Sajdin Osmančević
CAR DESIGNER

This year marks the 40th anniversary of the establishment of the Product Design Department at the Academy of Fine Arts in Sarajevo. The first generation of students was enrolled in October 1984. The first students enrolled in this course have already made the necessary study step forward and become world-renowned authors, crowned with prestigious awards, and even more importantly, business opportunities on the world design scene. The first among them is Omer Halilhodžić, a student of the first generation of enrolled students (graduated in 1989), today a world-renowned car designer who created numerous brands for car manufacturers such as VW, Mitsubishi, Mercedes Benz, Ferrari, Skoda.

Sajdin Osmancevic is also a student of this department (graduated in 2015) who established himself in the field of car design and has already created a series of successful creations for Prevent, DE automotive (supplier for BMW), and companies Skoda, Ford, Great Wall Motors. Today, he is the technical director for design at the Chinese car factory Chery. With this selection of his work, we want to join the celebration of the 40th anniversary of the product design department of the Academy of Fine Arts in Sarajevo.

Sajdin Osmancevic - short biography

Graduated as a product designer with a focus on the automotive industry. Born and raised in Bosnia and Herzegovina. He had an interest in drawing cars from an early age. After finishing high school of economics, after consulting with the professors, he decides to study Product Design at the Academy of Fine Arts in Sarajevo. At the beginning of his studies, he went to his first professional internship in Los Angeles, and already in his third year he won first place at the international competition of young automotive designers, Auto R Zagreb. Winning first place at the Auto R competition in Zagreb helped him to get the opportunity to work professionally on projects from the automotive industry as a student. Some of the companies he worked for and collaborated with are: Prevent, DE automotive (supplier for BMW), and companies Skoda, Ford, Great Wall Motors. He is currently the technical director for design at the Chinese car manufacturer - Chery.