AD
ou are one of the newest and most innovative yacht designers in the
world right now. Your international design experience spans 15 years, and
you have amassed working relationships with international names and brands in the
yacht, aviation and design worlds. What is it about your mind blowing, innovative
level of designing that draws owners to your designs in arenas where creativity
is not always embraced?
AM
We are in a sea of utter mediocrity with regards to the majority
of current yacht design. While there are some gems out there
they remain few and far between. It has always been and continues to be
a succinctly love or hate reaction to my yacht design work.We show by
designing for clients that it need not be like that and things are slowly
starting to change. I’m always curious to see the differences in exterior
design and styling solutions by Naval Architects and Industrial Designers.
You cannot command both disciplines and expect great results yet sadly it
occurs all too often.
The continued selling of on-spec, usually white or beige, same-as-it-ever-
was yachts to repeat customers seem to be the only yacht profiles that
regularly move and keep the industry afloat. With the arrival of M/Y A and
more recently S/Y A these are true bespoke superyachts in every sense of
the word. Not just for their LOA or size as is often the case, but fresh design
thinking by their brave, innovative and visionary owner. They are by no
means to everybody’s taste but that really does not matter.
With regards to the still relatively new electric vehicle design segment, this
requires a whole new design language yet still a connection to the automobile
all be it minus the front grill! New model segments are possible as is interior
design, technical and ergonomic packaging design.
Ghost Ya