Baran Akalin
Turkey
Baran Akalın is an architect/designer born in Istanbul.He always has passion about cars, boats and water since from his childhood.Like almost any kind of vehicles has engine in it. He even started naming car types before start speaking around age 2 according to car's voices with his unknown language.In the process of growth , the idea of creating a living space outweighed. He studied architecture and started working right away one of the best studio in Istanbul. After 2 years of hard work, he decided upgrade his profession because he was dissatisfied with the construction industry.But did not want to give up creating living space. In 2011 , he started to study at Academy of Art university 'Master of Industrial Design' program in San Francisco , for combine his profession and be qualified for the boat design.With the closure of the boat design classes due to student incompetence, he started searching for other alternatives. His drawing instructor told him secretly that he needs to change his school and go to the Italy to study Yacht Design Master and warned him not to tell anyone because he could fired from the University. In 2012 , Baran Akalın changed his university and started 'Master in Yacht Design' in IED Torino / Italy. After the master, he selected as a intern by one of the best yacht design studio in Venice. After he complete his internship , he returned his homeland and started working as freelance designer for the design companies and boat brands. At the present time he has been actively designing and managing from mass production boats to custom design yacht projects since 2015 in his company and and design partner of Turknonik based in Istanbul. He is also lecturer at Maltepe University ' Yacht Design Section' which is second bachelor Yacht Design program in the world. With these futures he is the talker and yacht design consultant at IDD ( Italian Design Days ). Besides these , he is playing drums last 15 years in many different semi-professional bands and he believes that making music has a very important role in the development of creativity. Access Baran Akalin Newsroom
Featured Designs
Baran Akalin
Power Catamaran
Volcat 43 is the power catamaran that brings all the functional systems together in one boat including sheltered garage for 3 meters daily boat/tender. Offering spacious and comfortable living spaces, with this design structure, has features that are not found in any boat of this class. Functional solutions such as the transom seating group facing the sea, the ladder from the fly bridge to the front platform, the exit door from the saloon to the front platform, the 'front landing ladder to the water' are gathered in Volcat43. These features makes her very functional power catamaran.
A' Yacht and Marine Vessels Design Award - Iron (2022) - Access Baran Akalin Power Catamaran Press Kit
Baran Akalin
Power Yacht
When Hunters 40 is produced, it's expected to meet all the needs of a family and at the same time make a difference in terms of power in its category. She has a fully touchscreen console and voice control system. Inside her saloon, seat heating is available. She has a sliding platform and an electric stepped passerelle that works vertically and provides access to the water and also to the pier. In addition to that, aft seats also can be transformed to sunbed. She has a panoramic glass ceiling to give the monolithic look and also functional to welcoming the day light into the Hunters 40 saloon.
A' Yacht and Marine Vessels Design Award - Iron (2021) - Access Baran Akalin Power Yacht Press Kit
Baran Akalin
Trimonoran Motor Yacht
Escalade is the new generation motor yacht that use trimonoran hull first time in the world. Trimonoran hull is more than 20 years research result and she provides, fuel savings, better stability and comfortable sailing, large deck and hull interior, less water resistance and speed gain up 30% than usual watercraft. Inspired from high technology and spunky animals, brings new perspective to her. Function systems are build for ease of use and kept as minimal with using touch screens on all levels.Her saloon provides galley, lounge, dinning and living areas in same place.
A' Yacht and Marine Vessels Design Award - Bronze (2020) - Access Baran Akalin Trimonoran Motor Yacht Press Kit