Yelken Octuri is a French
designer born in 1970[citation needed] whose work includes aircraft design, product design, and furniture design. He designed a yacht to go in air and water.[1] He is from
France and works as a cabin designer for
Airbus.
Octuri was designated as one of the most innovative people of the year in 2011 by TIME magazine.
Aircraft of the future
Octuri has created five types of futuristic aircraft:
The
yacht design includes a bullet shaped hull for travel through water and air, along with four 40 meter "towering" sails that fold down into wings.[4] The yacht is 46 meters long with four masts. It was exhibited at the
French Air and Space Museum.
Further reading
Am-publishing / Apex Manual - China - April 2011
Azothmedia - China - July 2011
Avantages / Groupe marie-Claire - France - June 2010
Barche a Motore - Panama Editore - Italy - February 2011
Beards Magazine / Area Magazine - England - March 2011
Black Card / Lifestyle magazine - Brazil - January 2011
ShowBoats International & The Megayachts / Boat International Media - USA - August 2011
BOOTE EXCLUSIV / Superyacht magazine - Germany - October 2010