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January
BOWIE, ONE YEAR ON
“David Bowie has been with me a lot these past 12 months,”
says Jaguar Director of Design Ian Callum. “All my life —
personally and professionally — I took from Bowie a sense
of optimism, a belief that you can always create something
different, something new.
I get asked ‘Is car design art or is it traditional design?’
a lot. I believe the answer is ‘art’. Car design requires a
knowledge of sculpture and form; it requires you to wear your
heart on your sleeve; and, yes I think it requires a degree of
self-indulgence. It might just be a car, a commodity, something
that’s going to be replaced ten years from now and not
cherished in the way you might an old vinyl record but you’re
nonetheless always aspiring to try to get that next level,
a level you didn’t think was possible.
At Jaguar we were deep into the development of the
I-PACE Concept when we heard the news of Bowie’s death and
it resonated deeply with the team as it did around the world.
Bowie had an ability to make music that was not only fresh
and new, but music that was melodic and enjoyable also.
For me his life was less about how he challenged the status
quo but the way he did it. You didn’t need to find a place in
your heart for his music, it was already there. Beautiful, good
and different is a hard act to pull off but that’s what Bowie did.
At its best Bowie’s music feels like the planets aligning.”
PHOTOGRAPHY: DUFFY ARCHIVE & DAVID BOWIE ARCHIVE, GETTY IMAGES (3)
5th January
CES 2017
Looking for inspiration in 2017? Why not
join the innovation community peddling
their wares at the CES (formerly the
Consumer Electronics Show) in Las Vegas
from 5-8th January. For the first time
Jaguar will be present and for two
very good reasons. I-PACE and I-TYPE
will debut in the Nevada desert.
For more information on the CES
check here: ces.tech
50th Anniversary
“BLOW-UP”
London in the swinging sixties
was sexy and scandalous in equal
measure. Blow-Up, the 1966 film by
Michelangelo Antonioni released
50 years ago this month, managed to
capture both sides of life in the
city with aplomb. Its lead character,
played by David Hemmings
channelling David Bailey, is still
memorable today.
19th January
MUSCAT FESTIVAL, OMAN
Oman’s largest cultural event
returns for its 17th edition,
highlighting the sultanate’s vibrant creative
industries. A colourful, multicultural
celebration of all things Omani,
the festival spreads its way across the
sultanate, with events focused
on the beautiful Naseem Gardens and the
glorious Amerat Park.
muscat-festival.com
THE JAGUAR 9