Tom Matano - Mazda MX5 drive.

If I had a bucket list I would have put owning a red first series Mazda MX5 designed by Tom Matano at the top. Tom inspired me when I first met him in Melbourne in 1989 as he presented his work for Mazda to my industrial design students at RMIT. This remains for me the best lecture on industrial design I have ever seen.

On my recent trip to San Francisco I thought I was in heaven when Tom treated me to an extensive tour of the streets of San Francisco in his personal original MX5.

Driving with Tom Matano in his original Mazda MX5 in San Francisco.

Tom Matano shares the streets of San Francisco in his Mazda MX5.

Mazda MX5 designed by Tom Matano

Industrial designers Ian Wong and Tom Matano