Page 30 - Sample pages "Paolo Martin: Visions in Design" by Gautam Sen

Sometimes we are faced with an unexpected problem. The creative kind, a category to which I belong, must not always think in parallel ways, but be able to face any new challenge or situation that arises. Inexperience should not work negatively, because one is not bound to archetypes. Of course, it is easier to make mistakes, but the important thing is to recognize them and therefore improve continuously and constantly.
Boats are also “means of transport” that have supported humanity since the beginning of human existence, starting with the simple rafts and canoes, propelled by poles, paddles or oars, with flat bottoms and for use mainly in rivers or lakes. Sailing in its various forms followed, for use at sea. In recent times and with the advent of steam and metallurgical technology, these advancements offered an irreplaceable service for commerce and long-distance transport.
All these boats, both with the flat bottomed and round bottomed ones, displace water equivalent to their own weight, and are
relatively slow and require a lot of energy. Thus, the optimal efficiency is at the so-called “critical speed”, which, if exceeded, sees consumption increase exponentially. Later on, hydroplaning hulls were designed, which, once the critical speed is exceeded, are lifted above the water, reducing resistance markedly. Further refinement was the deep V hull, from the 1960s, such as the Renato Levi project, with a transom angle of 25° which guaranteed greater stability in extreme conditions.
My first boat project was the design of the cockpit group of the G50 (with 50 standing for the speed in knots) for Gianni Agnelli.
G50 SONNY LEVI (1967)
In 1967, at Pininfarina, I designed the cockpit of the G50 (G was for Gianni Agnelli, and 50 for max knots), Sonny Levi’s beautiful boat.
BoAt deSIGn (1967-1999)
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