Ermanno Cressoni

Ermanno Cressoni (22 July 1939 in Milan, Italy – 30 June 2005 in Milan, Italy) was an Italian car designer who worked for both Alfa Romeo and Fiat during his career.

He designed or directed the design of a number of significant cars, such as the Alfa Romeo 75 and the Fiat Coupe (in collaboration with Chris Bangle).

[1] He died in Milan, Italy in June 2005, after battling cancer for over a year.

[2] In 1985, Cressoni patented a design for a centre console that featured extra storage space as a result of a U-shaped hand brake and was awarded a US patent (number 4,818,008) in 1989.

[3] After Fiat acquired Alfa Romeo in 1986, he became director of Centro Stile Fiat where he directed the team that produced: Many of his staff from Alfa Romeo and Centro Stile Fiat became influential designers in their own right, including Chris Bangle, Walter de Silva and Andreas Zapatinas.