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Rossinavi 75m
Ocean Independence, in collaboration with Team For Design Enrico Gobbi,
has revealed a new 75-metre concept for Italy-based Rossi Navi, with
naval architecture by Arrabito Naval Architects...
Jan 27, 2012 SuperyachtDesign Concepts
Second Yachtique Styling Lounge opens
Last Thursday saw the official opening of a stunning new second
Yachtique Styling Lounge in Viareggio. The two storey emporium has been
specifically constructed to display all of the latest materials,
fixtures and fittings to create the ultimate superyacht interior...
Jan 26, 2012 SuperyachtDesign News
Patrick Mavros opens atelier store in Mauritius
African luxury brand Patrick Mavros, specialists in silver, has announced that it will open a
new store in Mauritius called The Patrick Mavros Mauritius Atelier...
Jan 26, 2012 SuperyachtDesign News
The Music of Design
One of Bespoke Global's latest artists, Paul Kelley is a leading UK furniture designer, having gained a
reputation for his distinctive material combinations and detailed finishes. The former guitar maker tells SYD about his work why he wants his pieces to embody David Bowie's chord sequences...
Jan 26, 2012 SuperyachtDesign Features
Superyacht Summit double-header to be staged in London
Superyacht Events has confirmed that it will stage two major summits,
back to back in London. The Superyacht Security Summit and the
Superyacht Fiscal Summit will take place at Glaziers Hall from 28 to 29
March 2012. Issues broached will include cyber crime, taxation, crew
safety and financial control...
Jan 25, 2012 SuperyachtDesign News
Albemarle
Launched by Cole & Son at Maison et Objet 2012, the Albemarle collection is a selection of
damask prints inspired by the Romantic Period...
Jan 25, 2012 SuperyachtDesign Products
First issue of The Superyacht Owner magazine is out
The first issue of The Superyacht Owner, the five-times-yearly magazine
from The Superyacht Group, is out today. Breaking new ground, it is the
first publication to present the serious issues of ownership as well as
the awe-inspiring possibilities that such ownership offers...
Jan 25, 2012 SuperyachtDesign News
ContraNero L
The 11-metre ContraNero L is the latest tender concept to come from
Italy-based Venetian Design, with interior design by Relax Yacht Design.
The classic looking boat embraces some of the familiar shapes found on a Riva but with a modern twist...
Jan 23, 2012 SuperyachtDesign Toys & Tenders
Blunt
Since releasing the ICY concept in June 2011, Italian architect Carlo
Cafiero has unveiled a new 36-metre motoryacht concept, Blunt 118’.
Described by the designer as being dynamic, liveable, enveloping and
safe, this latest design is the result of a careful study and analysis
of every element of a yacht...
Jan 20, 2012 SuperyachtDesign Concepts
Priona
Scott Henderson is an
American product designer based in New York. Known for his consumer
products in the areas of housewares, electronics, furniture and his own
line of museum store gift objects, known as MINT, Henderson has ventured
into the world of superyacht design. Here the designer tells SYD about
his first ever yacht concept...
Jan 20, 2012 SuperyachtDesign Concepts
A Ship Called She
Having worked on the original Pegaso, the 73.6-metre research vessel completed at Freire Shipyard in Spain this year (see Issue 128 of The Superyacht Report),
when employed by H2 Design, Andrew Moore of Moore Yacht Design was
approached by Pegaso Marine to produce a series of new designs based
around the existing platform...
Jan 19, 2012 SuperyachtDesign Concepts
Drettman Explorer Yacht
Construction has begun on the 32-metre Drettmann Explorer Yacht (DEY), the first yacht in Drettmann's new explorer yacht line. It will also be the first superyacht from the company since the company's merger with Sunrise yachts in Turkey in December 2010...
Jan 18, 2012 SuperyachtDesign Concepts
Super Cat
Fresh from the drawing board of Dubai-based SFG Yacht Design &
Management comes a new catamaran concept. Rather than opting for
futuristic or outlandish styling, designer Franco Gianni has kept the
47-metre SC 154 classic, aiming to show how catamarans can be high performance,
stylish and comfortable...
Jan 18, 2012 SuperyachtDesign Concepts
i41
Launched this year by designer Ira Petromanolaki, Athens-based yacht
design studio IP.YD has hit the ground running. The studio’s newest
concept is i41, an ultra-modern 40.5-metre motoryacht with an unapologetically contemporary design...
Jan 17, 2012 SuperyachtDesign Concepts
Southerly 675
Following on from its design for Southerly 57RS, the new flagship of the
Southerly range, Dubois Naval Architects have been commissioned to design
a new larger model: the Southerly 675. Although only 20-metres, the sailing yacht will be
perfectly formed and embody classic Dubois style.
Jan 16, 2012 SuperyachtDesign Concepts
Sister Sailing Concepts
London-based studio Philippe Briand Design has revealed two new sailing
yacht concepts, both of which share similar features and incorporate the
large wrap around window design found on Briand’s Vertigo. In doing so, the
designer has managed to ensure as much natural light can penetrate into
the interior as possible...
Jan 16, 2012 SuperyachtDesign Concepts
Improved design for Besenzoni gangway
Besenzoni has announced that it has
re-evaluated and developed its gangway designs to improve style and safety. This redesign has resulted in an automatic stanchion at the end of its gangways and the introduction of wider walkways...
Jan 13, 2012 SuperyachtDesign Products
Gravity Stool
Dutch designer Jólan van der Wiel has created the Gravity Stool. Shaped
using both magnetic fields and the force of gravity from a mix of plastics and iron shavings, the stool is a true burst of colour and an experiment in form...
Jan 12, 2012 SuperyachtDesign Products
97 Burger
Burger Boat Company and Vripack have collaborated to design a new
29m concept, the 97 Burger. Managing to keep true to the signature style
of the 130-year-old US shipyard, Vripack has given this new Burger design a contemporary
twist...
Jan 12, 2012 SuperyachtDesign Concepts
Future Interior Design: The Awlgrip Challenge
Awlgrip, a division of AkzoNobel and known for its exterior superyacht paint products,
has announced a new interior design competition in association with
Trimline Superyacht Interiors and The Superyacht Group...
Jan 11, 2012 SuperyachtDesign News
Shogun
British studio Liebowitz & Pritchard Architecture + Yacht Design has revealed its latest concept, Shogun. The aim of this 40m design was to demonstrate how making a few conscious design decisions could result in a big departure from the more traditional configurations of a yacht of this size...
Jan 11, 2012 SuperyachtDesign Concepts
Heirlooms awarded second Royal Warrant
Heirlooms Ltd, one of the UK’s foremost manufacturers of bespoke fine
linens, has just announced that it has been granted The Prince Of Wales’
Royal Warrant...
Jan 11, 2012 SuperyachtDesign News
Olive
The result of a collaboration between industrial designer Yoav Avinoam and textile designer Adi Tasa, the Olive chair explores the relationship between upholstery and fabric. SYD talked to Avinoam to learn more about the origins of this unusual chair...
Jan 11, 2012 SuperyachtDesign Products
RIB-X at LIBS 2012
The London International Boat Show (LIBS) is vast and covers everything
from kayaks to superyachts. The 2012 LIBS kicked off on 6 January and this year is playing host
to a some of the world’s top tender manufacturers. One of these is RIB-X, who are displaying for the first time their tender designed for the 40m Imperial Princess and the striking new Phantom tender...
Jan 10, 2012 SuperyachtDesign Toys & Tenders
Q&A with Bob Stephens
Stephens Waring Yacht Design has specialised in yachts of modern wood construction since its creation as
Stephens, Waring and White Yacht Design back in 1960. SYD caught up with Bob Stephens from SWYD to talk about the decision to part ways with Steve White last year and what the future
holds for the studio...
Jan 10, 2012 SuperyachtDesign Features
Essencia Rectangular
The new Essencia Rectangular from BainUltra is a freestanding bath with a sleek design designed for unrivalled comfort in smaller spaces...
Jan 09, 2012 SuperyachtDesign Products
Heesen sell Project Ventura
Heesen Yachts has announced the sale of Project Ventura, the third in the new 50-metre all-aluminium class. Designed by Omega Architects with a Francesco Paszkowski interior, it is now set for delivery in spring 2013...
Jan 06, 2012 SuperyachtDesign News
London Boat Show 2012
The London Boat Show starts today, hosting around 1,000 boats and more
than 500 exhibitors, as well as exhibiting some of the latest new
innovations and technology. For those looking for design inspiration, there are a few exhibitors in particular to keep your eyes out for...
Jan 06, 2012 SuperyachtDesign News
Koyo Ibushi
Koyo Ibushi is a silver, ceramic-like material, made from soil and
carbon, using a time-honoured Japanese technique that has been around
for centuries. Now Japanese company
Koyo Seiga is adapting this historic building material for the interior design
market...
Jan 05, 2012 SuperyachtDesign Products
Trend Teak
Italian tile maker Trend introduces new agglomerate flooring planks that offer unusual, eco-sustainable finishes using quartz, granite and recycled glass the flooring...
Jan 05, 2012 SuperyachtDesign Products
DLimo and DarielUp
Dariel Yacht reveals its latest tender concepts for 2012: combining form and function, they introduce the stylish DarielUp chase tender and the elegant Dlimo...
Jan 05, 2012 SuperyachtDesign Toys & Tenders
Barracuda 52
Sleek and progressive, 2011's Akalam pushed design boundaries without looking like a design experiment. Barracuda Yacht Design's latest concept, the 52-m 'Performance Motor-Sailer', takes
some of the best features from Akalam to the next level...
Jan 04, 2012 SuperyachtDesign Concepts
Salmon Leather
Stronger than cow’s leather and more ecologically friendly than exotic leathers like shark, ray and snakeskin, salmon leather is an excellent design alternative. Supplier Salmon
Leather Germany has been working with this unique material since 2004...
Jan 02, 2012 SuperyachtDesign Products
Virage 88
At the Monaco Yacht Show 2011, Fincantieri unveiled the 88-metre Virage concept by Andrew Winch Designs (featured in SuperyachtDesign
Q9), with exterior and interior design by the London-based studio and
naval architecture by the Italian shipyard. Andrew Winch, whose 25 years
in the design industry is celebrated in The Superyacht Report 129, talks us through the brief...
Dec 30, 2011 SuperyachtDesign Concepts
Unexpected Explorer
Sparkman & Stephens is famous for its classic sailing yachts such as
Dorade, which won the 1931 Transatlantic Race, and latterly Nazenin V,
built by RMK Yachts in Turkey. Although this 82-metre motoryacht (featured in SuperyachtDesign Q9), seems a
radical departure for the studio, during its long history it has
produced more than 2,700 designs for pleasure, commercial and military
vessels...
Dec 29, 2011 SuperyachtDesign Concepts
Fortissimo
At the 2011 Monaco Yacht Show, Fincantieri presented two new projects
by two UK-based design studios. The first of these was 145-metre
Fortissimo (featured in SuperyachtDesign Q9), with exterior and interior
by Ken Freivokh Design. Founder and lead designer Ken Freivokh reveals
the rationale behind the concept...
Dec 28, 2011 SuperyachtDesign Concepts
Solar Privacy System
Chris Bowen studied transportation design at Northumbria University,
specialising in yacht design. A three-month stint working for Edmiston
during his third year gave the young designer insight into the
practicalities of designing large yachts and the requirements of their
owners. Here Bowen describes his latest Solar Privacy System concept...
Dec 27, 2011 SuperyachtDesign Concepts
Kedo
Synthetic composites are now breaking into the world of high-end interior design, with a host of products reflecting a more contemporary interpretation of luxury. The latest company to use these materials in their work is Kedo, a design studio that creates beautiful furniture out of carbon fibre...
Dec 26, 2011 SuperyachtDesign Products
Adventure Yacht
Central Yacht has announced a new commission from a client in the Far East. Already under construction this 52-metre motoryacht will be a new class of vessel where global capability is achieved without the sacrifice of comfort...
Dec 23, 2011 SuperyachtDesign Concepts
Spirit of Tradition
The latest concept to come from Stephens Waring Yacht Design is the
Spirit of Tradition, a 30m sloop that combines classic lines,
spacious accommodation and high performance with first class joinery
above and below decks. Robert Stephens, one half of the SWYD
partnership, tells SYD a bit about this new project...
Dec 22, 2011 SuperyachtDesign Concepts
