Auburn Hills — In an era of computer-aided design and 3-D printing, one traditional craft remains in automakers' design studios: full-size clay models. For 80 years, clay modelers have used their ...

WARREN, Mich. (AP) -- Car designers have every kind of software and virtual reality tool. But when they want to make sure a car's curves look just right, they rely on one of the world's oldest ...

In an era of computer-aided design and 3-D printing, one traditional craft remains in automakers’ design studios: full-size clay models. For 80 years, clay modelers have used their hands and tools to ...

Digital imaging, virtual reality and 3D modeling have improved in the past decade but most designers and decision-makers are still unprepared to approve new designs without physical models. It's ...

Stylists at Mazda Motor Corp. are renowned for their faith in old-school clay modeling when it comes to creating the brand's curvaceous Kodo car designs. But to perfect the voluptuous bends and molten ...

London design studio Native & Co has used five different clays to design a set of tableware that's matched to specific oolong teas. The Wu collection includes five tea sets, originally made for an ...

DEARBORN, MICHIGAN: American automaker Ford Motor Company is using clay to craft, re-craft and recycle the pliable stuff, to design its car models. “We are constantly being influenced by new ...

AUBURN HILLS, Mich. — In an era of computer-aided design and 3-D printing, one traditional craft remains in automakers' design studios: Full-size clay models. For 80 years, clay modelers have used ...