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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