Portfolio of Work
Yacht Exterior
Project Mark 48 - Very special project in development with Rossinavi in Italy. A clear and distinctive vision that will blur the lines between the silver screen and reality:
44 m • Project SeaBlade - Fast + modern sub 500 gross tonnes craft, with a distinctive bow and a vessel with more main deck space than any similarly sized craft today:
18 m • Project GranTourismo - A California SuperBoat that takes the capabilities of offshore racing multihulls, and brings a level of luxury never before seen in the sector:
127 m • Project Crescere - A Giga-Yacht with exterior attitude, but a peaceful interior heart, to join ranks with the epic recently launched 100+m craft being imagined and built today:
112 m • Project [Redacted] - A vision for the future of superyachting, a fully forward looking vessel in development across 3 continents, with a special Grand Prix twist:
96 m • Project Dracarys - The Adventurecraft of the 21st Century, efficient, ice-capable, Caribbean draft, toy-rich, from aircraft to submarines, open, modern, flexible:
130 m • Project IJKC - Proposal for a young superyacht owner seeking a largely glass-composed superstructure- driven to realize a fully unique watercraft such has never been seen before - read more in Boat International:
Yacht Interior
Part of a deco-modern design upfit for a small custom yacht being built in the Eastern US by Winter Custom Yachts:
Bespoke table for sailing yacht project interior:
Concept Layout for 100+m yacht with special automotive theme integration across full vessel:
Hidden Theater Projector "Goldfinger" room + table for secret man cave, with short throw projector for impromptu illicit screenings away from the crowd.
Product Design
Iterations for an ongoing revolutionary vision, to bring the classic safety razor into the 21st Century:
Quicksilver "Liquid Metal" Bench Proposal, using seamlessly machined and polished elements of CNC-ed aluminum, and hand-stitched italian leather from UK fabricator:
Modular Titanium + Embossed Leather Adjustable Dimension Racing Saddle proposal for road racing cycles:
Project "CDesign" - Development of a "Deconstructed" compact disc player that begins to explore the venerable CD player as modern desk sculpture:
Project [Redacted] - Collaboration with Discommon Labs, a Completely Custom Fabricated Case/Display/Chest for a world class private watch collection:
Car Design
Designova Collaboration w/ SoCal based Tretton Designs, to take a 1958 AMC Rambler American Wagon to a fire-breathing DTM spec 600hp all-wheel-drive road racer:
Bespoke Design Proposal for a Gulf based LR Bowler Racer:
Custom wheel development for Moscow based MB Brabus W222 Rocket with 900+ hp to take a classic MB wheel, + bring that to this modern and explosive machine:
Profile development for another California Tretton build of a very unusual take on 1960s + 1970's LMP racing machines, stay tuned to hear more:
1967 Fastback Mustang project in Florida, with a pro-touing bent, and a vision to bring some yachting and 60's European DNA to this legendary car:
DESIGNOVA CREATIVE
Designova Creative + Associates is a Superyacht Design Group specializing in custom superyacht design, with over a decade of transcontinental project experience and leadership. We also work in creating product design, concept art for film, branding development + more.
J. DAVID WEISS
J. David Weiss is President and Founder of Designova Creative + Associates Innovation Consultancy. He is an internationally active and award-winning designer, who was recently named one of the leading "Industry Disruptors" by BOAT International's first annual "Future Yachts" book.
Most of David’s career has been spent designing large custom yachts and superyachts. Our legacy is front line international experience in a very wide array of high level creative endeavors: superyacht design, transportation design and marketing, luxury product and branding creation, software UI/UX development, consumer product development, feature film production, brand identity & creation, and creative team management. David has contributed or led design for more than 30 privately owned vessels either in build or completed. More than a decade of effort and creativity in custom luxury superyacht projects has shaped our vision and identity and continues to inspire us as we push each adventure forward.
David's recent projects both in superyachts and other spheres have been internationally recognized for their innovation and beauty, and continue to win international awards in a broad array of arenas.
Designova is engaged by clients in the EU, Russia, Africa, Asia, and Gulf States, as well as a growing clientele in the US.
David and his associates and team members are always pushing forward new ideas and partnerships, while endeavoring to work inside the philosophy of birthing projects out of relationships and friendships. We also stay active in giving back to the community in various ways including acting on advisory boards and think tanks at Universities, and other community endeavors. We believe every day is a new adventure.
- J. David Weiss
Get in Touch
We believe conversations and relationships are the one true universal currency... and the spark that all of our projects start from. So let's open a dialogue, and see what kind of new fire we can breathe into the world together!
Let's Conspire + Create an Adventure