APPROACH
How Marco Parentela works
Drawing, first. Always.
Every project starts with a sketch. Before software, there is paper, ink and a precise question: how do you really want to live a space, a home, a yacht?
Marco listens, observes your habits and translates them into quick drawings where proportions, circulation and views are already clear. These first sketches are not decoration: they are a working tool, the moment when the project begins to belong to you.
From paper to space
Once the direction is defined, the sketch becomes architecture. For a lakefront villa in Switzerland or a penthouse in Milan, for a 60-foot yacht or a custom tender, Marco designs every line with the same attention to light, materials and long-term comfort.
Volumes are calibrated to frame the landscape, control privacy and create generous, effortless circulation between rooms, inside and outside.
Detail as a language
Luxury is never noise. It is the exact curve of a handrail, the thickness of a marble edge, the way a door closes silently. Marco’s background in product and furniture design allows him to develop custom pieces – consoles, lamps, boiseries, freestanding elements – that connect architecture, interiors and yacht design with one coherent language. Every detail is designed, not just selected from a catalogue.
Land and sea, one continuous line
Working between Italy and Switzerland, Marco moves with ease from high-end residential interiors to yacht interiors and exteriors.
The discipline is the same: creating spaces that feel precise, calm and immediately liveable, whether overlooking Lake Lugano, the Ligurian coast or a city skyline. Large windows, controlled perspectives and integrated lighting underline the continuity between water, landscape and architecture.
See how this approach comes to life in Marco’s projects:
A precise, collaborative process
Clients who choose Marco are used to deciding quickly and clearly. The design process respects this: few, well-structured steps, clear drawings and 3D views, technical coordination with shipyards, artisans and contractors in Italy, Switzerland and abroad. The goal is simple: to protect your time while delivering a project where every choice – from the general layout to the last stitch on a sofa – is justified, controlled and ready to last.
If you are considering a new yacht, a second home or a complete interior renovation, Italian interior and yacht designer Marco Parentela can support you from the first sketch to final delivery, in Europe and worldwide.