Designer & Client: Eight Boat Design Commissions, from Kayak to Cruiser

by Antonio Dias

Boats of your dreams. Eight of them. Watch them evolve from concept sketches to final drawings. Experience the give and take between designer and eight different boat-savvy clients. Would you have added just a bit more shear? Increased the headroom? It’s time for some serious daydreaming.

Paperback

First published October 1, 1998

About the author

Along with my wife, the photographer Katherine Mehls, I live in Narragansett, Rhode Island with our Portuguese Podengo bitch, Delfina.

Reviews

[John Petersen · Rating 5 out of 5]

Antonio Dias has described the iterative design process between the designer and client using 10 cases of custom boat design histories in this beautifully written book. The process Tony writes about reaches beyond just boats, and as an Industrial Designer I will refer to this book in other endeavors of design for years to come. Highly recommend it.