projects
Explore a portfolio of advanced concepts and new build designs, where technical innovation meets a forward-thinking approach to the explorer and superyacht philosophy.
(launched: 2023) - The 59m expedition yacht Akula, exclusively designed by Gian Paolo Nari with the shipyard Rossinavi and launched in Viareggio in June 2023, showcases a clean, linear explorer profile with expansive decks for navigation and leisure. Her design emphasizes autonomy, functionality, and unmistakable style, blending horizontal and vertical lines that define Nari’s signature. Akula’s strong silhouette and purposeful proportions make her ideal for long-range expeditions while retaining elegance.
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(launched: 2008) - The superyacht Arbema, formerly Marcelita and later Mar and Resilience, features complete exterior design by Gian Paolo Nari and was subsequently built by Ortona Navi Shipyard. The yacht displays a fluid, modern profile with optimized outdoor spaces, clean deck layouts, and integrated features for leisure and functionality. Nari’s signature emphasis on line clarity and proportion defines the yacht’s aesthetic presence while ensuring operational efficiency.
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(year: 2023 - published: 2024) - The 43m explorer Phobos and navetta-style Deimos are twin concepts exclusively designed by Gian Paolo Nari for the Turkish shipyard Aegean Yachts, conceived for long-range exploration. The exterior emphasizes simplicity, clean composition, and linearity, while incorporating features such as full-beam owner’s cabins, an extensive sundecks, and multiple garages. Nari’s exterior design ensures functional efficiency while maintaining an unmistakable explorer character.
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The 55m world-cruising explorer yacht Maverick, exclusively designed by Gian Paolo Nari for the Italian shipyard Rossinavi, features exterior design combining robust explorer capabilities with refined aesthetics. Nari’s design ensures a seamless flow across decks, maximizes onboard space for outdoor living, and integrates functional elements like tender garages without compromising the yacht’s sculptural profile. The exterior demonstrates Nari’s focus on clarity, balance, and bold yet elegant lines.
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(year: 2015 - published: 2016) - The 55m world-cruising explorer yacht Maverick, exclusively designed by Gian Paolo Nari for the Italian shipyard Rossinavi, features exterior design combining robust explorer capabilities with refined aesthetics. The design ensures a seamless flow across decks, maximizes the space for outdoor living and functional elements like tender garages without compromising the yacht’s sculptural profile. The exterior demonstrates Nari’s focus on clarity, balance, and bold yet elegant lines.
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(year: 2006) - The 75m project Goldmine showcases exterior design by Gian Paolo Nari, with a focus on large-scale expedition capabilities combined with strong visual identity. The design features long, clean lines, functional deck layouts for tenders and toys, and a bold profile that conveys strength and elegance for global cruising.
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(year: 2017) - Developed as a more compact evolution of the 55m, the Maverick 45 was developed in to translate the same "no-limits" explorer philosophy into a more compact and versatile scale. Designed as a true expedition vessel, it maintains a robust superstructure and a displacement hull optimized for long-range autonomy. The project strikes a perfect balance between technical rigor and the sophisticated lifestyle of a contemporary explorer superyacht.
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(year: 2019 - published: 2020) - Lovesong is a modern reflection on the elegance of essential forms. The project focuses on extreme formal clarity and a seamless integration between interior and exterior living spaces. It represents the studio’s most recent vision of "discreet luxury," where technical complexity is concealed behind pure lines and sophisticated proportions. A design dedicated to harmony and a deep connection with the marine environment.
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(origin: 2005 - development: 2009 - published: 2011) - Wanderer, a 55m explorer yacht concept, was fully developed externally by Gian Paolo Nari. The design emphasizes versatility, large deck spaces for adventure and leisure, and an unmistakable, balanced silhouette that combines practicality with elegance. Nari’s exterior ensures that the yacht’s explorer identity is clear from every angle.
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(year: 2011 - published: 2012) - The 75m explorer yacht project Wayfarer features exterior design by Gian Paolo Nari, conceived for long-range expeditions. The design focuses on expansive outdoor decks, optimized hull lines for efficiency, and a bold explorer profile that clearly expresses autonomy and technical functionality, while maintaining visual elegance characteristic of Nari’s style.
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Designed in 2008 for MeccanoEngineering and launched in 2010, the catamaran L'Isola, built for the Navigazione sul Lago d'Iseo company, can carry up to 70 passengers, with 57 seats available. It is fully accessible to everyone, as architectural barriers have been virtually eliminated. The vessel can also transport bicycles, motorcycles, luggage, and bulky items, making it possible to cross the lake with two wheels or, perhaps, reach Montisola and disembark with a bicycle.
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(year: 2006) - This custom project was born from a vision for a yacht with timeless appeal, drawing inspiration from the "Holland Style" naval tradition. The design is characterized by a sober, balanced profile where classic Northern European lines meet modern architectural volumes. Every detail was created convey a sense of sturdiness and nautical harmony. It remains an exercise in enduring style, designed to transcend fleeting trends through formal purity and naval heritage.
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