• "The skill of a designer is to persuade the client with a pencil on a white paper, sketching some interior or exterior lines. I always like this romantic part of my work, where the computer is not yet involved"

    Alberto Mancini

  • "In automotive design you learn that every line, every curve, tells the story of a brand. With yachts, I use the same approach: you cannot simply copy and paste from one client or shipyard to another.”

    Alberto Mancini

  • “At the end of the day, my work is about people. The sea is the stage, but the yacht must reflect the life and dreams of its owner.”

    Alberto Mancini

  • “I am, before anything else, a purist designer. Whether it was cars or yachts, my passion has always been about shaping beauty and function into one language.”

    Alberto Mancini

Alberto Mancini sketch
Alberto Mancini sketching an Azimut yacht in live action.
Sketches of Alberto Mancini.
Alberto Mancini sketch
Alberto Mancini sketch
Alberto Mancini sketch
Alberto Mancini sketching an Azimut yacht.
Alberto Mancini sketching an Azimut yacht.

Mancini’s career began in automotive design, where he mastered the language of proportion and emotion.
His transition to yachts was not calculated but instinctive.

Early years

Born in 1978 in Trieste, Alberto Mancini grew up on the Mediterranean, spending his early years aboard his family’s ketch. This close relationship with the sea shaped the intuition that would later define his career.

Mancini studied Transportation Design at the I.E.D. in Turin, mastering the automotive principles of proportion, emotion, and functional beauty.

A Career Shaped by Icons

  • Following his graduation

    Mancini entered the world of yacht design at the highest level. His early professional years were spent at Officina Italiana Design, under the guidance of Mauro Micheli — the official designer behind the iconic Riva heritage. Here, Mancini contributed to emblematic models such as the Aquariva 33 and Rivarama 44, refining his sense of elegance, simplicity, and the power of Italian craft.

  • Mid-2000s

    His growing talent led him to the United Kingdom and Ken Freivokh Design, where he participated in milestone projects, including work that contributed to the legendary Maltese Falcon (86 meter S/Y for Perini Navi Yard). These were years defined by innovation, daring creativity, and exposure to large-scale superyacht thinking.

  • In 2024

    Alberto Mancini began collaborating with Carlo Nuvolari and Dan Lenard on a series of sport open yachts for the prestigious shipyard Cantieri di Sarnico. His time at Nuvolari & Lenard Studio proved to be a pivotal moment in his career, providing hands-on “learning by doing” and invaluable on-site experience directly within the shipyard.

  • In 2006

    Alberto Mancini started up a own studio as a designer and managing partner of Team For Design studio, where he has the chance to design a completely new series of Flying Bridge Yachts from 20 meters up to 39 meters, custom and series production for Dominator shipyard (Dominator 780S 2009 Best Design Award Cannes).

The Birth of a Signature Vision

In 2009, Mancini founded Alberto Mancini Yacht Design — a studio born in Trieste and later established in Monaco, at the heart of the world’s superyacht culture. The studio became the vessel through which he could articulate his own design language: pure, sculptural, emotional.

His philosophy is simple yet uncompromising:
Every line must tell a story. Every shape must have purpose. Every yacht must reflect the identity of its owner.

Over the years, Mancini has forged deep partnerships with the industry’s most respected names : Azimut Yachts, Mangusta, Tankoa, Fairline, Magnum Marine, Baglietto, Dominator…

  • Award Robb Report

    Mangusta Yachts

    For Overmarine  Mangusta , he designs the exterior and the interior of the Oceano and Gran sport lines, the 54 mt Gran Sport  has been awarded as “Best exterior design ” and “Best Interior design” at several gala events.

  • Award Innovation Awards Miami

    Azimut Yachts

    For Azimut Yachts he designs some yachts that have impressed with their strong innovative power, such as Azimut S10, Azimut S8, Azimut 78 Flybridge,Azimut 53 Flybrige and the Trideck.

  • Award Salone Nautico di Venezia

    Tankoa Yachts

    For Tankoa, Alberto Mancini designs the T560 Apache and the T760 Apache.

  • Award Genova Boat Show

    Fairline Yachts

    Last but not least he collaborated with the world renowned British shipyard Fairline yachts, for wich he has designed the latest Squadron and Targa models as well as the F-line 33 considered one of the best sport boat of the market .

  • Magnum Marine Yacht designed by Alberto Mancini.

    Magnum Marine

    For Magnum Marine, Alberto Mancini designed the concept Magnum Marine 100′, Magnum Marine 85’ and Magnum Marine Marine 70’, blending Italian elegance with high-performance engineering.

Latest events

  • Alberto Mancini - Live sketching

    24/11/2025

    Alberto Mancini – keynote speaker & live sketching at an exclusive Azimut event for brokers.

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  • Alberto Mancini - Live sketching

    18/09/2025

    Alberto Mancini spoke and performed live sketching at Palazzo Durazzo Suites, celebrating design and excellence at the 65th Salone Nautico Genova.

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  • Alberto Mancini - Live sketching

    05/09/2025

    Alberto Mancini – speaker and live sketching at the 29th Azimut Dealers Meeting.

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  • Alberto Mancini - Tankoa presentation

    28/09/2023

    Alberto Mancini – presented the new Tankoa T560 Apache at a press conference during Monaco Yacht Show 2023.

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  • Alberto Mancini Masterclass

    17/05/2023

    Alberto Mancini – Exterior Design Masterclass at La Belle Classe Academy, Yacht Club de Monaco