Italdesign

About Italdesign

Italdesign-Giugiaro S.p.A. (Italian pronunciation: [italdiˈzain dʒuˈdʒaːro]), or simply known as Italdesign, is an Italian design and engineering company and brand based in Moncalieri, that traces its roots to the 1968 foundation of Studi Italiani Realizzazione Prototipi S.p.A. by Giorgetto Giugiaro and Aldo Mantovani. Best known for its automobile design work, Italdesign also offers product design, project management, styling, packaging, engineering, modeling, prototyping and testing services to manufacturers worldwide. As of 2019, Italdesign employs 917 people. On August 9, 2010, Audi (part of the Volkswagen Group) acquired 90.1% of the shares of Italdesign-Giugiaro S.p.A., including the brand name rights and patents.