Cantori Design Challenge: dalla terra al mare

On June 12 and 13, 2025, the Marche region hosted the first edition of the Cantori Design Challenge, a project that united two seemingly distant worlds: interior design and nautical design.

The initiative involved ten Milanese architecture and interior design studios, selected to reinterpret the interiors of a Cantiere delle Marche yacht, using Cantori furniture and accessories as a starting point for new design visions.

The experience took place between Cantori's headquarters in Camerano and the Cantiere delle Marche in Ancona, where participants had the opportunity to interact directly with artisans, technicians, and production managers, gaining insight into the processes and challenges of designing for the nautical environment.

Each studio developed a concept based on an iconic imaginary shipowner couple, giving shape to creative proposals that reflect an original vision of life at sea.

The Cantori Design Challenge represents a unique opportunity for dialogue between different worlds, where industrial expertise and aesthetic research merge in an exercise in innovation and cross-pollination of design.

Special thanks to Cantiere delle Marche and VideoWork, the project's technical partners and sponsors, and to the jury members: Tiziano Mecella, Vasco Buonpensiere, Alice Rossi, and Alberto Cesarotti.

Participating architectural firms:

• Barreca & La Varra.
• FABRIC.
• Flaviano Capriotti Architetti.
• Lombardini22.
• Studio Arch. Ambra Piccin e Monica GASPERINI Studio.
• Nick Maltese Studio.
• Progetto CMR.
• Studio Marco Piva.
• Spagnulo & Partners.
• Wip architetti srl.

Watch the competition video on YouTube: click here!