Dee Robinson

In the beginning, large boats were for the privileged few, then for the military. It wasn't until the rise of pleasure boating that they set the course of the American yachting industry. In the first of a two-part series, well-known yacht interior designer Dee Robinson comments on a quarter century of lessons learned.   When I was asked to write an article about trends in yacht interiors, I was very hesitant. By no means do I consider myself an authority, or even an historian, but after realizing it has been nearly 30 years since I decorated my first boat, I guess I've seen enough to document a few observations. In this, the first of two articles, I'll take you from the mid-'70s through the '80s.  Unlike a number of protégés who have worked for me through the years, I ... (more)

Trends In Yacht Interiors

  The last 14 years have seen some notable changes in the yacht market, with boats getting increasingly larger and interiors breaking out of any set molds. Perhaps the greatest trend, however, is in the number of megayachts now built with charter in mind. In Part 1 of this series, I looked back at the beginnings of yacht interior design from the mid-'70s through the '80s. In true America... (more)