Philippe Charbonneaux (18 February 1917 – 4 June 1998) was a French industrial designer, best known for automobile and truck design, but also known for other products such as

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s. Many of his works are now exhibited in places such as Centre Georges Pompidou in Paris, or

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in New York. He specialised in car design studies, so he has left many inventive prototypes. The Ellipsis concept car, released just two years prior to his death, is still very fresh and modern. He designed for

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, Bugatti, and others. Famous designs include the Téléavia Panoramic III TV set; the

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in 1962; the

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in 1965 (which he designed together with

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), an innovative family car and Europe's Car of the Year for 1965; as well as the 1986

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. His private collection of approximately 160 vintage cars, including racing cars, and 40 motorcycles, donated to S.C.A.R. (Salon of Vintage Car Club Collectors in Reims) is the basis for the Automobile Museum Reims-Champagne, established in 1985.

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Reims-Champagne Automobile Museum
{{DEFAULTSORT:Charbonneaux, Philippe French industrial designers French automobile designers French furniture designers Collectors 1917 births 1998 deaths