Tesla's design boss Franz von Holzhausen was recently interviewed by CNBC at the Petersen Automotive Museum, which is currently hosting the largest ever Tesla exhibit.

A more fitting location for a discussion about Tesla design would be hard to find as the museum has the brand's most significant cars to date on display, including prototypes and production models. In the interview, the Tesla Chief Designer talked about several of the projects he has been involved with at the company, and the Cybertruck inevitably came up.

Actually, a large part of the video is dedicated to Tesla's electric pickup, and von Holzhausen shared several interesting insights about it, including the styling (of course) and the production version that everyone is waiting for. When asked about the Cybertruck's looks, he pointed out that it is a vehicle designed according to the form follows function principle, particularly with regard to the manufacturing method.

"Cybertruck is really born out of the idea of a different way of manufacturing a material that put the toughness on the outside. So we really wanted to use stainless steel as a material so that the hardest part of the vehicle was on the outside, not the delicate paint. And it felt right for a truck that's used in like a Swiss army knife in any kind of environment, it has to be tough."