I.DE.A Institute (acronym, Institute of Development in Automotive Engineering) was an automobile design and engineering company in Turin, Italy, founded in 1978 by Franco Mantegazza and architect Renzo Piano,[3] with engineer Peter Rice as Vice President,[4] and help from others like automotive designer Rudolf Hruska and former Fiat head of engineering Ettore Cordiano.[5]
The Rieter Holding Ltd took full control of the company in 2002.[6] The company grew with offices in China and Brazil by the time Rieter sold the company in 2010 to the Swiss investment group Quantum Kapital AG.[7] The company was liquidated in 2019.[2]
Notable work
- 1981 Fiat VSS, the first commission from Fiat[8]
- 1988 Fiat Tipo
- 1988 Ferrari PPG Indy Pace Car[9]
- 1989 Lancia Dedra
- 1990 Fiat Tempra
- 1992 Alfa Romeo 155
- 1992 IDEA Grigua and Grigua Off-Road concepts[10]
- 1993 Lancia Delta
- 1993 Nissan Terrano II/Ford Maverick
- 1994 Lancia Kappa
- 1994 Fiat Lampo concept
- 1994 IDEA Gritta concept
- 1995 Daihatsu Move
- 1996 Fiat Vuscià concept
- 1996 Fiat Siena
- 1996 Fiat Palio
- 1996 Mercedes-Benz Vito (W638)/Viano
- 1997 Dacia D33
- 1997 Daewoo Nubira
- 1998 Tata Indica
- 2000 Kia Rio
- 2002 Tata Indigo
- 2003 Changan Jiexun concept
- 2003 Fiat Panda Marrakech
- 2004 Fiat Trepiùno (construction only).[11]
- 2006 Buick LaCrosse
- 2008 Tata Nano
- 2008 IDEA ERA concept
- 2010 IDEA Sofia concept
- 2012 Ssang Yong XIV-1[12] and XIV-2[13] in 2012. Concepts for SsangYong Tivoli.
Notable designers
- Renzo Piano
- Walter de Silva 1977–1986
- Ercole Spada 1983–1992
- Carlo Gaino 1987
- Justyn Norek 1983–2006[14]
- Francois Lampreia
- Umberto Palermo 2008–
Gallery
External links
References
- Enrico Leonardo Fagone. Carmen 7: Franco Mategazza, I.DE.A Institute Automobilia, 2000^
- 19/2019 I.DE.A. Institute of Development in Automotive Engineering srl in liquidazione Liquidation 2019^
- Concept Car of the Week: Fiat VSS I.DE.A (1981) Car Design News, 9 June 2015, retrieved 28 November 2023^
- VSS Experimental Car by Subsystems Fondazione Renzo Piano, retrieved 28 November 2023^
- I.DE.A Institute Carrozzieri Italiani, retrieved 2 August 2025^
- I.D.E.A. globalautoindex.com, retrieved 2007-12-27^
- I.DE.A. Institute to be acquired by Quantum Kapital - Car Body Design www.carbodydesign.com, retrieved 2015-08-12^
- 1981 FIAT VSS archivioprototipi.it, retrieved 29 January 2024^
- Ferrari Mondial t Speciale Pace Car christies.com, retrieved 17 January 2020^
- Carlos Sanchez automotivedesignconference.com, retrieved 6 October 2021^
- Fiat reveals new 500 Autocar Magazine^
- Ssang Yong XIV-1 from carrozzeri-italiani.com.^
- Ssang Yong XIV-2 from carrozzieri-italiani.com, last accessed on 24 July 2022.^
- JUSTYN NOREK archivioprototipi.it, retrieved 29 January 2024^