Porsche's Grant Larson Makes the Best Christmas Cards

GRANT LARSON - THE DESIGNER OF THE PORSCHE BOXTER AND PANAMERA

My brother's best friend in art college in Milwaukee, WI (Grant), was a genius as an artist.  In the 1980s He sent my wife and me a self designed Christmas card that blew us away.  I have never seen a card that was so artistically beyond brilliant.  It was heads and tails better than any modern Christmas card drawing I had ever seen.  It was basic, simple, yet brilliant.  Did I use the word brilliant too much?  It just was.  I don't know what happened to that card, but it disappeared in years of travel and moving around in life, but  I will say this, Grant was so good that he could make a Chistmas tree light bulb look cool.

All I remember of the card was a light bulb that posed as a rocket travelling through digital space.

After studying in Milwaukee, Grant moved to Pasadena, CA to finish his schooling there.  And then after some time working for another car maker in Europe, Porsche scooped him up and Grant moved to Germany where he met his wife and started a family.  As a young man, somewhere around 30 years old, he did what very few companies would dare to permit:  Without a team, he designed the exterior of the Porsche Boxter - the car that helped Porsche break into the more affordable market and as a result helped Porsche to stay in the business.

Today Grant is the Exterior Designer for the company.
A recent article said this about Grant:
He has been responsible for such bold and breakthrough designs as the original Boxster and Panamera, who's production stunned the automotive world and have taken Porsche to an entirely new level. Grant also led designs for the Carrera GT (show car), the 911 (type 997) Carrera and Turbo, and enthusiast cars such as the most recent 911 Speedster, Boxster Spyder, and 911 Sport Classic (http://www.fastcodesign.com/porsche-grant-larson).

When Grant is in the U.S. he is persued by very famous people like Jay Leno, Jerry Seinfeld and other famous entertainers who are also car enthusiasts.

Grant became famous for his amazing creative talent - and, as he admits, for being at the right place at the right time.  For those who design cars, Grant is one of the best if not the best.