When it comes to luxury assets, bigger is always better, just like custom is always the only way to go. With the Simply Custom Collection, world-renowned luxury shipyard Oceanco is aiming to show that there's a middle-way approach to this.
The Simply Custom Collection, announced at the 2023 Fort Lauderdale International Boat Show, will include no less than 17 vessels designed in partnership with several A-list designers on the same proven Oceanco platform. These superyachts will have varying sizes but a minimum LOA of 80 meters (262 feet), hybrid propulsion, and innovative tech that would improve efficiency and reduce their overall carbon footprint.
Oceanco notes that any one of these 17 concepts could be further customized when the right owner came along, thus serving as the basis for one-of-a-kind builds. As such, the Collection serves as a way to cut down the lengthy build times in the premium segment and to offer a nearly complete all-in-one package for the future superyacht owner.
We've seen four superyacht concepts from the Collection so far and can now add a fifth.
Photo: Oceanco
It's called Domino, and it was designed by the prestigious duo behind Nuvolari Lenard, Carlo Nuvolari and Dan Lenard. Domino is described as a timeless, super-elegant, and super-luxurious vessel for the discerning owner who is looking to get away from everything else onboard his floating retreat.
"We believe Domino represents the state of the art, in terms of beauty and functionality, while also offering an owner a starting point from which to create a yacht that is perfectly suited to them," the designing duo say of their creation.
Domino stands out for its elegant exterior, with an extended, sweeping bow, graceful lines, expansive glazing, and a decidedly timeless silhouette. This is a vessel that stands out and is immediately recognizable without resorting to easier tricks like design oddities or a contrasting color palette.
"Timeless" might have been mentioned in the briefing, but don't take that to mean old-fashioned. Domino is very modern in amenities, boasting a helipad at the bow, an elongated swimming pool aft, and "curvaceous" decks, "sophisticated" exterior staircases, and glass bulwarks. This is clearly a design meant to promote complete relaxation and, should the owner design it, near-complete self-sufficiency at sea.
Like with all the other Oceanco concepts from the Simply Custom Collection, parts of the Domino project are left blank, such as the interior or the complete list of features. That's on purpose: whoever has the money to take Domino into the next development stage and, ultimately, to reality, will have the final say in the design of those.
As of this writing, there's no word on whether there are any takers on the concepts. Then again, this type of transaction happens behind several sets of closed doors in this industry, so we'll only know when the actual construction begins.
Elena has been writing for a living since 2006 and, as a journalist, she has put her double major in English and Spanish to good use. She covers automotive and mobility topics like cars and bicycles, and she always knows the shows worth watching on Netflix and friends. Full profile
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