Samir Sadikhov

Samir Sadikhov (/, ; born July 20, 1990) is the first Azerbaijani professional automotive designer.

Biography

Sadikhov was born in Ganja, Azerbaijan SSR on July 20, 1990. He earned a bachelor's in vehicle design at (European Design University) in Turin, Italy. Later on, he earned a master's degree at Pforzheim University in Pforzheim, Germany.

Sadikhov first gained notoriety for his Ferrari Xezri concept in 2011. His concept, inspired by the Khazri wind won second prize in the Ferrari World Design Contest.

He has worked with numerous companies, including Lamborghini, Rezvani Motors, Ford, Genesis

Works

Personal car projects

• Cadillac C-Ville
• Cadillac XTSAlfa Romeo Giulia TZ
• Alfa Romeo TZ4
• Humvee
• Brubaker Box
• Ferrari F4T
• Alonso Indycar
• Ford Caspi
• Aston Martin DBS
• Quattro Beasts
• Incepto GT
• Jeep Vangler
• Land Rover Defender

Produced cars

• Rezvani Beast
• Rezvani Tank
• Lamborghini Aventador J (part of the team)
• Lamborghini Urus (part of the team)
• Genesis Essentia concept ( Exterior design team )
• Genesis Mint concept
• Genesis X Convertible

Race Cars

• Extreme-E - Odyssey (2017)
• Genesis GMR-001 - LMDH (2024)

Tyre

• Hankook Boostrac

Awards

• IF Design Awards (2015)
• Red Dot Design Awards (2015)
• Automobile Magazine - The best concept car of the year (2018)

References