{"id":173368,"date":"2025-04-14T14:14:46","date_gmt":"2025-04-14T13:14:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/centmagazine.co.uk\/?p=173368"},"modified":"2025-04-14T14:30:01","modified_gmt":"2025-04-14T13:30:01","slug":"lexus-in-milan-the-machine-and-the-human-as-one","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.centmagazine.co.uk\/?p=173368","title":{"rendered":"Lexus In Milan; The Machine and The Human as One"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"has-text-align-right has-secondary-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-a47a3f1d81f62fd3ab18176a4ec155ef wp-block-paragraph\">If music be the food of love, then design is the breath by which we all live. After all, breathing is our most natural reflex action, we don&#8217;t sit and think about the fact that we breathe all day, in the same way the best design should be as seamless as bringing air into our lungs and expelling it, without a thought. When we &#8216;interact&#8217; with an object, a building, a surface even, we should instinctively know what to do. That is the very best of what design can bring. Or is it? After many years of design becoming very driven by computer programmes, this year&#8217;s Milan Salone, and especially the Lexus presentation, highlighted how design is at its new best when it is AI-connected yet human-driven and human-directed. To understand more of how humans and AI will connect, read <em><a href=\"https:\/\/staging.centmagazine.co.uk\/worldly-lexus-design-awards-2019\/\">Lexus<\/a> In Milan; The Machine and The Human as One<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-secondary-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-c47a81bd4b1409182e50d23c40e683ff wp-block-paragraph\">When you pick up your favourite cup for your morning hot beverage, do you consciously think about how your hand holds the receptacle? Probably not, you just enjoy the feel of the mug in your hand and the taste and comfort of your drink. But of course, that mug has been designed to perfect your experience.  That way, you really don&#8217;t need to think, to enjoy your quiet, joyous moment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-secondary-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-499489551944e36f3b18abcbc44985b8 wp-block-paragraph\">Great design is human-focused, of course, it is simply because humans are the ones using it. But in many ways, the best designs don&#8217;t even get noticed by us. Because the effort of the interaction should be seamless.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-secondary-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-aee0c27530bdd305ab9477af0563a2c7 wp-block-paragraph\">Now, of course, there is the slight flipside of that, when you want to feel the love, thrill and even adrenaline of an experience. Again, there is no reason why that shouldn&#8217;t happen with a favourite morning drink, but think too of the more active moments like driving a car.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-secondary-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-10b82565e3a0ef663810d8585724cc61 wp-block-paragraph\">For several years, many car companies took on the world of electric cars and driverless cars. The <a href=\"https:\/\/staging.centmagazine.co.uk\/electric-benefits\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">electric<\/a> car revolution may well have made cars greener, and also quieter, which is another benefit for city noise pollution, but along the way, did the art of and excitement of driving get lost? Did the human experience somehow get taken out of the equation?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-secondary-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-f7d05f95a009067fcac87c490a1fff57 wp-block-paragraph\">Lexus, the Japanese car company, highlighted this concept more than ever at the Lexus installation at Milan Design Week. With AI rampant within the genre, the design-forward company explored the idea of human-centred technology. As <a href=\"https:\/\/staging.centmagazine.co.uk\/art-meets-ai-a-new-era-of-creativity-at-serpentine\/\">Artificial Intelligence<\/a> seems to move us further and further away from our very human emotions, the brand explored the key ways we can move forward with technology and humanness hand in hand. Their concept car was presented alongside three art installations reflecting these very values.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-secondary-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-7333eb790e960565772f0d8480190dce wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><em>&#8220;Since the founding of our brand, Lexus has constantly challenged the conventions of the luxury automotive world, pushing the boundaries of mobility to create unique and extraordinary experiences that surpass expectations rather than simply meeting them. Today, as technology advances and transforms the way we perceive time spent in motion, we find ourselves reflecting on how these shifts can lead to profound new forms of engagement and interaction. At Milan Design Week, we seek to express this convergence of technology and humanity, exploring moments in which they intersect and how reimagining time itself can be a catalyst for new experiences&#8221;.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-right has-secondary-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-f257bee13e191f1f3efcbb43e07edd4a wp-block-paragraph\">Simon Humphries, Lexus Chief Branding Officer<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-secondary-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-176b1e5c3d812b6723959ed07d481be5 wp-block-paragraph\">These new immersive installations were inspired by the concept car and its \u2018Black Butterfly\u2019 next-generation cockpit control device, a dual-interface control device featured in the cockpit of Lexus\u2019s LF-ZC concept car.  The &#8216;steering wheel&#8217;, if you like, except it&#8217;s not a wheel. Interestingly, one of the few things never to change in the history of the car is the steering wheel.  It&#8217;s always been a wheel&#8230;except now it is not.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/staging.centmagazine.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/LEXUS_MDW2025_graphic_3.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"580\" height=\"327\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/staging.centmagazine.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/LEXUS_MDW2025_graphic_3.jpg?resize=580%2C327&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-173658\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/staging.centmagazine.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/LEXUS_MDW2025_graphic_3.jpg?w=1024&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/staging.centmagazine.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/LEXUS_MDW2025_graphic_3.jpg?resize=300%2C169&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/staging.centmagazine.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/LEXUS_MDW2025_graphic_3.jpg?resize=768%2C433&amp;ssl=1 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 580px) 100vw, 580px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"has-secondary-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-5ed6d0a16defd2cc2f8fc57c02e3c796 wp-block-paragraph\">Interestingly, the dual interface control of the concept car used for inspiration has a &#8216;butterfly-shaped&#8217; steering wheel. Here it contains everything needed for driving, a clean all-in-one station with no added fuss or buttons, alleviating the driving experience for all.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-secondary-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-e56003f22c661a8ee569746adf3a75f2 wp-block-paragraph\">The standout new electric Sedan EV vehicle highlights, via these artworks, how future technologies will bring man, machine and mobility closer together.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-secondary-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-464687c9d8031c403f8dc1867067fc6d wp-block-paragraph\">Lexus teamed up with the Tokyo-based creative agency SIX and design studio STUDEO to present \u201cA-Un\u201d, an installation inspired by the Japanese concept of A-Un no Koky\u016b (harmonised breath).  This is a traditional concept where two bodies or entities synchronise their movements and emotions. The exact set of emotions we need as humans to live in a world integrated with AI, so that we don&#8217;t lose our emotions with this technology takeover<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-secondary-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-a13f827268dd52f16764600409845a2f wp-block-paragraph\"><em>A-Un<\/em>&nbsp;installations created in collaboration with creative agency SIX and design studio STUDEO<em>Discover Together<\/em>,  saw a collection of works by up-and-coming creators from Bascule Inc., Northeastern University and Lexus\u2019s in-house design team, produced as a legacy project from the Lexus Design Awards, <em>Discover Together<\/em>&nbsp;\u2013 an influential design competition that will be relaunched this summer and the best projects will be showcased at Milan Design Week 2026.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-secondary-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-330cb92e087dc834e0ab4bb46398f675 wp-block-paragraph\">Using the Black Butterfly motif as a window connecting people and society, Lexus brought its vision for the future of mobility to life in an immersive space. Each explored how future technologies will bring man, machine and mobility closer together. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-secondary-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-deb21c7ac3369a962456772bd99fab32 wp-block-paragraph\">A vast Black Butterfly-shaped <a href=\"https:\/\/staging.centmagazine.co.uk\/murakami-on-screen\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">screen<\/a> set within a backend space, three metres high, measuring 10 metres wide and four metres deep, was exposed. Meticulously crafted by hand with exacting precision over a three-month time period, woven threads were utilised, made from about 35 kilometres of bamboo fibre. Bamboo has a significant cultural meaning in Japan: supple yet strong.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/staging.centmagazine.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Lexus-In-Milan-The-Machine-and-The-Human-as-One.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"580\" height=\"386\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/staging.centmagazine.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Lexus-In-Milan-The-Machine-and-The-Human-as-One.jpg?resize=580%2C386&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-173644\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/staging.centmagazine.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Lexus-In-Milan-The-Machine-and-The-Human-as-One.jpg?w=1024&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/staging.centmagazine.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Lexus-In-Milan-The-Machine-and-The-Human-as-One.jpg?resize=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/staging.centmagazine.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Lexus-In-Milan-The-Machine-and-The-Human-as-One.jpg?resize=768%2C512&amp;ssl=1 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 580px) 100vw, 580px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"has-secondary-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-968adc0b64ef368689b0893a8fd2a4e8 wp-block-paragraph\">The structure became alive not by itself but by the visitors walking up to it.  The installation responded to their heartbeats, creating a unique, immersive experience. As the heartbeat synchronised with fluctuations sampled from nature, the Black Butterfly became a medium for discovery. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-secondary-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-8832b7c4776d7e6045b2ce2f3949bdf3 wp-block-paragraph\">Live and in the moment, visitors witnessed the seamless connection between people, society and the world as one, the connectedness of every human globally in one visual space.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-secondary-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-9f285dde516dc7b55ed71ab3f0f1528f wp-block-paragraph\"><em>Earthspective Bascule Inc. (Japan). <\/em>This work explored the concept of an expanded earth perspective. The combination of \u2018earth\u2019 and \u2018perspective\u2019 in its title represented a shift in the way we view our world.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/staging.centmagazine.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/At-the-same-time-people-need-to-be-more-connected-in-an-ever-lonelier-segmented-world.-20.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"580\" height=\"387\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/staging.centmagazine.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/At-the-same-time-people-need-to-be-more-connected-in-an-ever-lonelier-segmented-world.-20.jpg?resize=580%2C387&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-173659\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/staging.centmagazine.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/At-the-same-time-people-need-to-be-more-connected-in-an-ever-lonelier-segmented-world.-20.jpg?w=1024&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/staging.centmagazine.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/At-the-same-time-people-need-to-be-more-connected-in-an-ever-lonelier-segmented-world.-20.jpg?resize=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/staging.centmagazine.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/At-the-same-time-people-need-to-be-more-connected-in-an-ever-lonelier-segmented-world.-20.jpg?resize=768%2C512&amp;ssl=1 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 580px) 100vw, 580px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"has-secondary-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-b9973ed4a0d8de0f6e9d1cf01aa35277 wp-block-paragraph\">As humans, we perceive reality from our own, limited vantage points. However, when we step back and observe the Earth from the vastness of space, we gain a new perspective, an Earthspective. From this view, we are mere travellers on the planet. Usually, when we drive a car, we see the perspective of what is in front of us and around us. We travel from one destination to the next, never thinking further than our own <a href=\"https:\/\/staging.centmagazine.co.uk\/artistic-still-life-a-journey-from-past-and-present\/\">journey<\/a>. Here, viewers were able to &#8216;take a step away&#8217; and see themselves within the vastness of the universe from the perspective of space.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-secondary-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-2d15fc6578d10bc135b8ea32a87650c2 wp-block-paragraph\">The next installation looked at the words we speak and how they become imprints on the future, etched into the ever-expanding universe.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/staging.centmagazine.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Discover-together-5.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"580\" height=\"387\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/staging.centmagazine.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Discover-together-5.jpg?resize=580%2C387&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-173661\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/staging.centmagazine.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Discover-together-5.jpg?w=1024&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/staging.centmagazine.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Discover-together-5.jpg?resize=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/staging.centmagazine.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Discover-together-5.jpg?resize=768%2C512&amp;ssl=1 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 580px) 100vw, 580px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"has-secondary-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-776be8e05c44b35381641e738f3ead02 wp-block-paragraph\"><em>Our Energy<\/em> Nexus Northeastern University (USA) explored the theme of reducing air pollution, using real-time interaction to visualise the power of community and collective action.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-secondary-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-efecd88e2ffdeef14196126f233dbc5f wp-block-paragraph\">Visitors engaged with real-time pollution levels and Milan\u2019s global air quality index data, channelling their warmth through the Black Butterfly as a symbolic release of energy. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-secondary-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-23847994caa0d53ed0bf337efdc4dfc8 wp-block-paragraph\">Each contribution was transformed into a glowing star; as the air cleared, these <a href=\"https:\/\/staging.centmagazine.co.uk\/christmas-stars-in-the-streets\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">stars<\/a> shone brighter, reinforcing the connection between personal action and environmental change. Together, the very human energy converged to shape a cleaner, brighter future.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-secondary-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-93324578aa763c720601053c6f16d0ce wp-block-paragraph\">Inspired by the Butterfly Effect, this installation captured the transformative power of small actions. The butterfly effect, in chaos theory,&nbsp;refers to the idea that small changes in initial conditions can lead to significantly different outcomes in complex systems.&nbsp; It&#8217;s a metaphor suggesting that a seemingly insignificant event, like a butterfly flapping its wings, could hypothetically cause a major event like a hurricane.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-secondary-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-d5a01be787d5d4069dda5d757aac3627 wp-block-paragraph\"><em><strong>The butterfly is a symbol of your unknown potential to make an impact on the <\/strong><\/em><span style=\"box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;\"><strong><em>world<\/em><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-right has-secondary-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-440285ffafa6a346906a6b2fa19dfcea wp-block-paragraph\">Lexus in-house designers<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-secondary-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-d261dad690f45a29540e23d03f4b09a9 wp-block-paragraph\">It envisioned a world where countless butterflies converged, each unique in its motion, came together and created a dynamic and evolving reality. With the Black Butterfly as a window for unleashing your unknown potential, visitors released their own butterfly, and by doing so, influenced the world around them while discovering new aspects of themselves. Each small flutter contributed to a ripple of beauty and change, proving that even the smallest actions can shape the future in powerful ways.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/staging.centmagazine.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Discover-together-12.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"580\" height=\"387\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/staging.centmagazine.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Discover-together-12.jpg?resize=580%2C387&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-173660\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/staging.centmagazine.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Discover-together-12.jpg?w=1024&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/staging.centmagazine.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Discover-together-12.jpg?resize=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/staging.centmagazine.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Discover-together-12.jpg?resize=768%2C512&amp;ssl=1 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 580px) 100vw, 580px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-right has-secondary-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-2af5fc38d25de40dc27eb5957b2a73d6 wp-block-paragraph\">Discover your Butterfly \u2013 Lexus in-house designers (Japan)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-secondary-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-e0e1d83e8ddaba882216961991a0a503 wp-block-paragraph\">Using the Black Butterfly motif as a window to connect people and society, alongside technology, Lexus brought its vision for the future of mobility to life in an immersive space. This encounter between Lexus and emerging talents gave rise to&nbsp;<em>Experience Amazing,<\/em>&nbsp;which visitors could discover first-hand. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-secondary-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-d7c8314ff58b3bc2ad22afdfbe9bb82e wp-block-paragraph\">The LF-Z Electrified concept car, first shown in 2024  and on show at the Milan event, signaled future initiatives and the start of an era of brand evolution for Lexus.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-secondary-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-3eed346350a24371b694c6019e94e341 wp-block-paragraph\">Our world and the automotive world are transforming not just at breakneck speed, but in a once-in-a-century period, alongside very diverse human needs. As much as people need mobility, there is also the urgent mission of <a href=\"https:\/\/staging.centmagazine.co.uk\/check-your-vitals\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">carbon neutral<\/a>ity. At the same time, people need to be more connected in an ever lonelier, segmented world.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-secondary-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-f59afb92023b51f9469c7452d689bb53 wp-block-paragraph\">The new LF-Z Electrified concept incorporates driving performance, styling and technologies. For example, it achieves superior dynamic performance, thanks to the ideal location of the battery and electric motor, DIRECT4 all-wheel drive technology and other features that ensure a high degree of mobility freedom that sets it apart from conventional vehicles. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-secondary-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-100eae3273a8ca3cf98737770df00166 wp-block-paragraph\">Positioning the battery longitudinally beneath the floor makes for a more rigid vehicle structure, lowers the car\u2019s centre of gravity and helps absorb noise and vibrations from the road surface. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-secondary-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-8502ad3eef452598331d66a2adfc9568 wp-block-paragraph\">The car&#8217;s Driving Signature gives the driver a sense of being seamlessly connected to the car\u2019s acceleration, deceleration and steering at all times, with prompt linear responses that are faithful to their inputs and intentions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-secondary-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-15542d92d3f6badd4549b7b64a7c0650 wp-block-paragraph\">The steering is by-wire, so there is no mechanical connection to the steering shaft. This gives a more direct correlation between steering operation and driving force, so the vehicle can turn with less steering angle in response to the driving conditions.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-secondary-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-88e5bb51ca4e2052a7519be6ee2a9b86 wp-block-paragraph\">Most interestingly, the concept for the cockpit takes Lexus\u2019s core human-centred approach to a higher level. It is inspired by the relationship between a horse and rider, where commands are communicated by the use of the reins, interpreted here by the close co-ordination of switches on the &#8216;butterfly&#8217; steering wheel and a head-up display. This allows the driver to access vehicle functions and information intuitively, without having to move their line of sight and while keeping their attention on the road ahead.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-secondary-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-a14ec47bbd823c01fe5917f2f3a7a333 wp-block-paragraph\">But the cockpit is the heart of the vehicle, because the instrument panel and other elements are positioned relatively low down in relation to the occupants. This creates a refreshing sense of openness and the welcoming &#8216;omotenashi&#8217; (to wholeheartedly look after guests) quality of a hospitality space where every detail has been carefully considered.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-secondary-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-9a27229472b2dc739d33445090936a5f wp-block-paragraph\">The openness of the space brings with it a relaxation akin to a living space; the car is, of course, another &#8216;room&#8217; in the family home. The glass panoramic roof adds to the feeling of openness throughout the cabin.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-secondary-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-bd38084f48dbf6839416ed0e139b1e72 wp-block-paragraph\">Think for a moment how many of us name our cars; they are not mere machines, they are almost part of the family. It is not just the driving experience, the rush of a motorway if you like, the twists and turns of a snakelike back road, but the intimate space inside the car, as though we are in a moving living room. This is just one of many reasons why the human nature of design really matters.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-secondary-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-372ded40c916c89efec935e9ae4c8b5a wp-block-paragraph\">Since 2013, Lexus has hosted the <a href=\"https:\/\/staging.centmagazine.co.uk\/worldly-lexus-design-awards-2019\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Lexus Design Award<\/a>, an international competition dedicated to fostering and supporting next-generation creators through dialogue and co-creation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-secondary-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-73bb18ff08ab64fe4aa3ac0731affa4c wp-block-paragraph\">Interestingly, many of the ideas shown during the whole of the Salone Fair in 2025 were products with the seeds of ideas created by originators in the Lexus design competition over the years. For example, in an early competition, a student presented the idea of Algae as a green potential for packaging, and now, many years later, this is a commonly used material.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-secondary-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-94eee7e5ec0546f5a1a5eceadf6376ba wp-block-paragraph\">Furthering its commitment to emerging design talent, the programme is being updated as the \u2018Lexus Design Award \u2013 Discover Together\u2019. 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