Italian studio Hot Lab has revealed its designs for Oceanco’s Superleggera 80, one of the shipyard’s Simply Custom 80-metre superyacht concepts. The design draws on the essence of Italian style and the studio’s extensive experience to create a yacht with sinuous exteriors and interiors that are subtle yet avoid being boring.
The Hot Lab team worked on all aspects of the concept, from exterior to interior, layout and the basic concepts of the interior style. “A design worthy of the name must evoke emotion; otherwise, we would all make incredibly optimised and utterly sterile boats,” says Antonio Romano, commercial director of the Viken Group and Hot Lab’s Co-founder.
The studio says striving for emotional response is a key part of its approach to superyacht design and is also a fundamental aspect of its concept for Superleggera 80. The design, which combines continuity of surfaces with the essence of 1960s automotives, was developed by invitation from Dutch superyacht builder Oceanco as part of the shipyard’s Simply Custom range.
