Harald Belker
Harald Georg Belker is a German entertainment/automotive/product designer best known for his vehicle designs in films such as Batman & Robin and Minority Report. His designs range from fantastic entertainment designs to ergonomic user-friendly product design.
He was educated at the Art Center College of Design in Automotive Design after graduating from Georgia Southern University in Industrial Technology. He received an honorary doctor's degree from Art Center.
Career
Belker's career started in 1991 at Mercedes Benz Advanced Design in Irvine, California. As part of the team responsible for the Smart Car design, he went on to work independently, eventually ending up in entertainment design. Here he had his most significant success. He also explored furniture design, his Maxelle chair winning the excellent award, and he is responsible for the design of the line of sunglasses for Kaenon Polarized, a Newport Beach, California–based company, that focuses on fashionable but active lifestyle. He has published a couple of design books, Pulse, explaining his future vision for high-speed vehicle racing, and Ride, which showcases the design of a futuristic electric motorcycle. From 2012 to 2019 he was working for Anki as head of design, a robotics and artificial intelligence startup company whose headquarters is in San Francisco. He currently switches between Entertainment and Product design to keep him engaged and busy.Filmography
Moonfall - Rover vehicle design, Shuttle designEdge of Tomorrow - flying vehicle designs, exoskeleton suitStar Trek Into Darkness - vehicle designs- Oblivion - Motorcycle designs
- Total Recall - vehicle designsIn Time - vehicle designsBattleship - design of ships and weaponsIron Man 2 - design and graphics for the race carsTron: Legacy - early concepts on the Light Bike and design of the Guard BikesDragonball Evolution - design of weapons and vehiclesDeath Race - design of all the vehicle armorIron Man - design of a car that was later scratched, alternative weapons for the suitTransformers - design of several background vehiclesSpider-Man 3 - design of the Sky-Stick
- XXX: State of the Union - re-design of the GTO and MustangZathura - Robot design and studio sketches for the At-Home, car designerSerenity - design of the Thug Attack SledConstantine - Prop designStealth - design of EDI and plane interiorThe Cat in the Hat - design of the S.L.O.W. CarXXX - design of the GTOMinority Report - design of the Maglev vehicles, futuristic transportation system and red Lexus sports carSuperman - design of the alien space fleetSpider-Man - design of the Pumpkin Bomb and several other gadgetsBattlefield Earth - design of the alien attack craftFahrenheit 451 - design of the fire truckInspector Gadget - design of the GadgetmobileDeep Blue Sea - concept artSupernova - concept art
- Armageddon - design of the X-71 Space ShuttleBatman & Robin - design of the Batmobile, Redbird motorcycle and all other vehicles
Other works
- Apple – Consumer Product Development.
- Samsung – Consumer Product Development.
- ANKI - Head Consumer Product Designer.
- Oblong – design for a gloveless hand devise for the g-speak interface.
- Shell – Hydrofuel station design proposal.
- Kaenon Polarized – design for the complete line of sunglasses.
- Solar Monkey, electric car design.Lee Iacocca – e-bike, first full electric bicycle.Studio Roundhouse – Hydrapak, hydration backpack line.Mattel Toys – Hot Wheels
- Gnomon workshop – five design tutorials, from concept to finished art work for automotive design.Digital Anvil – designs for all the ships of the Freelancer computer game.
- Nissan Design International - design consultant for Quest show car.
- Mercedes Benz Advanced Design – worked on designs for the Smart car, M-class and S-class.
- Porsche Design Germany – design entry for the model 996.