Greetings!
Welcome to our online portfolio where we present our design capabilities, showcase several
marquee projects, and offer our viewers a chance to get to know us.
Joseph Artese Design was founded in 1969 with the commission by
Islander Yachts to style their new line of production sailboats.
Prior to this, I studied industrial design in Connecticut and at the Art Center in L.A. My
early career was varied, involving a year at a Manhattan product design firm, then on to
Douglas Aircraft designing the interior of the first DC-9, before settling as head of
production design at Columbia Yachts.
This design experience together with having
spent New England summers sailing on Long Island sound and later building and campaigning
a tricked-out racing yawl in regattas off Southern California, became invaluable assets
when I tackled a commission from Islander Yachts - the commission that
launched Joseph Artese Design.
Free of previous constraints, I was given
cart blanche to incorporate several innovative human engineering and aesthetic design
features. The Islander 36 was a tremendous success selling 750 units which put
Islander on the map and launched me headlong into a career that has served me well.
Since, we have been involved in styling some
of the finest award winning Sail and Motor Yachts afloat today, as well as commercial
vessel conversions and, a classic traditional 44' motor yacht design, which we will
introduce to the site as the build program evolves.
Let me welcome you, my designer colleagues,
and present and future clients, to our online studio. Over time many
features will be added, newletters posted, updated images of our current projects, and new
design capabilities and insights will be introduced.
Click open the side bar contents to the left
of the screen and enter any section that suits your interest. Best wishes!
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