Car Design Awards China 2010

Best Exterior Design Citroën ‘Cocoon_Butterfly' – Bingyang Hu (Guangzhou Academy of Fine Arts)	The Citroën ‘Cocoon_Butterfly' concept designed by Bingyang Hu from Guangzhou Academy of Fine Arts With inspiration taken from the wings and antenna of a butterfly, the compound eyes of insects, and even a whale tail. Shen XiangChau, Chief Styling Designer at CH-Auto, described the ‘Cocoon_Butterfly' concept as "an elegant explosion of speed and passion". Cao Min, Director of Advanced Design at GM PATAC, thought the concept showed "good proportion" and that it was a "high quality design with good presentation." Cai Qian, Head of the Shanghai Design Studio, Shanghai Volkwagen, commented that it was "a very impressive design, with good rendering, that matches the Citroën style very well."
Best Interior Design Buick ‘Swing Beginner' – Yanchao Wang and Zhizhen Zhang (Shandong University of Art & Design)	Yanchao Wang and Zhizhen Zhang of Shandong University of Art & Design won the award for Best Interior Design for the captivating and innovative seating concept of the Buick ‘Swing Beginner' concept. The appealing proposal featured multi-directional wheels and a drive system controlled by body movement via seat and gravity sensors. PSA Peugeot Citroën China's Chief of Design, Double Du, said he was "impressed by the very unique design of adjustable layout seats mounted on a round rail," Design Manager Robert Walker agreed it was an innovative seating concept. Cao Min thought the concept showed "efficient use of interior space, and a good solution for the seat of the vehicle in swing".
Best Innovation ‘Rotating Shell' concept – Geng Li (Guangzhou Academy of Fine Arts)	The ‘Rotating Shell' concept from Guangzhou Academy of Fine Arts student designer Geng Li offered a fresh design approach to the compact vehicle for city transport. With its asymmetric design and innovative upright parking mode, Geng Li's concept really caught the judges' imagination. PSA Peugeot Citroën China's Double Du "a very cool shell design for individual transportation". Cai Qian added that it proved "a good way of solving [inner city parking] problems"; Cao Min said: "It looks like a fun, interesting idea with cool details", and highlighted "the high quality rendering" that contributed towards the professional presentation. Designer Peter Stevens, chairman of the judging panel and visiting professor of Vehicle Design at London's Royal College of Art, summed up the concept as "nicely considered and beautifully presented".
Best Lifestyle Interior Chevrolet 'C3' – Kaiji Pu and Yuzhou Ling (Southeast University / Donghua University)	By Kaiji Pu from Southeast University and Yuzhou Ling from Donghua University on the Best Lifestyle Interior award for their Chevrolet 'C3' concept Double Du highlighted the ball-seats "that perfectly fit the interior.....a concept that inspires people to think about the different usability of small transportation". Cai Qian felt the interior offered "a very comfortable ‘home' feeling". Ding Yangfeng, Head of Design Team for FAW-Volkswagen, said the designers showed they had "expansive science knowledge and rich imagination". Cao Min liked the fun appearance of the concept and noted the original drive system. Peter Stevens described it as: "A perfect lifestyle interior; Simple, elegant and a very well developed piece of design."
Best Design In Harmony With China's Heritage Citroën 'C-porcelaine' – Liang Chen (Jilin University)	With the majority of all the votes in this category, Liang Chen's winning design, inspired by traditional Chinese blue and white porcelain Praised by Robert Walker "as a unique expression of Chinese culture through form and graphics". Cao Min said it was a "very Chinese design" Johnson Controls' Richard Chung thought the "form language to be as elegant as the culture of China". Peter Stevens found it "a wonderful piece of work, delicate... and with a very light touch... and with wonderful seats too".

Judges' Special Commendation

Chevrolet 'Amazing Top' – Ang Ye
(Hubei University of Automotive Technology)

An unusual entry to Car Design Awards China 2010. Its fresh look at the idea of spider-like transportation and inspiring people to think beyond their preconceptions of what a 'car' should be.

Robert Walker described it as a "completely innovative and unique vision for future mobility".

Shen XiangChao of CH-Auto said it is "a fresh and outstanding idea, and a new definition of transport".

Johnson Controls' Richard Chung said the concept offered "a new rule-breaking definition of mobility".

Cai Qian commented "a very big surprise!"

Ding Yangfeng said he voted for this concept "to encourage someone who has ‘crazy' ideas".

Simon Loasby went further, and said this design was his "absolute favourite - just because the designer has done such a super job of removing himself from reality."