Craft

From wild to weird to wonderful, superyacht concepts allow designers from many disciplines to inject new ideas into traditional architecture and, as one recent proposal demonstrates, sometimes it can inspire a new way of living on board.

It’s the big yachts that get all the newspaper headlines, but it’s the small yachts that make up most of the fleet. Isn’t it about time we stopped comparing size and started recognising the big opportunities that small superyachts offer?

Conceiving, creating and crafting someone’s dream superyacht into reality takes an incredible amount of skill and dedication – indeed, it’s a journey that can last years.

The superyacht industry offers incredible opportunities for craftspeople to develop and deploy their exceptional talent, but schemes such as Winch Design’s Under Winch’s Wing also help to support those artisans through tougher times.

Superyachting presents opportunities for artisans of all descriptions – including those specialising in decorative arts, who are challenged by owners to create stunning original pieces on board.

When two Italian interior designers met by chance in Australia, they joined forces to fuse the best of Europe with the best of Australia while drawing on sustainable materials.

The spotlight on superyachting often shines solely on the owners, but there’s a bigger story worth illuminating – superyachts offer a pathway to a lifelong skilled career for thousands of young apprentices.

As AI becomes commonplace in all areas of our lives, some enterprising superyacht companies are looking at how it can improve the design spiral and create efficiencies in the construction phase.

Sailing used to be considered a superyacht niche, but a new generation of sailing yacht designs promise greener superyachting without compromising on space or comfort.