Hyundai's chief designer: We're chasing legends now, not just sales

Luc DonckerwolkeLuc Donckerwolke is one of us. The 53-year-old designer—born in South America, trained in Brussels, and chief designer for a South Korean global automaker—speaks with a soft French timbre that rises and falls mid-sentence. It makes every clause of every sentence sound like a playful question. He smiles in a captivating way that erases...

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