Ermanno Cressoni (22 July 1939 inMilan, Italy – 30 June 2005 in Milan, Italy) was an Italian car designer who worked for bothAlfa Romeo andFiat during his career. He designed or directed the design of a number of significant cars, such as theAlfa Romeo 75 and theFiat Coupe (in collaboration withChris Bangle). He was often referred to as 'Arch'.[1] He died inMilan,Italy in June 2005, after battling cancer for over a year.
Cressoni was director ofCentro Stile Alfa Romeo where he designed and oversaw a wide range of cars including theAlfa Romeo Alfetta saloon (1972), and from the late 1970s his 'La Linea' sharp edged designs featured in theGiulietta (1977),Alfa Romeo 33 (1983),Alfa Romeo 75 (1985).[2] In 1985, Cressoni patented a design for a centre console that featured extra storage space as a result of a U-shapedhand brake and was awarded a US patent (number 4,818,008) in 1989.[3]
After Fiat acquired Alfa Romeo in 1986, he became director ofCentro 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, includingChris Bangle,Walter de Silva andAndreas Zapatinas.[4]
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