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About Me — Matteo Licata
“Dreams are what makes a man alive. Destiny rests largely in our own hands, provided that we know what we want and are decided to have it”
I wish these words were mine, but they actually are from Enzo Ferrari. A man who knew a thing or two about dreams, and definitely one that lived life on his own terms.
The way I like it.
I’ve been obsessed with cars since I can remember and started drawing them almost as soon as I could hold a pencil in my hand. I remember spending my school years incessantly drawing cars and telling my incredulous classmates I’d be a car designer someday!
I grew up in Turin, Italy, between the 1980s and 90s. At the time, Turin still was the mecca of automobile design, so I became aware very early on that such a job actually existed.
But, most importantly, I never doubted that I would achieve it, even if I didn’t know precisely how.
Knowing how much I loved cars, my mum started buying me magazines even before I was able to read them… With the result that one of the first words I’ve uttered (I’m not making this up, Mum remembers that well!) was… “Volvo.” Don’t ask…
