Jennarong Muengtaweepongsa Explained

Jennarong Muengtaweepongsa
Birth Date:19 March 2000
Birth Place:Bangkok
Nationality: Thailand
Occupation:Automobile designer
Years Active:2012 - present
Known For:Automobile design (see below)
Website:http://www.vanaticaldesign.com

Jennarong Muengtaweepongsa (Thai: เจนณรงค์ มุ่งทวีพงษา, born 19 March 2000), also known as VanaticalDesign, is a Thai automobile designer known for designs such as the Koenigseggs Utagera[1] and Legera[2] [3] concepts and the Aston Martin DB11[4] concept, among others.

Muengtaweepongsa has attended the Meet The Masters Seminar Event held by Quattroruote where he has met and been received by designers such as Chris Bangle, Giorgetto Giugiaro, Filippo Perini, and Walter de Silva.

He has also been invited to provide a guest lecture on his design work and related success at Mahidol University International Demonstration School. His Koenigsegg Utagera (Swedish for "terminate") concept was also featured in the 32nd Thai International Motor Expo under the exhibit 'Thai Automotive Designers Meet the Masters'.

Career

Muengtaweepongsa started sketching cars since 2006 and got into 3D modeling by age 12 on applications such as Trimble SketchUp. Muengtaweepongsa's currently uses an array of design software from Blender to Luxion's Keyshot and Adobe's Photoshop.

Koenigsegg Utagera

The Utagera (Swedish for "terminate") was on display as a quarter scale show model at the Thailand International Motor Expo, being Muengtaweepongsa's first design to be built in a physical form. Envisioned specs on the Utagera include a 5NaN V8 engine aspirated by a pair of turbos that would produce up to 1000adj=preNaNadj=pre without any electrical aid.

The Utagera along with many of Jennarong's works is sponsored by Australian automotive parts manufacturer Brypar, showcasing their concept brakes.[5]

ToBeUs x Quattroruote

Muengtaweepongsa was invited to design a wooden toy car in collaboration with Italian magazine Quattroruote for the ToBeUs Foundation. The model was to celebrate the magazine's 60th anniversary. It put on show at the Unicredit Pavilion in Milan, Italy.[6] [7]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Lynton. Adam. 15 Year Old Creates Stunning Koenigsegg Utagera Concept. CarBuzz. CarBuzz. 21 December 2015.
  2. Web site: Lynton. Adam. Incredible Renderings Show What A 'Baby Koenigsegg' Could Look Like. CarBuzz. CarBuzz. 21 December 2015.
  3. Web site: Doell. Zach. A 15-Year-Old Created This Amazing 800HP 'Baby' Koenigsegg. Yahoo Autos. Yahoo. 21 December 2015. 12 June 2015.
  4. Web site: Hines. Michael. Incredible Aston Martin DB11 Rendering Comes From Where You'd Least Expect. CarBuzz. CarBuzz. 21 December 2015.
  5. Web site: Koenigsegg Utagera Concept Uses Brypar Brakes – Brypar. brypar.com. 2016-03-31.
  6. Web site: Press Archives - Tobeus. Tobeus. en-US. 2016-03-31.
  7. Web site: Iniziative Quattroruote Day 2016 - Quattroruote.it. Quattroruote.it. it-IT. 2016-03-31.