J. David Weiss

Lead Designer

David is an internationally active award-winning watercraft designer, with focus on superyacht design. David has partnered with the who’s-who of the luxury yachting world, and worked in Europe, the US, and over a dozen other countries. Over the last decade and a half he has contributed to or led design for more than 40 custom built yachts, and shaped dozens of production vessels. Additionally, with his appetite for expanding what is possible in every creative arena, David has helped solve bleeding edge challenges for renewable energy solutions at sea, worked with government agencies to bring creative vision to tech programs, directed product development for award winning technology companies, designed vehicle concepts for major motion pictures, and sculpted custom furniture, interiors, and architecture for clients worldwide. Projects David has shaped have won several World Superyacht Awards, and are regularly featured in global publications such as Forbes, Architectural Digest, Boat International, Robb Report and more. Boat International has also named him a leading design disruptor in the yacht industry. He has a passion for collecting groups of excellent relationships, with whom to craft scintillating creations, and this endeavor continues to inspire and challenge both he and his fellow travelers in new ways every day, through these creative journeys.