Interview with Marco Ferrari
Marco Ferrari is an italian yacht designer with experience in both motor and sailing yacht design since a young age.
Designer Interview
25 August 2020
I started to sail very young and I moved towards yacht design at a young age, since then I learned various things that led me to this point.
Design is creating something that does not exist.
I like drawing yachts the most.
Ferrari in car design particularly 250 short wheelbase, while J Class in yacht design.
I began to work in a shipyard designing yachts.
It depends on the place and situation.
Proportions
In yacht design I think the proportions are vey important and of course the functionality.
It's very important to design eco-friendly transportation whith future in mind.
My main inspiration is from nature and particularly the sea and its animals.
I think my design could be described as timeless as I take inspiration from classic design but with modern updates. I'm moving towards something more innovative and futuristic.
I live in Italy where design and architecture is very important since many centuries. In the last years it's very important car and yacht design. I think the cultural heritage of my country is very important and affected me.
I begin with hand sketch and then the design is passed to digital realization in 3D.
Follow the proportions.
Of course designing by hand and digitally in 3D and 2D. But of course also books and pictures as source of inspiration.
Planning ahead.
At least some months