Island Design

Name

Island Design

Legal name

Island Design

Website

https://islandesign.com

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Island Design is a Beaver Island, USA-based, founder-led design firm offering marine and powerboat design (including the Cat 189 and CAT 12j), architectural services, and web/graphic design to boat manufacturers, organizations, and businesses.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Multi-disciplinary design services

NAICS

Boat Building (336612), Architectural Services (54131), Graphic Design Services (541430)

SIC

Ship & Boat Building & Repairing (3730)

akta.pro industry

PRIMARYIMAJAGAK

Production Design & Detailed Engineering (3D CAD, Drawings, BOM, Nesting)

Industrials, Manufacturing & Construction/Marine & Shipbuilding/Ship Design, Naval Architecture & Marine Engineering Services

SECONDARYIMAJAEAL

Custom Yacht Building & One-Off Projects

Industrials, Manufacturing & Construction/Marine & Shipbuilding/Yacht & Leisure Craft Manufacturing

Keywords

• Marine vessel design
• Powerboat engineering
• Catamaran design
• Architectural design services
• Graphic design services

Headquarters

HQ city

Beaver Island

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Technology or R&D, Operations, Marketing or Sales

Core offering

Island Design is a multi-disciplinary design firm providing performance powerboat and catamaran marine design (including the Cat 189 center pod tunnel hull and the CAT 12j fiberglass catamaran prototype), architectural design services (such as the Detroit Vertical Park Child Care Center & Art Gallery), and comprehensive web and graphic design services for clients. The firm also publishes resource links to marine design software, 3D software, and CAD tools used in its powerboat design practice.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Cat 189 Center Pod Tunnel Hull A center pod tunnel hull powerboat design representing Island Design's marine engineering capability in performance powerboat architecture, developed for the marine design market.
• CAT 12j Fiberglass Catamaran Prototype A fiberglass catamaran prototype designed, constructed, and tested in the Beaver Island Harbor, demonstrating the firm's expertise in catamaran construction and marine design.
• Architecture Services Architectural design services for civic and mixed-use projects, including the Detroit Vertical Park Child Care Center & Art Gallery concept, delivered to organizations requiring distinctive building design.
• Web and Graphic Design Services Comprehensive web design and graphic arts services covering brand identity and digital presence work for businesses and organizations.

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

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Broad incumbents

• IDEO: Global multi-disciplinary design firm spanning product, digital, and service design. Comparable to Island Design's cross-vertical offering (marine + architecture + graphic) but operating at vastly greater scale and across many more industries.
• HOK: Global architecture, engineering, and planning firm. Relevant as a broad incumbent offering the architectural services Island Design provides, alongside adjacent design disciplines, though at a much higher scale.
• Frog Design: Multi-disciplinary design and engineering consultancy working across product, brand, and experience design. Comparable as a broad incumbent selling the same kind of combined design competence Island Design offers, but with global reach and larger teams.
• Gensler: Global architecture and design firm covering buildings, interiors, and brand experiences. Comparable to Island Design's architecture and graphic design verticals at far larger scale, with similar cross-disciplinary service packaging.
• Hinckley Yachts: Iconic US boatbuilder combining custom yacht design, construction, and service. Overlaps with Island Design's design/build capability for marine vessels but at much greater scale and with recurring production rather than one-off prototypes.
• Palmer Johnson Yachts: Established luxury yacht builder with deep in-house naval architecture. Comparable to Island Design as a marine design+build firm, but oriented around fully custom luxury yacht construction rather than small independent prototypes.

Direct peers

• Tom Fexas Design: Powerboat and motor yacht design practice focused on performance-oriented hulls. Directly relevant — a small, design-centric firm producing custom powerboat concepts, the same category where Island Design's Cat 189 competes.
• LOMO Marine Design: Independent naval architecture firm doing custom powerboat and small-craft design. Closely parallels Island Design's model of delivering bespoke marine design services without operating its own full-scale boatbuilding yard.
• C. Raymond Hunt Associates: Marine architecture and engineering firm recognized for designing America's Cup and other performance vessels. Parallel to Island Design as an independent naval architecture studio delivering detailed hull and structural design for high-end marine clients.
• Michael Peters Yacht Design: Independent naval architecture and yacht design practice focused on high-performance powerboats and motor yachts. Directly comparable to Island Design as a small, design-led firm whose core output is performance powerboat hull design — the same category where the Cat 189 sits.

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Revenue estimate

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Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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