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Virtual Yacht Design, Virtual Insanity? Adapting to Designing in a Pandemic

Alexander McDiarmid — Thu, 25 Feb 2021 09:00:00 +0000

The vehicle and mobility design space is not exclusive to four-wheeled contraptions. While Form Trends’ pages generally focus on vehicles with wheels, there are quite a few industrial design projects that don’t have any, and these new forms of mobility will be increasingly developed in the coming years. Multidisciplinary designer Alexander McDiarmid, dubbed ‘L’Enfant Terrible of Yacht Design’, examines the virtual creation process in this first of a series of articles on yacht design. Stefan Sielaff, former Design Director at […]

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Nissan Global Design VP Alfonso Albaisa on Designing the Motali Yacht

Form Trends — Fri, 06 Oct 2017 08:29:49 +0000

Longtime Nissan and Infiniti designer Alfonso Albaisa took over as Nissan Motor Co.’s Global Vice President of Design earlier this year, replacing Shiro Nakamura in the top job. He’s also a keen sailor, with a yacht of his own. Docked in California, he routinely takes the vessel out on the Pacific Ocean, alone, where he’s at one with nature. This summer, Albaisa had a chance to visit a project he worked on years before acquiring this childhood dream: the Motali […]

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Lexus Sport Yacht Concept Explores Potential Brand Expansion

Eric Gallina — Mon, 16 Jan 2017 09:10:08 +0000

Lexus has revealed a new yacht concept that aims to explore how the brand could diversify into lifestyle and recreational areas. The aptly named Sport Yacht concept has seating for up to eight people and features decidedly automotive-style surfacing and detailing. With the automotive sector undergoing a massive change – emphasized by autonomous vehicles and ride sharing – companies are increasingly looking at other opportunities to expand their businesses. We’ve already seen Lexus’ parent company, Toyota, reveal a new range […]

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Bugatti Designs Luxury Yacht for Palmer Johnson

Eric Gallina — Fri, 04 Dec 2015 12:19:16 +0000

Bugatti has teamed up with Palmer Johnson to created a new luxury motor yacht series called the Niniette. The new series of bespoke yachts will be made from carbon-fiber and feature distinctive Bugatti design elements and advanced materials. Available in three models from 42ft to 88ft, the smallest model starts at €2 million. Company founder Ettore Bugatti had already developed racing boats and yachts in the 1930s. The visionary’s very personal relationship with his yachts is evident from the names […]

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Orion’s Belt Concept Yacht

Eric Gallina — Mon, 19 Oct 2015 09:10:02 +0000

Very few yachts actually take into account the world’s larger issues. They’re playboy toys; ostentatious objects purchased for showing off wealth, not helping the environment. Cal Craven sees it differently. For his final thesis project at the RCA’s Vehicle Design program he sought to tap the emerging trend amongst the mega rich who wish to help the planet and created a 68 meter-long environmentally conscious luxury exploration yacht. The yacht enables the wealthy to contribute to environmental sustainability by collecting […]

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Chris Bangle Associates Collaborates With Sanlorenzo Yachts

Eric Gallina — Wed, 06 May 2015 10:31:34 +0000

Chris Bangle, through his consultancy Chris Bangle Associates (CBA), has worked on a range of diverse projects with a number of companies since leaving his role as design director for the BMW Group in 2009. While CBA’s client list includes a diverse mix of clients — from car companies to boat builders, technology firms and interior designers — CBA is now set to embark on a new seagoing venture in a strategic collaboration with super yacht builder Sanlorenzo Yachts. “I […]

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Aston Martin Partners with Quintessence Yachts for AM37 Speed Boat

Nargess Shahmanesh Banks — Fri, 01 May 2015 16:08:50 +0000

This is the AM37, a small yet powerful luxury yacht envisaged by the Aston Martin design team, and created in collaboration with naval architect Mulder Design and Dutch firm Quintessence Yachts. It marks the first product to form a family of yachts by this dynamic trio. “As a designer there are many things I would love to work with and homes and boats are at the top of the list,” offers Aston Martin’s design director Marek Reichman. “The beauty of […]

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Toyota Introduces Ponam-31 Boat

Eric Gallina — Wed, 19 Nov 2014 13:04:45 +0000

It may come as a surprise to learn that Toyota makes boats alongside the millions of cars it sells. In fact, the company’s been in the marine business for nearly 20 years, rounding out a range of products that include robots and sewing machines and has expanded into industries as diverse as prefabricated housing, telecommunications and forestry. Now, Toyota has launched the latest model to its Ponam boat range, the Ponam-31. Derived from the Maori name for New Zealand’s South […]

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Revolver Develops Grand Tourer for the Water

Eric Gallina — Wed, 13 Aug 2014 20:16:56 +0000

We’ve seen boats take on design elements previously reserved for automotive application before. The Frauscher 858 Fantom designed by Kiska is one recent example. Now, Italian company Revolver Boats has announced the launch its flagship high-performance vessel, the 44GT, with a design that’s reminiscent of ultimate grand touring cars. Designed by Italian Alberto Mancini (AM Yacht Design), the core concept of the new Revolver 44GT was to transfer the “qualities of a grand touring car to the sea”. Mancini wanted […]

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Kiska Designs Frauscher 858 Fantom

Eric Gallina — Fri, 25 Oct 2013 08:07:19 +0000

Designing a boat with brand foremost in mind requires designing beneath the surface. Everything has a meaning. Each line, surface, and proportion must embody the brand. This is what design consultancy Kiska strived to achieve with the design of the Frauscher 858 Fantom. Frauscher has been handcrafting luxury boats in Austria since 1927. It is a family business with a rich tradition of making boats that the elite must be seen in while summering in Cannes, Monte Carlo and Porto […]

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Amity 17 Catamaran Tender and Amity 60 Sail Yacht

Eric Gallina — Tue, 22 Oct 2013 07:40:41 +0000

Felicitas Steinbrecher was another Art Center student who focused on transportation exclusive of cars. She presented an aircraft interior, a pair of yacht designs and a scooter. We quite liked the Amity 17, a 17-meter ‘Catamaran Relaxation Recreation Tender’ whose brand name stands for respect of and communion with our surroundings. “Our vision is to create high-end vessels that embody the dynamics of the ocean and the experience of harmonious intimacy with the marine environment,” Steinbrecher says of the ficticious […]

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Mercedes-Benz Style Unveils Arrow460 Granturismo Yacht

Eric Gallina — Wed, 09 Oct 2013 12:47:09 +0000

Mercedes-Benz Style and Silver Arrows Marine unveiled the design of their new luxury motor yacht — the Arrow460 Granturismo — at the Monaco Yacht Show. The 14-meter ‘Granturismo of the seas’ will be built by Silver Arrows Marine and sold in limited numbers. Its design was previewed as a two-meter long model Mercedes-Benz says the yacht combines hallmark design features of the company’s automobiles with innovations in the boat building industry. “This new motor yacht with its emotional and high-tech […]

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