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} Creative Q&A<br />

Creative<br />

Q&A<br />

By Miranda Blazeby<br />

In this instalment of our creative Q&A series,<br />

we profile Italian designer Tommaso Spadolini on<br />

the inspiring city of Florence and designing the<br />

fastest yacht in the world.<br />

Source of inspiration?<br />

My personal background – I was born and raised in a family of architects<br />

and painters. Florence, the wonderful city in which I live, and my passion<br />

for sailing - my long cruises and regattas al<strong>low</strong> me to find elements and<br />

ideas that I later revise in design.<br />

Spadolini at his studio in Florence<br />

Toughest project?<br />

Fortuna, the yacht designed and built for the King of Spain. Together<br />

with Donald Blount, who developed the hull, we worked in a wind<br />

tunnel in order to reach the project speed of 75 knots. It is the fastest<br />

yacht in the world even now.<br />

Image by MustangJoe from Pixabay<br />

Photo courtesy of Tommaso Spadolini<br />

14 } Issue 10<br />

Florence based Tommaso Spadolini says he draws his<br />

inspiration from the city in which he lives<br />

Spadolini designed the fastest<br />

yacht in the world, Fortuna<br />

Your big break?<br />

My first realised project was for the Barberis yard, for which I designed<br />

the interiors.<br />

Favourite yacht you designed?<br />

Fortuna is still my favourite.<br />

Most admired yacht designer?<br />

I fol<strong>low</strong> the designers that took their first steps in my studio.<br />

Favourite yacht design?<br />

The explorer concept – a yacht conceived and realised to make long<br />

journeys and face any weather condition.<br />

Favourite furniture designer?<br />

I recently collaborated with Peter Marino Studio PMA whose great<br />

innovativeness applies to yachting interior design.<br />

Favourite building?<br />

I am fascinated by the Sydney Opera House and the Guggenheim<br />

Museum in New York.<br />

Ultimate design fantasy?<br />

A motor trimaran with ecologic technology.<br />

If you were not a yacht designer?<br />

I would be an architect. Or I would have like to have designed a vintage<br />

scooter, or maybe a coffee machine or a vintage record player – why<br />

not? MS<br />

Credit: Boats International

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