Jacopo Leoni — Founder
I’m Jacopo Leoni, founder of LDWO (Leoni Design Workshop). For over 10 years I worked inside Italian shipyards, turning ideas and sketches into buildable yachts, from first concept to production-ready 3D. Today, with LDWO, I help shipyards, brokers and owners test and sell ideas faster, with clear concepts and realistic timelines. What I do: – Exterior & interior concepts for new builds – Refit & restyling strategies to extend life and value of existing yachts – Fast, build-ready 3D to support engineering and sales teams How I work: I run focused concept sprints: defined scope, short timelines, concrete outputs. No endless loops. No unbuildable styling. Typical sprint: – Clear brief (LOA, target client, key constraints) – Styling direction & volumes – Build-ready 3D + profile – GA / layout base – Sales-ready visuals Selected highlights: – Hyperboat 66, aluminium chase boat, International Yacht & Aviation Awards 2025 finalist (Concept Under 40m) – Cube Houseboat, aluminium catamaran with red glass house, featured on Designboom – Superyacht concept aStøne How I add value: – Fill gaps in the range with fast, coherent concepts – Refresh tired platforms without restarting from zero – Deliver visual material early, to support sales and decision-making If you’re evaluating a new concept, refit opportunity, or special tender/limousine, I’m happy to discuss. DM on LinkedIn or info@ldwo.it
Stackforce AI infers this person is a Yacht Design expert with a focus on custom builds and refits.
Location: Pisa, Tuscany, Italy
Experience: 13 yrs 2 mos
Skills
- Custom Design
- Yacht Design
- Naval Architecture
- Interior Design
Career Highlights
- Finalist for International Yacht & Aviation Awards 2025
- Expert in fast, build-ready yacht design
- Proven track record in yacht refits and restyling
Work Experience
LDWO
Yacht Designer (2 yrs 4 mos)
Rossinavi
Yacht Designer (8 yrs 10 mos)
Azimut|Benetti Group
External Forniture Designer (11 mos)
BDM Arredamenti Navali s.r.l
Designer (7 mos)
Studio tecnico Geometra Roberto Marinai
Trainee surveior (2 yrs 10 mos)
Education
Master's degree in Naval and Nautical Design at Politecnico di Milano
Workshops for master students in yacht design. at Florida International University
Bachelor’s Degree in Industrial Design at Università degli Studi di Firenze
Diploma of habilitation for exercise the profession of Surveyor at Collegio geometri di Pisa
High School Diploma in Surveyor at Istituto Tecnico Statale Commerciale e per Geometri “E. FERMI”
