Michael Mauer on two decades at the helm of Porsche’s design

Michael Mauer, Head of Style Porsche, 2024.

When it comes to making cars, there are few roles more important than the one responsible for penning the shapes and silhouettes that come to define a brand. Within the rarefied world of car design, sitting at the top of the tree of storied sportscar maker Porsche is arguably the top job – something Michael Mauer has done for more than 20 years now as the company’s vice president of style.

Porsche Panamera, photographed for Wallpaper* in Austria, 2009 (Image credit: Porsche)