We, as the Designer Interviews ("DI") had the distinct pleasure and opportunity to interview award-winning, most creative and innovative Marco Ferrari ("MF").
Marco Ferrari is an italian yacht designer with experience in both motor and sailing yacht design since a young age. His work aims to create timeless design, starting from tradition and looking to innovation. His last project, Atlantico, embodies these principles with modern and timeless design.
Marco Ferrari Designs
We are pleased to share with you original and innovative design work by Marco Ferrari.
Marco Ferrari Design - Atlantico Yacht
Designer Interview of Marco Ferrari:
DI: Could you please tell us more about your art and design background? What made you become an artist/designer? Have you always wanted to be a designer?
MF : 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.
DI: What is "design" for you?
MF : Design is creating something that does not exist.
DI: What kinds of works do you like designing most?
MF : I like drawing yachts the most.
DI: What is your most favorite design, could you please tell more about it?
MF : Ferrari in car design particularly 250 short wheelbase, while J Class in yacht design.
DI: What was the first thing you designed for a company?
MF : I began to work in a shipyard designing yachts.
DI: When do you feel the most creative?
MF : It depends on the place and situation.
DI: What makes a design successful?
MF : Proportions
DI: When judging a design as good or bad, which aspects do you consider first?
MF : In yacht design I think the proportions are vey important and of course the functionality.
DI: From your point of view, what are the responsibilities of a designer for society and environment?
MF : It's very important to design eco-friendly transportation whith future in mind.
DI: Where does the design inspiration for your works come from? How do you feed your creativity? What are your sources of inspirations?
MF : My main inspiration is from nature and particularly the sea and its animals.
DI: How would you describe your design style? What made you explore more this style and what are the main characteristics of your style? What's your approach to design?
MF : 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.
DI: Where do you live? Do you feel the cultural heritage of your country affects your designs? What are the pros and cons during designing as a result of living in your country?
MF : 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.
DI: Can you talk a little about your design process?
MF : I begin with hand sketch and then the design is passed to digital realization in 3D.
DI: What is your "golden rule" in design?
MF : Follow the proportions.
DI: Which tools do you use during design? What is inside your toolbox? Such as software, application, hardware, books, sources of inspiration etc.?
MF : Of course designing by hand and digitally in 3D and 2D. But of course also books and pictures as source of inspiration.
DI: Designing can sometimes be a really time consuming task, how do you manage your time?
MF : Planning ahead.
DI: How long does it take to design an object from beginning to end?
MF : At least some months