WHY Wally-Hermés Yacht

Why not? Wally-Hermés believes in a new way of navigating slowly on the sea with genuine environmental and ecological values.

The WHY yacht concept was created through a partnership between high fashion house, Hermés and yacht builder, Wally. The living space, built on three decks is intended to meet the human needs of space, light and shade with advanced sustainable technologies. The 58 metre-long 38 metre-wide, pared-down yacht is powered by a diesel electric engine that produces solar electricity to manage the boat.

“We didn’t design a boat, we gave shape to an idea – there are no excesses, nothing is superfluous, the impact on the sea is minimum.” Pierre-Alexis Dumas, Artistic Director of Hermès.

There is something fabulous about indulging in absolute freedom with this life of quietness and gala affair. One caveat: cutbacks and timidity is positively, my order of the day.

  1. Mark
    24.09.10 22:05

    Better if it wasn’t on water I think. Doesn’t look like it would deal with waves too well or the disappearance of sunlight.

  2. up_today_arch
    24.09.10 22:45

    It could be, but it is not a yacht… When you us a yacht, you enjoy speed, movement…
    Here you just enjoy being on the water… not move trough…

  3. Vicky
    26.09.10 02:32

    Hi Mark, I think the boat was tested to see how it performs in the water http://www.why-yachts.com/
    Liked your Coventry School of Art & Design signage
    http://www.6foot5design.com/index.html

    Hi “up_today_arch”, Perhaps WHY is meant to be a friendly, luxury sailing yacht vs. racing yacht?
    Great interview with Kazuyo Sejima & Ryue Nishizawa http://uptodayarch.blogspot.com/2010/09/2010-architecture-biennale-kazuyo.html

  4. gbai
    01.10.10 18:10

    They should make that spiral walkway into a waterslide that goes right into the ocean.