Omer Halilhodžić
Omer Halilhodžić (born 1963 in Mostar, Bosnia and Herzegovina) is a Bosnian automotive designer.
Halilhodžić was previously a member of the famous designer team of Ferrari
A graduate of the University of Sarajevo with a degree in industrial design, Halilhodžić is currently a member of the designer team of Škoda. Before that he was the exterior chief designer for the European styling centre of Mercedes-Benz, based in Germany. He moved to Mercedes-Benz in January 2008 after working for Mitsubishi Motors since 1995; he was previously employed at Volkswagen since 1991.[1][2][3][4]
He considers Leonardo da Vinci to be the greatest designer of all time, and looks to nature for his inspirations.[3]
He was responsible for the styling of the 2004 Mitsubishi Colt, and the concept cars which preceded it: CZ2, CZ3, CZ3 cabriolet, and CZT. He has since penned the Mitsubishi Concept Sportback,[5] and the Mitsubishi Concept X, which presages the Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution X production car.[6]
References
- "Japanese icons reborn: new Evo X & new Skyline GT-R", Ben Oliver, Car Magazine, December 2005
- "Najprodavanije vozilo", B. Šišić, avaz.ba, 18 November 2006
- "Omer Halilhodzic, Mitsubishi", Jens Meiners, Automotive News, 29 May 2006
- "Bosanac će dizajnirati Mercedese", Marko Đurić, Danijel Tomičić, autoklub.hr, 17 December 2007
- "Mitsubishi's Lancer Concept Sportsback debuts at the 2007 Melbourne International Motor Show", Mitsubishi Motors Australia press release, 2 March 2007
- "Mitsubishi Concept-X Exterior Design Story" Archived 2012-03-22 at the Wayback Machine, Mitsubishi Motors Technology Review 2006, no.18, pp.134–135