RCA design students collaborate with Bentley on the Flying B of the future

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Royal College of Art design students work with Bentley – Click above or below for high-res image gallery

Seems like everybody and their cousin wants to design cars. But even with the right training, it can still be tough for an aspiring auto stylist to break into the field. Bentley, however, is giving a handful of transportation design students a crack at working in its design department.

The program is being held in conjunction with the graduate Vehicle Design Course at the Royal College of Art in London. Eighteen students spent the last few months under the tutelage of Crewe’s lead exterior designer Raul Pires, with the four top candidates – Marten Wallgren (Sweden), Mikka Heikkinen (Finland), David Seesing (Germany) and Bora Kim (South Korea) – shortlisted for further collaboration.

Each has penned a novel, futuristic take on the Bentley design ethos, and from among them one will be selected for a job in Bentley’s design studio. Click on the thumbnails below to view their designs, and follow the jump for details in the press release.

Gallery: Royal College of Art design students work with Bentley