Mark Meckes
29th November 2002, 03:23 AM
From Car Design News...
"Designed totally on a computer, the MA uses a futuristic combination of materials: bamboo, aluminum and carbon fiber."
http://www.cardesignnews.com/news/2002/021115ford-ma/
November 15, 2002 - Ford Motor Company Vice President of Design J Mays will debut his latest concept offering at the Museum of Contemporary Art (MOCA) in Los Angeles as part of an exhibit dedicated to his work.
The exhibit is entitled 'Retrofuturism: The Car Design of J Mays.'
The vehicle is called MA, named for the Asian philosophy of “the space between.” The philosophy refers to a kind of threshold where two concepts can exist in a mutually beneficial relationship. As a car, the MA represents the same idea, occupying a space between emotional and rational, art and science.
“The MA, with its architectural, minimalist appearance, poses what an automotive aesthetic might look like in the future,” said Mays. “This car is hard to pin down...
"Designed totally on a computer, the MA uses a futuristic combination of materials: bamboo, aluminum and carbon fiber."
http://www.cardesignnews.com/news/2002/021115ford-ma/
November 15, 2002 - Ford Motor Company Vice President of Design J Mays will debut his latest concept offering at the Museum of Contemporary Art (MOCA) in Los Angeles as part of an exhibit dedicated to his work.
The exhibit is entitled 'Retrofuturism: The Car Design of J Mays.'
The vehicle is called MA, named for the Asian philosophy of “the space between.” The philosophy refers to a kind of threshold where two concepts can exist in a mutually beneficial relationship. As a car, the MA represents the same idea, occupying a space between emotional and rational, art and science.
“The MA, with its architectural, minimalist appearance, poses what an automotive aesthetic might look like in the future,” said Mays. “This car is hard to pin down...