Background and Career
Born in Turin, Italy in 1943, Martin began working in 1960 for Giovanni Michelotti's Studio Tecnico Michelotti. In 1967, he started to work for Carozzeria Bertone, and one year later, in 1968 he became Chief of the Styling Department at Carozzeria Pininfarina. He subsequently worked for De Tomaso (1972–76), where he was Style Center Director for Ghia.
Martin's work has included motor cycle and boat design, as well as automotive projects for Bugatti, Ferrari, Peugeot, Alfa Romeo as well as Triumph. Since 1976 he has headed a Turin-based independent design consultancy, with clients including Fiat, Nissan, BMW, Subaru, Piaggio, Moto Guzzi, Gilera, Ferretti Kraft, Cigarette, Magum Marine and Dassault Aviation. He participated in the Auto 2011 Design Conference, in Zagreb, Croatia.
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