Georgios Michael

For the musician who is also named Georgios, see George Michael.

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Georgios Michael (Γεώργιος Μιχαήλ) is a Greek industrial designer.

He studied architecture in Thessaloniki and made his first steps in industrial design in Italy, working for Sergio Coggiola and Carrozzeria Ghia (where he designed experimental vehicles). Georgios Michael is actually one of the few Greek automobile designers that has extensively worked in Greece, having designed or improved vehicles for Namco, DIM, Neorion, Agricola, MAVA-Renault and several other Greek (mainly commercial vehicle) manufacturers. He is also the co-founder of BEMKA coachbuilder in Athens.

References

• Reference to Georgios Michael and his work in Auto Business Review magazine site, December 4, 2006 (in Greek)

• L.S. Skartsis and G.A. Avramidis, "Made in Greece", Typorama, Patras, Greece (2003) ISBN 960-7620-30-5 (republished by the University of Patras Science Park, 2007)

• E. Roupa and E. Hekimoglou, “I istoria tou aftokinitou stin Ellada (History of automobile in Greece)”, Kerkyra - Economia publishing, Athens (2009) ISBN 978-960-8386-95-2