Interview / Site visit: the Dufour Yachts design office


The design office forms the bridge between the architect's project and the production line. Between theoretical study and practical realisation. Discovery of this profession in the Dufour Yachts yard.

It is here that everything is prepared, that our boats of tomorrow are defined in detail. Once the sales department and the management have ordered a new boat from an architect, the design office takes over to bridge the gap between these drawings and the production line.

A job that requires to be as good in 3D drawing as in construction technique. There is a lot of back and forth between the office computer screen and the production line in order to validate the decisions taken upstream.

Discovery of this profession through an interview with the head of the Dufour Yachts design office near La Rochelle.

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