Sydney Hardy is a seasoned industrial designer with extensive experience in the automotive industry. Currently serving as Principal Industrial Designer at Figure since November 2023, Sydney also founded Sydney Hardy Design in June 2022. Previous roles include Head of Design at Xwing from October 2021 to November 2023 and Lead Interior Designer at Audi of America from October 2017 to October 2021, where significant contributions included the 2022 Audi Activesphere Concept and the 2021 Audi Skysphere Concept. Earlier positions involved automotive design at Cadillac and advanced automotive design at Porsche Deutschland GmbH. Sydney Hardy holds a Master 2 degree in Transportation Design from Strate, Ecole de Design, and further education from Grenoble Ecole de Management.