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Kion
In the year 2000, the Kion concept car – introduced at the Mondial de l'Automobil in Paris – presented the automotive interior as the intelligent living space of the future. Kion showed the vehicle as a networked, mobile home – with a great deal of flexibility for diverse requirements. It once again became clear how important a unified approach is for the development and design of vehicle interiors. Only in this way did the interaction of individual elements become a comprehensive whole, with greater benefits and added value for the consumer – "integrated interior" – like the Kion interior.

It was already foreseeable that life in the future would be even faster and more intense, as global networking had created new general conditions. This spatial independence advanced the process of human individualization even further – workspace and leisure space intersect. For this reason, time spent in the car should be used as effectively as possible – whether working, surfing the net, phoning or simply relaxing. In order to do all this, the vehicle interior must offer the corresponding options. For the vehicle this meant that different modes of communication such as telephone, internet or personal digital assistants had to be connected with the automobile interior. The vehicle functioned as an interface with the outside world as well as a communicative space in itself. At the same time, it served as a mobile home and office. Regardless of whether the trip was for working, playing, talking or "merely" driving, the aim was: to get home before you arrive. Therefore, when selecting materials for Kion, the focus was on warm, friendly colours. The design reflected contemporary trends in interior architecture the same way as the fittings which, with a bright, open arrangement and clear contours, ensured that passengers also feel at home when travelling.
Kion
Kion (2000)
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