The yacht Sassa La Mare was the winner of the Best Interior Design: Motor Yacht below 299GT in 2019 at the Boat International Design & Innovation Awards.
The judges were impressed by a well-presented design development package from renderings to finished photos that showed how the client was involved in the creation of a very personal family boat working from a semi-production platform. Documents highlighted the yacht’s mission as a vessel on which the family could re-connect. The design team also took into account the family’s request for long-term autonomy in all-important elements such as storage and extra refrigeration, not easy to accomplish in a 33 metre. Design elements to support the prime directives of relaxation, a contemporary beach house vibe and use of natural materials are consistent throughout the interior spaces. The treatment of oak to mimic the look of driftwood is particularly effective and pleasing. A sense of lightness was achieved through large windows and a lack of visual weight came courtesy of spare, contemporary furnishings and sisal area rugs, while the saloon fun factor was enhanced through use of random slits in the planked wood overheads to cleverly mimic light filtering through trees as the ambient light source.
The following yachts were finalists in the Best Interior Design: Motor Yacht below 299GT in 2019 at the Boat International Design & Innovation Awards
Burger
Northland
31.55m Custom
Interior Design by: Luiz de Basto Designs