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“I have been lucky enough to have worked alongside some of the best creative minds in the industry,” says Wayne Parker. They include Terence Disdale and Donald Starkey, in fact. Having learned over the past two decades how to translate an owner’s wishes into an interior they can’t wait to enjoy, Parker has launched hisContinue Reading
Andrea Pezzini, the co-founder of Floating Life, sees a problem in yachting. He believes that research and originality aren’t as prevalent as they should be. “We are now in a market that has become static,” he states. “We need brilliant minds typical of young people, who are able to imagine what does not yet exist.”Continue Reading
How many superyacht design studios have a partner with a background in finance, plus a keen eye for design? Harrison Eidsgaard does. This is just one part of the story behind the renowned studio, setting it apart from others in the industry. Of course, there’s more to Harrison Eidsgaard, too, which Ben Harrison (below right,Continue Reading
Among all the storied companies in yachting, few have the history and impact of Sparkman & Stephens. What started as a small design firm in the corner of a New York boatyard is now an internationally recognized, and renowned, naval-architecture and yacht-brokerage firm. This very week marks a major milestone, too. On October 28, itContinue Reading
Fabio Buzzi, a renowned powerboat-racing champion, designer, and builder who further influenced a few pleasure-yacht builders, died yesterday in Venice, Italy while trying to break his own offshore speed record. He was 76 years old. Buzzi and three others were aboard his 66-foot (20-meter) raceboat last evening. They were attempting to set a new MonacoContinue Reading
Claudette Bonville, who established the interior-design firm Claudette Bonville Associates and worked with numerous yacht owners and builders, died last month following a battle with cancer. She was 66 years old. Born in December 1952, Bonville was attracted to design early on. In fact, she earned a bachelor’s degree in interior architecture at Kansas StateContinue Reading