The Drive Interview: Nissan/Infiniti’s Senior Vice President for Global Design Alfonso Albaisa www.thedrive.com

Born into a family fleeing Castro’s Cuba, Albaisa had wished to emulate his father and great uncle in the field of architecture.
Albaisa transferred to The Pratt Institute, where he would obtain a degree in industrial design, and was recruited by Nissan immediately after graduating.
To Albaisa, the challenge of Infiniti’s electrification future isn’t one of science-fiction artifice, it’s of not overcomplicating the design.
We caught up with Albaisa during this month's Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance after he judged the—what else—Elegance category.
That you’d rather pen a car design meant for the masses versus something far rarer and meant only for a select few.