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ALBERTO MANCINI – Designer of the MANGUSTA OCEANO 42
Tell us what car you drive.
I drive the Aston Martin Vantage, and for long distance trips, I have a Porsche Macan S “Diesel”.
What was your dream car growing up, and have you ever had the chance to drive it?
When I began studying car design in Turin, I was mostly sketching futuristic concepts of Aston Martins- and I always dreamed of owning an Aston! It’s my favourite car and still today I am inspired by the design of that beautiful and timeless design.
Do you think automotive design influences yacht design, and how does it influence your own work?
Automotive Design is my primary inspiration when I start sketching the exterior of a new yacht. It doesn’t matter if it’s a sports boat, a mega yacht or an explorer vessel- I think that car design language is still a priority to keep in mind when you shape any surface related to transportation design.
A lot of my inspiration comes from the past and from the heritage of cars, but I love the vintage world of cars just as much as I love new automotive trends. As a younger-generation yacht designer, I like to push any shipyard I work with to create more and more complex exterior surfaces. It doesn’t matter if it’s aluminium, steel or fibreglass – everything is possible.
At the end of the day, there is still a bit of “romanticism” at this stage of a yacht project, and I like to see the job of an exterior designer as a sculptor ready to shape his sculpture. Also, this “romantic” stage of working on a yacht project reminds a bit of the “sixties” era of design; when supercars were shaped in Turin and Milan by ” famous “battilastra” (sheet metal workers), who were more artists than just “workers”, such as Pininfarina, Bertone, Vignale, Zagato and many others…
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