Jaguar design supremo Ian Callum has won the Designer of the Year Award, taking the number one position in The Drum鈥檚 second annual Designerati 鈥 a list celebrating the top 100 most influential figures in 海角视频 design.
The judges declared Jaguar鈥檚 director of design this year鈥檚 most influential 海角视频 designer finishing ahead of Waitrose鈥檚 Maggie Hodgetts and Burberry鈥檚 Christopher Bailey.
Stephen Lepitak, editor of The Drum, said: 鈥淚an Callum is a visionary of British design. From his roots at Ford in the 1970s, to his craftsmanship on Aston Martin, his influence on car design is legendary.
鈥淗is beautifully simple designs, including the 2013 Jaguar F-Type and the new XF, unveiled last month, have ushered in a new era for Jaguar, breathing life into the classic brand.
鈥淚an鈥檚 dedication to innovation, his eye for detail and his strong vision for what Jaguar cars should look like truly represent the best of design in the 海角视频.鈥
Mr Callum said: 鈥淚t is an honour to reach the number one position in the Designerati list.
鈥淔or an automotive designer to claim this award is very special indeed 鈥 especially considering the depth and array of talented 海角视频 designers across the disciplines of architecture, fashion and graphic design.
鈥淏eing ranked number one and winning The Drum鈥檚 Designer of the Year Award is testament to the fantastic team at Jaguar I鈥檓 privileged to work with every day.鈥
Individuals on the Designerati list are judged on their overall career successes to date and highlights over the preceding 12 months, as well as general involvement in the industry as a whole.
Mr Callum鈥檚 career includes time at Ford, where he worked on the Escort Cosworth, and Aston Martin where he was key to the design of the DB7, DB9 and Vanquish.
The first Jaguar he oversaw was the XK grand tourer, followed by the XF and XJ saloons, XF Sportbrake and the two-seater F-Type.
More recently he has been responsible for the new XE saloon, billed in some quarters as , and the second-generation XF.
The latest award is Mr Callum鈥檚 second design honour in six months, after he was awarded the Minerva Medal by the Chartered Society of Designers for his outstanding contribution to automotive design.
