <div class=\"gallery-row\" style=\"width: 1410px; height: 649px;\" data-original-width=\"1410\" data-original-height=\"649\" > <div class=\"gallery-group images-1\" style=\"width: 893px; height: 649px;\" data-original-width=\"893\" data-original-height=\"649\" > <div class=\"tiled-gallery-item tiled-gallery-item-large\" itemprop=\"associatedMedia\" itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.formtrends.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/gilera-rv_paolo-martin_1983.jpg?ssl=1\" border=\"0\" itemprop=\"url\"> <meta itemprop=\"width\" content=\"889\"> <meta itemprop=\"height\" content=\"645\"> <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"\" data-attachment-id=\"23575\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.formtrends.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/gilera-rv_paolo-martin_1983.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"800,580\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;Gilera RV sketches by Paolo Martin (1983)&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Gilera RV sketches by Paolo Martin (1983)\" data-image-description=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.formtrends.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/gilera-rv_paolo-martin_1983.jpg?fit=750%2C544&#038;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.formtrends.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/gilera-rv_paolo-martin_1983.jpg?fit=800%2C580&#038;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.formtrends.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/gilera-rv_paolo-martin_1983.jpg?w=889&#038;h=645&#038;ssl=1\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.formtrends.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/gilera-rv_paolo-martin_1983.jpg?w=800&amp;ssl=1 800w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.formtrends.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/gilera-rv_paolo-martin_1983.jpg?resize=300%2C218&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.formtrends.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/gilera-rv_paolo-martin_1983.jpg?resize=750%2C544&amp;ssl=1 750w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.formtrends.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/gilera-rv_paolo-martin_1983.jpg?resize=768%2C557&amp;ssl=1 768w\" width=\"889\" height=\"645\" loading=\"lazy\" data-original-width=\"889\" data-original-height=\"645\" itemprop=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/image\" title=\"Gilera RV sketches by Paolo Martin (1983)\" alt=\"Gilera RV sketches by Paolo Martin (1983)\" style=\"width: 889px; height: 645px;\" \/> <\/a> <\/div> <\/div> <!-- close group --> <div class=\"gallery-group images-2\" style=\"width: 517px; height: 649px;\" data-original-width=\"517\" data-original-height=\"649\" > <div class=\"tiled-gallery-item tiled-gallery-item-large\" itemprop=\"associatedMedia\" itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.formtrends.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/moto-guzzi-850-le-mans_paolo-martin_1974.jpg?ssl=1\" border=\"0\" itemprop=\"url\"> <meta itemprop=\"width\" content=\"513\"> <meta itemprop=\"height\" content=\"348\"> <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"\" data-attachment-id=\"23576\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.formtrends.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/moto-guzzi-850-le-mans_paolo-martin_1974.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"800,543\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;Moto Guzzi 850 Le Mans sketch by Paolo Martin (1974)&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Moto Guzzi 850 Le Mans sketch by Paolo Martin (1974)\" data-image-description=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.formtrends.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/moto-guzzi-850-le-mans_paolo-martin_1974.jpg?fit=750%2C509&#038;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.formtrends.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/moto-guzzi-850-le-mans_paolo-martin_1974.jpg?fit=800%2C543&#038;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.formtrends.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/moto-guzzi-850-le-mans_paolo-martin_1974.jpg?w=513&#038;h=348&#038;ssl=1\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.formtrends.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/moto-guzzi-850-le-mans_paolo-martin_1974.jpg?w=800&amp;ssl=1 800w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.formtrends.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/moto-guzzi-850-le-mans_paolo-martin_1974.jpg?resize=300%2C204&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.formtrends.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/moto-guzzi-850-le-mans_paolo-martin_1974.jpg?resize=750%2C509&amp;ssl=1 750w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.formtrends.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/moto-guzzi-850-le-mans_paolo-martin_1974.jpg?resize=768%2C521&amp;ssl=1 768w\" width=\"513\" height=\"348\" loading=\"lazy\" data-original-width=\"513\" data-original-height=\"348\" itemprop=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/image\" title=\"Moto Guzzi 850 Le Mans sketch by Paolo Martin (1974)\" alt=\"Moto Guzzi 850 Le Mans sketch by Paolo Martin (1974)\" style=\"width: 513px; height: 348px;\" \/> <\/a> <\/div> <div class=\"tiled-gallery-item tiled-gallery-item-large\" itemprop=\"associatedMedia\" itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.formtrends.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/paolo-martin_piaggio_1985.jpg?ssl=1\" border=\"0\" itemprop=\"url\"> <meta itemprop=\"width\" content=\"513\"> <meta itemprop=\"height\" content=\"293\"> <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"\" data-attachment-id=\"23577\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.formtrends.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/paolo-martin_piaggio_1985.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1014,578\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;Paolo Martin Piaggio sketch (1985)&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Paolo Martin Piaggio sketch (1985)\" data-image-description=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.formtrends.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/paolo-martin_piaggio_1985.jpg?fit=750%2C428&#038;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.formtrends.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/paolo-martin_piaggio_1985.jpg?fit=1014%2C578&#038;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.formtrends.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/paolo-martin_piaggio_1985.jpg?w=513&#038;h=293&#038;ssl=1\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.formtrends.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/paolo-martin_piaggio_1985.jpg?w=1014&amp;ssl=1 1014w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.formtrends.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/paolo-martin_piaggio_1985.jpg?resize=300%2C171&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.formtrends.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/paolo-martin_piaggio_1985.jpg?resize=750%2C428&amp;ssl=1 750w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.formtrends.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/paolo-martin_piaggio_1985.jpg?resize=768%2C438&amp;ssl=1 768w\" width=\"513\" height=\"293\" loading=\"lazy\" data-original-width=\"513\" data-original-height=\"293\" itemprop=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/image\" title=\"Paolo Martin Piaggio sketch (1985)\" alt=\"Paolo Martin Piaggio sketch (1985)\" style=\"width: 513px; height: 293px;\" \/> <\/a> <\/div> <\/div> <!-- close group --> <\/div> <!-- close row --> <\/div>\n<p>The main video above puts this career summary into context &#8212; showcasing specific models as part of his \u2018achievement cars\u2019 reel &#8212; while the three-part video interview below is a candid recount of the steps he took over his long and varied career as a designer.<br \/>\n&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2>Part 1 &#8212; On starting his career and advice to new designers<\/h2>\n<p><center><iframe class=\"zeen-lazy-load-base zeen-lazy-load\" src=\"about:blank\" data-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/BdmoQ4qihEM\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><noscript><iframe src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/BdmoQ4qihEM\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/noscript><\/center><br \/>\n&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2>Part 2 &#8212; On working for himself, designing products and motorcycles<\/h2>\n<p><center><iframe class=\"zeen-lazy-load-base zeen-lazy-load\" src=\"about:blank\" data-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/uIxt-LO0-5s\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><noscript><iframe src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/uIxt-LO0-5s\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/noscript><\/center><br \/>\n&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2>Part 3 &#8212; On creating wooden models, scooters, boats and products<\/h2>\n<p><center><iframe class=\"zeen-lazy-load-base zeen-lazy-load\" src=\"about:blank\" data-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/f3gS52hTMQU\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><noscript><iframe src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/f3gS52hTMQU\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/noscript><\/center><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Paolo Martin is not a man in need of an introduction. His name is etched into the minds of the automotive design cognoscenti besides other legendary designers from the prolific era of the Italian carrozzeria. Pencil sketches of a few of Paolo Martin&#8217;s &#8216;achievement cars&#8217; &nbsp; Over the span of his career, he\u2019s worked for Michelotti, Bertone, Pininfarina, and De Tomaso while at Ghia. He\u2019s designed concept cars for Ferrari, Fiat, NSU, Nissan and Ford as well as production vehicles [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":23584,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"video","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"categories":[71,69,1077],"tags":[726,246,248,271,1540,1414,188,49],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v22.5 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Paolo Martin on his Life and Career as a Designer<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.formtrends.com\/paolo-martin-on-his-life-and-career\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Paolo Martin on his Life and Career as a Designer\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Paolo Martin is not a man in need of an introduction. 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