Interior Yacht Design: New Scenarios for Pleasure Crafts

In recent years, the pleasure crafts sector has begun to pay increasing attention to interior design, a topic of great interest nowadays. The interiors of pleasure boats were characterized for decades by recognizable aesthetic traits that led to the definition of a proper nautical line: lacquered mahogany for furniture and bulkheads, white ceilings, blue and white striped fabrics, and bright brass handles all make up what has been called “Old Navy Style”. In the last twenty years, however, there has been a real revolution in the interior design of these boats. Various key points underlie this new concept of Interior Yacht Design: a renewed interest in the synergy between domestic interior and nautical styles (with the arrival of a new generation of particular and well-known designers who set out to present something different), the search for the most suitable materials and technologies, and a desire to open up the boat outwards, enlarging the physical spaces with large openings, Kinematics, folding terraces and open sterns, enhancing the sensation and dialogue between the craft’s inhabitants/users and the surrounding natural world. In this varied panorama, what are the possible future scenarios of Interior Yacht Design?