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Nader Faghihzadeh
Iranian-German automobile designer From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Nader Faghihzadeh (Persian: نادر فقیهزاده, born 1976 in Tehran) is an Iranian-German automotive designer based in Munich. Since 2019, he has served as Chief Design Officer of the Chinese automotive brand AVATR and heads the AVATR Global Design Center in Munich. In 2023, he was additionally appointed Executive Vice President. Previously, Faghihzadeh held various senior positions at BMW Group, including Senior Designer for interior and exterior design, Creative Director at BMW Design, and Design Director at BMW i.
Early life and education
Faghihzadeh was born in 1976 and holds both German and Iranian citizenship. From 1996 to 2001, he studied transportation design at Pforzheim University, graduating with a diploma.
Career
After completing his studies, Faghihzadeh began working at Designworks USA, a BMW Group subsidiary, in 2001, where he contributed to concept vehicles, innovation projects, and context studies. Between 2005 and 2012, he served as Senior Designer at BMW, responsible for exterior and interior design of several production vehicles, including the BMW 7 Series (F01/F02) and the BMW 6 Series Gran Coupé, Coupé and Convertible (F06/F12/F13).
From 2013 to 2017, he worked as Creative Director, leading design projects for the BMW X3 (G01)/ BMW X4 (G02), BMW 3 series (G20/G21/G28), BMW 7 series (G11/G12), and BMW 8 Series, as well as concept studies in the fields of luxury vehicles and electromobility. In 2018, he became Design Director at BMW i, overseeing the BMW i8, the BMW i3s, and the BMW Vision iNext concept vehicle.
Since 2019, Faghihzadeh has led the AVATR Global Design Center in Munich, which he built together with an international team and additional sites in Chongqing and Shanghai. He played a key role in shaping the AVATR brand from its inception, creating its name, logo, and design philosophy. Under his leadership, the AVATR 11, 12, 06, and 07 models were developed, as well as the limited “0 Series” AVATR 011 and 012, co-created with fashion designers Matthew Williams and Kim Jones.
Awards
Faghihzadeh has been involved in projects that have received numerous international design awards. These include the iF Design Award for several BMW models, the Red Dot Design Award for the BMW 7 Series, the BMW 6 Series Gran Coupé, Coupé and Convertible, and the AVATR 11 and AVATR 12 (2024). Additional honors include the Good Design Award for the BMW Gran Coupé, the iF Design Gold Award for the BMW iX Concept, and the iF Design Award 2025 for the AVATR 07, presented at the iF DESIGN AWARD NIGHT at the Friedrichstadt-Palast in Berlin.
Notable works
Among Faghihzadeh’s most significant projects are the BMW 7 Series and 6 Series, the BMW Concept 8 Series, the BMW i8 Roadster, the BMW i3s, the BMW Vision iNEXT, as well as the AVATR 11, 12, 06, 07, 011, and 012.
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