NAVIS
Luxury Yachts Magazine
Yachts Design Directory.
In an ambitious endeavor, NAVIS Luxury Yacht Magazine is orchestrating the construction of the world's most extensive directory dedicated to superyacht design and yacht designers.
The NAVIS Yacht Design Directory is a rich and comprehensive resource that includes intricate profiles of Luxury Yacht Design Studios, Independent Yacht Designers, and Interior Yacht Designers, systematically organized by location. This makes it effortless for NAVIS readers to navigate, compare, and appreciate the unique work of diverse designers and architects around the globe.
While our central focus is the world of superyacht design, we envisage the directory to continually expand, welcoming a broader array of industry professionals in the realm of luxury yacht design. If you wish to recommend an emerging talent, a noteworthy design studio, or a groundbreaking artist, we encourage you to contact NAVIS. Please contact NAVIS.
We're not just building an information archive; we're creating a vibrant, interactive space for our community to discover and celebrate the epitome of yacht design.
We appreciate your engagement and contributions as we set sail on this exciting journey.
Your assistance in shaping this directory ensures that it truly serves as the beacon of the yacht design industry.
Setzer Yachts
The Setzer Yachts studio's history began in the early 1980s, when founder Ward Setzer launched a career under the tutelage of the late J.B. Hargrave. Hargrave, named the "Dean of American Naval Architecture", had a profound early impact on Setzer's career, instilling a lifelong drive to always ask why and why not as...
Azimut Design Team
Azimut was founded in 1969 by a young university student called Paolo Vitelli . He began chartering sailing boats. In 1970 some important yachting brands choose the company to be the distributor of their boats in Italy. Azimut decide to make their first steps on designing yachts. They designed in a joint venture wit...
Benetti Design Team
Benetti was founded in 1873 by Lorenzo Benetti. The Italian company started building wooden boats that were principally used for local and international trade. After Lorenzo's death, his two sons Gino and Emilio were left in charge of the boatyard. They decided to change the company's name to Fratelli Benetti and be...
Berret-Racoupeau
Jean Berret founded his design studio in 1978. He was a very important regatta competitor who graduated of the Ecole Boulle and of Decorative Arts. Jean was very involved in the world of IOR racing yachts. He was responsible for many toners such as Jarnac, Œsophage Boogie, Berret de Paulette, etc. Read more
Carlo Galeazzi
Carlo Galeazzi studio was founded in 1937. In that same year, the studio started a collaboration with Cantieri Navali del Golfo and made the projects of all the Ipanema series and some projects in the military field.In 1991 they started a collaboration with Cantieri di Baia. In 1994 they began collaborating with Azi...
Central Yacht
Central Yacht is a design studio founded in 2006. This particular studio is based on the partnership between professional seafarers and architects, both with unmatched experience within their areas. This rare union gives the studio an extra something and makes it completely qualified thanks to the first hand experie...
CNB design team
CNB was founded in 1987, in the former "Chantiers et Ateliers du Sud Ouest" in an amazing location near Paris and the Bordeaux vineyards. It is situated on a 100 000 m2 facility with 44 000 m2 of covered buildings and a 300-meter waterfront quay facility for launches and sea trials. CNB is nowadays a branch of Group...
Cristina and Alexandre Negoescu
Cristina & Alexandre Negoescu was founded by Cristina and Alexandre Negoescu in 1995. They are architects and have received the diplomas DFAB of the Order of French Architects. Since the first moment they open their studio, they started working not only in France but also in United States, Switzerland, Italy and...
NAVIS Ten-Year Anniversary Edition
384 pages featuring the best of the best from the last ten years in the luxury yachting world.
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