Marc Newson's Nausicaä superyacht delivered to Yusaku Maezawa

German shipyard Lürssen has delivered the 114.2m superyacht Nausicaä, designed entirely by Marc Newson. Launched last August from Rendsburg, the vessel was commissioned by Japanese billionaire Yusaku Maezawa, founder of Tokyo's Contemporary Art Foundation. Named after a Studio Ghibli film character, the yacht features a fluid hull with scarcely any flat surfaces, a Skydome with seven curved glass panes each weighing 1,050kg, a 19m-wide observation lounge, and an internal gallery with a two-level atrium. Newson was given unprecedented creative freedom, resulting in geometrically precise forms like four radar spheres. The yacht has an Ice Class 1D hull for polar voyages, a helipad, and a retractable sledge system for a 12.5m tender. Initially planned with a methanol fuel cell, it currently uses a diesel-electric plant with five engines and a 2 MW battery for zero-emission mooring. Lürssen CEO Peter Lürssen highlighted the company's glazing innovation, while Newson expressed pride in realizing the concept at every scale.