Samir Sadikhov

Samir Sadikhov (Azerbaijani: Samir Sadıxov/Самир Садыхов, IPA: [sɑˈmiɾ sɑˈdɯxov]; born July 20, 1990) is an Azerbaijani automotive designer.^[1][2][3]

Biography

Sadikhov was born in Ganja, Azerbaijan SSR on July 20, 1990. He earned a bachelor's in vehicle design at Istituto Europeo di Design (European Design University) in Turin, Italy.^[when?][4] Later on, he earned a master's degree at Pforzheim University in Pforzheim, Germany.^[1][5][6][7]

Sadikhov first gained notoriety for his Ferrari Xezri concept in 2011. His concept, inspired by the Ferrari 458, won second prize in the Ferrari World Design Contest.^{[when?][8][9][10][11][7]}

He has worked with numerous companies, including Lamborghini, Rezvani Motors, Ford, Ferrari, Gensis, and Aston Martin.^[1][12][5]

Works

Concept cars

• Cadillac C-Ville^{[13][14][15][1]}
• Cadillac XTS^[14][1][7]Alfa Romeo Giulia TZ
• Alfa Romeo TZ4^[16]
• Humvee^[17][18][19]
• Brubaker Box^{[20][21][22][23][24]}
• Ferrari F4T^[25][26]
• Alonso Indycar^[27]
• Ford Caspi^[28][29]
• Aston Martin DBS^[30][31]
• Quattro Beasts^{[1][better source needed]}
• Incepto GT (with Sasha Selipanov)^[32][33][34]
• Genesis Mint^[5]
• Genesis ESSENTIA^[5]
• Jeep Vangler^[35]
• Land Rover Defender^[36][37]

Produced cars

• Rezvani Beast^[1][38][39]
• Rezvani Tank^[1][40][41]
• Lamborghini Aventador J (part of the team)^[42]
• Lamborghini Urus (part of the team)^[42]
• Genesis X Convertible^[5][43]

Concept jet

• Dassault Falcon S^[44]

Tyre

• Hankook Boostrac^[1][42]

Awards

• IF Design Awards (2015)^[42]
• Red Dot Design Awards (2015)^[35][42]
• Automobile Magazine - The best concept car of the year (2018)^[45]

References