Photo : - D.R. Porsche AG

F.A. Porsche was the creator of such legendary automobiles as the 904 Carrera GTS or the Porsche 911. In 1972 he founded the “Porsche Design“ Studio.

Ferdinand Alexander Porsche was born in Stuttgart, the eldest son of Dorothea and Ferry Porsche. As a child his world was already being influenced by automobiles, with him spending a lot of time in the design offices and development workshops of his grandfather Ferdinand Porsche. In 1943 the family, together with the company of Porsche, relocated to Austria, where he went to school in Zell am See. After returning to Stuttgart in 1950, he passed the final school examination and registered at the College of Design in Ulm. In 1958 F.A. Porsche joined the design department.

In 1962 he took charge of the management of the Porsche Design Studio, and one year later took the world by storm with the Porsche 901 (also referred to as the 911). As well as passenger cars, F.A. Porsche was also deeply involved in the design of the racing cars of the 1960’s. Among his most famous designs were the Formula One Type 804 racer, or the Porsche 904 Carrera GTS.

Ferdinand Alexander Porsche founded the “Porsche Design Studio“ in Stuttgart in 1972, the headquarters being relocated to Zell am See in Austria in 1974. Over the decades which followed he designed a wide range of men’s accessories, such as watches, spectacles, and writing implements, which achieved worldwide fame under the brand name “Porsche Design“. In parallel with this, he and his team, using the trademark “Design by F.A. Porsche“, created a large number of domestic appliances and consumer goods. Ferdinand Alexander Porsche has been acclaimed for his work as a designer by the bestowing of many honours and awards.

(based upon Porsche press information)

Photo : Ferdinand Alexander Porsche (right, sitting on the desk), with the team of the design department in 1963.