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Isamu Ogawa

Isamu Ogawa

SuzukiDesign lead

Handled the interior design of the fourth-generation Swift, shaping enveloping, sculpted seats to match the exterior

Timeline

  1. 2023
    Swift 4th generation (ZCDDS)
    Swift 4th generation (ZCDDS)

    2023–presentDesign lead

    Worked with

    Stitching that shows hexagons

    For the fourth-generation Swift the seats were meant to be carried over, but they were changed at the design team's request. Ogawa followed the previous seats while changing their shape and volume to strengthen their sculpted feel, and used angled stitching so that hexagons appear, which made the seats feel more enveloping. The exterior was a design that makes you catch your breath at first sight, and the interior matched it by emphasizing a sense of being surrounded.

    SuzukiAssistant Manager, Interior Group, Automobile Design Department, Product Planning Division

Profile

Assistant manager in the interior group of the automobile design department in Suzuki's product planning division. He was responsible for the interior design of the new Swift.

Translated from Japanese sources.

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