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Antonio Citterio and Patricia Viel
(© Settimio Benedusi)

This year, because of the lockdown, we have all What are the indispensable elements that make us feel
learned to live in a smaller space (as though on a boat), at ease in a house? What comforts do you consider a must
searching for the perfect balance between shared space on a yacht? And what can we do without instead?
and privacy. Safety, in the sense of insuperable protection and the habit of
Did the challenge of small sizes stimulate you most to finding things in their place, including the landscape you see out-
work on the interior design of a boat like the Navetta 30? side the window. For a yacht, this sensation is reversed because
The Navetta 30 is an exercise in virtuosity between metrics the comfort consists in seeing the landscape continuously change,
and the dimensions of various spaces. The dimensions of the while reclining peacefully on a couch, as long as it’s in the shade.
convivial spaces, both outside and inside, are scaled like a much These two sensations share a need for security and control. On a
larger unit. The individual and private spaces, instead, were de- boat, you can do without almost everything.
signed with the precision of inlaid work.
Can modernity and tradition (in design and materials)
What criteria do houses and boats share, and how did go hand-in-hand? And in this sense, what are the right ma-
you parse them in this case? terials when designing the interior of a boat?
Our common denominator was the breadth of the open, Our work method on the nautical project pays great atten-
transparent spaces and the intimacy of interiors weighted to every tion to tradition, details, the use of teak and other types of wood
single object of use. This exercise will be of great help in designing (which is fundamental for us), but also to details that evoke tech-
homes in the future. We will transfer this culture – of economy and nical and technological boating: interlocks, technical fabrics, and
generosity in tandem – to the residential world. lightweight materials.

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