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Ken Okuyama, the designer of the Ferrari Enzo, 612 Scaglietti and Rossa has opened the doors to his own design studio in Southern California. Okuyama is the former transportation design chairman of the Art Center College of Design in Pasadena, California.

His 13,500 square-foot studio is the former home of Mercedes-Benz Advanced Design Studio.

According to Automotive News, besides focusing on automotive design, Okuyama’s studio will focus on furniture design, eyewear and other products. The firm will also offer a street-ready, one-off coachbuilt vehicle by the studio.

Okuyama also owns design offices in Tokyo and Turin, Italy.

- By: Mo Eladawy

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