Tim Prentice (designer)

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Tim Prentice (born c. 1964) is an American industrial designer and president of Motonium Design in California. [1] Prentice holds a B.S. in industrial technology from California State University, Chico (1987) and is a graduate of Art Center College of Design's transportation program (1990). [2] He has also been an instructor at Art Center for industrial design and illustration, as well as a guest lecturer at Stanford University. [2]

Prentice was motorcycle designer of the 2009 Triumph Thunderbird motorcycle, [3] [4] [5] Mission Motors' 2010 Mission R electric motorcycle, [6] and the 2011 Triumph Speed Triple. [7] Prentice and his firm won the Red Dot and Core77 industrial design awards in 2011 (respectively) for the Mission R. [8] [9] [10]

References

  1. ↑ "1960s Norton Atlas 750 / The Bike That Changed My Life", Motorcyclist , April 2011, retrieved 2013-12-11
  2. 1 2 "Member profile: Prentice, Timothy", Designers directory, Motorcycle Design Association, retrieved 2013-12-12
  3. ↑ "The best bikes and experiences of the year", The Irish Times , December 16, 2009, archived from the original on June 10, 2014 – via HighBeam
  4. ↑ Ash, Kevin (22 May 2009), Triumph Thunderbird review, Daily Telegraph, archived from the original on 24 May 2009, retrieved 2013-12-11
  5. ↑ Winfield, Barry (October 2009), "2-wheel lowdown", Autoweek , 59 (20): 40
  6. ↑ "Mission Motors reveals race-ready Mission R", Autoblog , AOL, December 17, 2010, retrieved 2013-12-11
  7. ↑ Taylor, Paul (October 2010), Speed Triple brochure (PDF), Triumph/Platinum Communications, p. 6
  8. ↑ Core77 Design Awards – 2011 Recipients, Core77 , retrieved 2013-12-11
  9. ↑ David Salguero (September 1, 2011), Mission R wins Core77 Design Award; Tim Prentice Describes the Industrial Design, Mission Motors, archived from the original on March 8, 2015, retrieved 2013-12-11
  10. ↑ "Red Dot awards 2011 – Category: Mobility", Surface Asia Magazine, November 25, 2011
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