Pininfarina, the design firm behind such gorgeous automobiles as Ferrari, Maserati (pictured above) and Alfa, in addition to that whacked-looking Olympic Torch, has now been signed up by Motorola for the next three years to design cellphones. Fact is, Motorola and Pininfarina had a short agreement a couple of years ago, and it seemed like suddenly there were some really nice-looking cellphone designs coming out of Motorola after that.

Pininfarina has assigned ten of its world-class designers to the project, and if that Maserati above is any indication, we re in for some spectacular cellphonage in the years to come. Can't wait.

Pininfarina to Design Handsets for Motorola [Mobileburn]

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