Interview: Andrew Ainsworth – the man behind the Original Stormtrooper design

The year is 1972, and British industrial designer Andrew Ainsworth has just set up Shepperton Design Studios where he manufactures his own motor cars. Four years into his business, he meets Star Wars creator George Lucas through a next-door neighbor in Twickenham, UK. Impressed with the Brit’s work, Lucas commissioned Ainsworth to design and manufacture […]