Marek Reichman

"My father worked as a blacksmith, which is why I grew up with knowledge of making things. It’s where I picked up my artistic skills, and realised that design surrounds us, whether it’s through a traditional method of designing or through a craft. Design is integral to the human race. My father is Polish, and my mother is English. I grew up in a family with many car fanatics. I wanted to be an industrial designer, to learn the science behind materials, so I studied industrial design to get the knowledge base."

In June 2014, the Aston Martin DP100 was unveiled, which is a concept car designed for the videogame Gran Turismo 6. In 2015 Reichman directed the design of the Aston Martin DB10 concept car, used in the James Bond film Spectre.

His works include the Aston Martin One-77, the DBS, the Rapide, the 2012 Aston Martin Vanquish, the Aston Martin Vulcan, the Rolls-Royce Phantom VII, the Lincoln MKX Concept and Navicross Concept Cars.

He started his career in 1991 with Rover Cars. In 1995, after Rover's takeover by BMW, he moved to BMW Designworks in California, eventually becoming Senior Designer and leading the design direction of Land Rover future production models, the most significant of which was the 2003 Range Rover (L322).

Marek Reichman, born in Sheffield, South Yorkshire, in 1966, is an English industrial designer currently working as Chief Creative Officer and studio head at Aston Martin.