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Starck expresses "unconditional support" for Ukraine after seizure of £444 million yacht he designed for Russian oligarch

French designer Philippe Starck has declared his solidarity with the Ukrainian people after Italian authorities seized Sailing Yacht A, a 145-metre sailboat he designed for a Russian billionaire, as part of international sanctions over the war in Ukraine. More about Starck expresses "unconditional support" for Ukraine after seizure of £444 million yacht he designed for Russian oligarch

Cajsa Carlson | 23 March 2022 | Leave a comment
KM Yachtbuilders launches minimalist Bestevaer 53 M/Y yacht with "bare aluminium" exterior

Dezeen promotion: Netherlands-based yacht manufacturer KM Yachtbuilders has launched the Bestevaer 53 M/Y, a motor yacht with a minimalist design and an "understated elegance". More about KM Yachtbuilders launches minimalist Bestevaer 53 M/Y yacht with "bare aluminium" exterior

Dezeen staff | 22 December 2021
Waterstudio.NL designs yacht villa that can be raised out of the water

Dutch architecture studio Waterstudio.NL has created a solar-powered electric yacht-cum-villa with retractable stilts that allow it to be raised fully out of the water to become an off-grid home. More about Waterstudio.NL designs yacht villa that can be raised out of the water

Cajsa Carlson | 18 August 2020 | Leave a comment
Icona Design models asymmetric concept yacht on grand piano

Icona Design is presenting Fibonacci Concerto, a concept yacht that evokes a grand piano, at VDF x Ventura Projects. More about Icona Design models asymmetric concept yacht on grand piano

Lizzie Crook | 28 April 2020 | Leave a comment
Norm Architects gives homely feel to interiors of luxury yacht Bella

Danish studio Norm Architects has applied its minimalist aesthetic to a 20-metre-long luxury yacht, decking out its interiors with an array of warm and tactile materials. More about Norm Architects gives homely feel to interiors of luxury yacht Bella

Natasha Levy | 7 June 2019 | Leave a comment
Piero Lissoni brings his minimal style to Sanlorenzo yachts

Italian architect Piero Lissoni has used his first year as the art director of Sanlorenzo to rebrand the luxury superyacht company, create its lounges for boat shows, and design a pared-back booth at Art Basel Miami Beach. More about Piero Lissoni brings his minimal style to Sanlorenzo yachts

Dan Howarth | 15 January 2019 | Leave a comment
Schwinge unveils futuristic pyramid-shaped Tetra superyacht concept

Designer Jonathan Schwinge has created a conceptual superyacht with a pyramid-shaped body that would lift itself above the water at high speeds. More about Schwinge unveils futuristic pyramid-shaped Tetra superyacht concept

Dan Howarth | 23 February 2016 | 10 comments
Ström Architects applies superyacht concept to luxury housing with Superhouse

The super rich can commission a bespoke home the same way they buy a luxury yacht using the Superhouse brand, according to founder Magnus Ström (+ 360-degree render). More about Ström Architects applies superyacht concept to luxury housing with Superhouse

Jessica Mairs | 4 November 2015 | 26 comments
Frank Gehry forays into yacht design to create his own boat

Frank Gehry has become the latest architect to design a boat – unveiling an entirely wooden yacht he created for himself. More about Frank Gehry forays into yacht design to create his own boat

Dan Howarth | 19 October 2015 | 17 comments
Konstanin Grcic designs a racing yacht for Hugo Boss

German designer Konstanin Grcic has collaborated with British sailor Alex Thomson to design a black racing yacht for fashion brand Hugo Boss that will compete in a round-the-world race. More about Konstanin Grcic designs a racing yacht for Hugo Boss

Dan Howarth | 10 September 2015 | 2 comments
Foster + Partners combines the cruising yacht with the day boat to create Alen 68 vessel

News: architecture firm Foster + Partners has designed a 20-metre-long motor yacht with a white leather interior (+ slideshow). More about Foster + Partners combines the cruising yacht with the day boat to create Alen 68 vessel

Dan Howarth | 15 September 2014 | 15 comments
More images of Zaha Hadid's Jazz superyacht

Here's a full set of images showing the Jazz superyacht Zaha Hadid is designing for German shipbuilders Blohm+Voss, including new interior shots (+ slideshow). More about More images of Zaha Hadid's Jazz superyacht

Rose Etherington | 2 January 2014 | 17 comments
Steve Jobs yacht free to sail again

News: the yacht commissioned by Steve Jobs before his death has been cleared to sail again as his family has come to a temporary agreement with French designer Philippe Starck in their dispute over an unpaid design bill. More about Steve Jobs yacht free to sail again

Dan Howarth | 27 December 2012 | 3 comments
Steve Jobs yacht seized over unpaid Philippe Starck design bill

News: a yacht built for Apple's late co-founder Steve Jobs has been impounded in Amsterdam following a dispute over an unpaid bill to French designer Philippe Starck. Update 27/12/12: the boat is now free to sail again following a temporary agreement between Starck and Jobs' heirs. More about Steve Jobs yacht seized over unpaid Philippe Starck design bill

Emilie Chalcraft | 21 December 2012 | 14 comments
Steve Jobs' yacht completed

News: the yacht that Apple's co-founder Steve Jobs designed for himself before he died this time last year with interiors by French designer Philippe Starck is now complete and has been unveiled at the Dutch shipyard where it was built. More about Steve Jobs' yacht completed

Rose Etherington | 29 October 2012 | 41 comments
Philippe Starck to design yacht for Jobs family

Dezeen Wire: the "revolutionary" new product that French designer Philippe Starck claimed in a radio interview on Friday to be designing for Apple has been revealed by online technology publication AllThingsD to be a yacht for the family of late CEO Steve Jobs - AllThingsD

A spokesperson from Apple told the magazine that the company is not working on a new product or project with Starck. However the designer was working on plans for a yacht for Jobs before his death last year, to be constructed by boatbuilders Feadship.

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Amy Frearson | 16 April 2012 | Leave a comment
YachtPlus by Foster + Partners

Architects Foster + Partners have designed the 40 Signature Series yacht for YachtPlus. More about YachtPlus by Foster + Partners

Rose Etherington | 25 July 2008 | 33 comments