Tim Saunders new design studio

Astheimer Ltd in Warwick, UK, is a design studio that draws on the experience of 300 successful projects worldwide, including cars, boats and hotel interiors. Carsten Astheimer heads the team having directed design teams at Pininfarina and Brunswick Corporation. With degrees in both engineering and design, he has over 15 years’ experience in...

Sep 06, 2010 Read more...

Since winning the National Marine Manufacturer’s Association Yacht Design competition in 1996, Bill Prince has gone from strength to strength and the latest to come from his design studio in Florida is a 60-metre concept. Here Prince explains the unique features of the design...

Sep 02, 2010 Read more...

Most superyachts house rather impressive fine art collections. While selecting these pieces to match the interior design and suit the owner's taste can be hard enough, the issues surrounding insuring the artwork can often lead to confusion. Sean Blue and Katja Zigerlig from Chartis Insurance's Private Client Group provide some tips on insuring your onboard art collection...

Aug 27, 2010 Read more...

Hear, see and feel the music you play: the music visualiser by Van Berge Henegouwen takes your audiovisual experience to the next level. Simply turn on the music and you’ll be surrounded by a unique, life-sized visual representation of what you hear...

Aug 25, 2010 Read more...

The increasingly popular and personalised nature of the iPod and iPhone and now the iPad lends itself perfectly to the multifunctional needs of the superyacht industry, where network compatibility and user friendliness are critical components along with power and effectiveness. Advanced New Technologies (A.N.T.) looks at the next wave of user-friendly entertainment systems...

Aug 23, 2010 Read more...

Nevil Swinchatt is a Falmouth-based designer, illustrator and printmaker with over 30 years’ experience in the field. Here he tells us about his latest venture — creating custom oil paintings of superyachts...

Aug 16, 2010 Read more...

Designed by Philippe Briand, the 67-metre (220 feet) aluminium sailing yacht, which is being built by Alloy Yachts in New Zealand, is due to be launched in December 2010. Under the supervision of project manager Andrew Senn, the vessel will be the largest superyacht to be...

Aug 12, 2010 Read more...

Green’ design is a theme that is cropping up more and more in the yacht industry, but still not as much as in other industries. For Alessio Liuni from Alessio Liuni Architects & Designers, green yacht design is something he thinks we, as an industry, should be focusing on more. “Nowadays, in the superyacht world, most designers and shipyards are starting to...

Aug 09, 2010 Read more...

JoyMe is a 50-metre trideck displacement yacht and has been developed from a blank sheet of paper by the Standby studio under the leadership of architect-yacht designer Marijana Radovic. The main motivation behind the design was to produce something different and very personal for a client who could not find a true reflection of his taste...

Aug 05, 2010 Read more...

AVIT Marine in Mallorca does what it says on the tin: they specialise in the distribution and installation of high-end audio-visual Information Technology for superyachts and luxury villas. As a taster for our feature article on AV in Q4 of SuperyachtDesign out in September, Neil Simmons of AVIT Marine responded to the following questions

Aug 03, 2010 Read more...

The new ‘myOlos’ integrated system of entertainment, information and domotics developed by Videoworks in collaboration with CRN and Intel is fitted aboard two CRN 43-metre yachts...

Jul 28, 2010 Read more...

More than just a refit, Attessa IV represents possibly the most comprehensive yacht reconfiguration ever undertaken anywhere in the world. SYD takes a look at what this 110-metre superyacht will have to offer...

Jul 26, 2010 Read more...

David Milner from Lantic Entertainment Systems explores the expanding world of 3D technology and asks whether the time has come to upgrade all your redundant hardware...

Jul 19, 2010 Read more...

While connecting with the ocean environment is always a consideration, many yacht designs continue to focus on the interior spaces. Dunya Yachts with their latest project, the 88-metre Blade, have done the opposite, working with Ken Freivokh Design to create a concept that blurs the boundaries between outdoor and indoor space and providing a tangible link to the ocean...

Jul 14, 2010 Read more...

Andrew Parkinson heads up SCE Stone & Design in Auckland, responsible for fitting natural stone aboard over 40 yacht projects, including the award-winning Mondango (Alloy Yachts) and Inmocean (Fitzroy Yachts). As a foretaste of our Materialist section dedicated to marble and stone in Q4 of SYD available in September, Andrew presents his take on the topic...

Jul 07, 2010 Read more...

Rib-X designers and manufacturers have been researching, developing and designing rigid inflatable boats since the early 1980s. Constantly innovating, one of their most radical designs to date has been a new console (initially designed for an Oyster 72 tender), which was designed specifically as a weight and space saving concept for smaller boats...

Jul 01, 2010 Read more...

Creating a contemporary and clean interior for a yacht without it seeming cold and soulless is not always an easy task, but this is exactly what the owner of the new 30-metre sloop Meteor, designed by Dixon Yacht Design, asked of Rhoades Young.

Jun 25, 2010 Read more...

Remains Lighting founder David Calligeros launched his antiques business in 1996. His keen interest in fine metalwork, as well as his desire to have a state-of-the-art restoration workshop devoted to one class of material, pushed him to focus the business on antique lighting. In 1999 he continued this pursuit with the manufacture of his own designs, launching the Remains Lighting Permanent Collection. With showrooms in New York, Greenwich, Chicago, Los Angeles and London...

Jun 24, 2010 Read more...

Simon Hamilton is Design Director at Jensen Interiors, who collaborated on the Soliloquy project with Alistair Callander. As an interior designer who has worked on a wide range of land-based projects in the UK and overseas he is relatively new to the marine industry, but relishes the new opportunities and new parameters it presents

Jun 21, 2010 Read more...

In his latest design, Plum Stool, New York designer Alvaro Ulribe has begun experimenting with carbon fibre, a material not normally associated with the furniture industry....

Jun 18, 2010 Read more...

In their first superyacht project, Keech Green have collaborated with Light and Design Associates to create an impressive lighting concept for Hessen's Blind Date using Lutron technology...

Jun 11, 2010 Read more...

The lines between appropriation, inspiration and outright theft of intellectual property are blurred and it can sometimes be impossible to determine where plagiarism begins and inspiration ends...

Jun 10, 2010 Read more...

Making the most of available space is a challenge for any designer. And one piece of furniture, in particular, that takes a lot of room is the dining table. It has to accommodate a certain number of seated guests, but when you think about how rarely such a table is actually used...

May 26, 2010 Read more...

Janne Leppänen, a graduate from Kuopio Academy of Design, Finland, has designed a catamaran concept unlike any other as part of his course. It has been designed to be as 'green' as possible, but does not use sails. Instead, he has designed a stylish house boat that would draw on battery technology and solar power...

May 18, 2010 Read more...

Daedalian Glass is a bespoke glass manufacturer based in Lancashire, UK.  Founded in 1986, the company philosophy has always been to maintain the highest standards in design, manufacture and service. As trends in interior design and glass manufacture have changed, Daedalian Glass has changed as well, taking each new technique and style in its stride. Tom Walmsley, the company’s London and south-east Sales and Marketing Director, responded to the following questions abo

Apr 29, 2010 Read more...

Having presented its 110-metre concept at last year’s Monaco Yacht Show, Oceanco has stepped up in size with its new PA122 concept based on its smaller cousin. The Dutch shipyard approached regular collaborators Sam Sorgiovanni in Australia and Nuvolari & Lenard in Venice to develop the project, with the Italian studio’s design presented in these pages...

Apr 22, 2010 Read more...

Tim Saunders Yacht Design (TSYD) is a superyacht design studio providing innovative design solutions for international clients and shipyards working on custom, production and refit projects varying in style and length. While TSYD is a relatively new name, Tim Saunders is currently in his 20th year in the industry

Apr 20, 2010 Read more...

James Lang is Group Marketing Director of the Scottish Leather Group, the largest manufacturer...

Apr 09, 2010 Read more...

Artist Mark Evans (www.markevansart.com) was introduced to the superyacht world when he...

Dec 22, 2009 Read more...

There is a long history of fireplaces being used on yachts, originally for warmth and more recently for ambience.

Dec 10, 2009 Read more...

Matthias Voit is a marine applications specialist at Dornbracht GmbH, a major supplier of bathroom equipment to the yachting industry ...

Dec 07, 2009 Read more...

Based in Fort Lauderdale, Wright Maritime Group (WMG) covers all aspects of yacht and ship construction from...

Dec 07, 2009 Read more...

Ergonomics is, put simply, the study of people's efficiency in their operating environment. It is a relatively modern...

Dec 01, 2009 Read more...

Often recognised more for their function than their form, mirrors are more looked into than looked at. Mediterraneo Design aims to change that...

Nov 04, 2009 Read more...

William Fife III used the two words above to define his philosophy of yacht design and their desired qualities. His yard operated between...

Oct 30, 2009 Read more...

Atlantis, in Plato's account, was a naval power lying off the Pillars of Hercules that sank into...

Oct 30, 2009 Read more...

Jensen Interiors and Simon Hamilton Interior Design recently collaborated...

Oct 28, 2009 Read more...

Al Robinson is a graduate in transportation design from Northumbria University with an interest in superyacht design...

Oct 28, 2009 Read more...

From their name, you might think that Fairlie Restorations are only involved in the yacht restoration business, but dig a little deeper and you will...

Oct 25, 2009 Read more...

Granted the headline is a slight cheat even though I usually travel to Monaco by train. It's quick, efficient (when not on strike)...

Oct 14, 2009 Read more...

Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Sailor, Rich man, Poor man, Beggar-man, Thief - these are the words of a...

Oct 07, 2009 Read more...

Today's interior designers are elevating yacht design to new heights of innovation and luxury starting from...

Oct 06, 2009 Read more...

Hot on the heels of the Monaco Yacht Show was the second in a series of debates of the Superyacht Design Summit...

Sep 28, 2009 Read more...

Rainsford Mann Design (RMD) is a London based superyacht design company who specialise in design services offering..

Sep 04, 2009 Read more...

A visit to a brand new Heesen 47-metre, the second of the high-speed semi-planing...

Jul 16, 2009 Read more...

First let's look at Va Bene's unusual pedigree. The yacht was designed by Richard Hein and built at the Kees Cornelissen shipyard...

Jun 16, 2009 Read more...

Although still a very young shipyard, Platinum Yachts in Dubai is not without a certain experience...

May 21, 2009 Read more...

On Monday morning Design Centre Chelsea Harbour and The Yacht Report Group successfully held the Designer Business Forum...

May 13, 2009 Read more...

We refer to finely finished shiny boat equipment as boat jewellery or bling. The best yachts have often been referred to as works of art...

Apr 16, 2009 Read more...

The Baracuda spelling is unusual to English eyes by lacking an 'r', but that is the merest hint of how different she really is...

Apr 16, 2009 Read more...

She has been called SF 99 then Sigma but her true name is a simple letter...

Apr 06, 2009 Read more...

Maritime Concept and Construction (MCC) report that they have taken on an in-house chief designer and naval architect, Ms Kasia Milewska...

Mar 19, 2009 Read more...

In June of 2007, I read with interest an article in issue 85, page 81, of The Yacht Report regarding 'Teak Tactics'. As we briefly discussed

Mar 11, 2009 Read more...

Colin Addley, the company's Vice-President, collected me from my hotel with his Gulf driver, and whisked...

Feb 17, 2009 Read more...

1972 marked a watershed for Cantieri Navale Italiano. This was the year that the shipyard on the River Arno...

Dec 16, 2008 Read more...