I.DE.A Institute explained

I.DE.A Institute S.p.A.
Type:	S.p.A.
Foundation:	Turin, Italy (1978)
Defunct:	2019^[1]
Location City:	Turin
Location Country:	Italy
Key People:	Franco Mantegazza (Founder) Renzo Piano
Industry:	Automotive
Services:	industrial engineering and design, automobile design and prototyping
Num Employees:	> 350
Parent:	Quantum Kapital AG group
Homepage:	www.ideainstitute.it
Fate:	Liquidated

I.DE.A Institute (acronym, Institute of Development in Automotive Engineering) was an automobile design and engineering company in Turin, Italy, founded in 1978 by Franco Mantegazza and architect Renzo Piano, ^[2] with engineer Peter Rice as Vice President.^[3]

The Rieter Holding Ltd took full control of the company in 2002.^[4] The company grew with offices in China and Brazil by the time Rieter sold the company in 2010 to the Swiss investment group Quantum Kapital AG.^[5] The company was liquidated in 2019.

Notable work

• 1981 Fiat VSS, the first commission from Fiat^[6]
• 1988 Fiat Tipo
• 1988 Ferrari PPG Indy Pace Car^[7]
• 1989 Lancia Dedra
• 1990 Fiat Tempra
• 1992 Alfa Romeo 155
• 1992 IDEA Grigua and Grigua Off-Road concepts^[8]
• 1993 Lancia Delta
• 1993 Nissan Terrano II/Ford Maverick
• 1994 Lancia Kappa
• 1994 Fiat Lampo concept
• 1994 IDEA Gritta concept
• 1995 Daihatsu Move
• 1996 Fiat Vuscià concept
• 1996 Fiat Palio
• 1997 Dacia D33
• 1997 Daewoo Nubira
• 1998 Tata Indica
• 2000 Kia Rio
• 2002 Tata Indigo
• 2003 Changan Jiexun concept
• 2004 Fiat Trepiùno (construction only).^[9]
• 2008 Tata Nano
• 2008 IDEA ERA concept
• 2010 IDEA Sofia concept
• 2012 Ssang Yong XIV-1^[10] and XIV-2^[11] in 2012. Concepts for SsangYong Tivoli.

Notable designers

• Renzo Piano
• Carlo Gaino 1987
• Walter de Silva 1977–1986
• Ercole Spada 1983–1992
• Justyn Norek^[12]
• Umberto Palermo

Notes and References

1. http://www.portalecreditori.it/procedura?id=em9VJoey9O 19/2019 I.DE.A. Institute of Development in Automotive Engineering srl in liquidazione
2. Web site: Concept Car of the Week: Fiat VSS I.DE.A (1981) . Car Design News . 28 November 2023 . 9 June 2015.
3. Web site: VSS Experimental Car by Subsystems . Fondazione Renzo Piano . 28 November 2023.
4. Web site: I.D.E.A.. 2007-12-27. globalautoindex.com. https://web.archive.org/web/20071017054940/http://globalautoindex.com/maker.plt?no=2027&g=I.D.E.A.. 2007-10-17. dead.
5. Web site: I.DE.A. Institute to be acquired by Quantum Kapital - Car Body Design. www.carbodydesign.com. 2015-08-12.
6. Web site: 1981 FIAT VSS. archivioprototipi.it. 29 January 2024.
7. Web site: Ferrari Mondial t Speciale Pace Car. christies.com. 17 January 2020.
8. Web site: Carlos Sanchez. automotivedesignconference.com. 6 October 2021.
9. Web site: Fiat reveals new 500 . Autocar Magazine .
10. https://www.carrozzieri-italiani.com/listing/ssangyong-xiv-1/ Ssang Yong XIV-1
11. https://www.carrozzieri-italiani.com/listing/ssangyong-xiv-2/ Ssang Yong XIV-2
12. Web site: JUSTYN NOREK. archivioprototipi.it. 29 January 2024.