It’s not often we dive into the world of the ridiculously rich and famous, as our Design instincts regularly tell us that great design doesn’t typically float in their oceans of gaudiness. However, to further along my inability to tell a story with very, very bad boating-related puns have a look at the latest creation from Philippe Starck: the Motor Yacht A, designed for Russian uber-billionaire Andrey Melnichenko and his uber-hot wife Aleksandra.
Melnichenko, the bad boy of Russian wealth (aren’t they all?) commissioned Starck to create this epic yacht design, throwing away the typical rules of boats of the redonkulously rich in favor of a vessel that can scare the bejeezus out of paddle-boats in its way. Opting for a sleak, streamlined design, with a more enclosed body (read: none of the crazy amounts of open decks), we can only imagine that Starck’s vision was for a menace on the ocean, able to conjure up images of Battlecruisers and war boats of the 40s.
Leave it up to us Designers to throw a monkey wrench into yet another industry, and leave it up to Russian billionaires to use that wrench in excess.
More photos after the break. Images courtesy YachtSpotter.com and SuperYachtTimes.com.
(Thanks, Sean!)
I personally think the yacht “A” is the most unique and beautiful yacht at any price, that has ever been launched. I find it great that someone withdeep enough pockets can give a designer free reign to build a boat of his dreams. You can see what happens, a work of art. I only wish that I could see it in person….. Unfortunatly we wont see many yachts like this because of the cost facter.
Pretty cool, I have some REAL concerns about the forward lower portholes?
looking for the “A” logo design
thank you for your asssitance
best regards