New Hydrofoil & Submersible Concepts

"QUANTUM SHOT" #238

Modern Italian Design + Great Efficiency

Guillermo Sureda-Burgos is a world-renowned stylist and designer, who creates new concepts for underwater transportation devices, as well as some striking furniture & appliance designs. He also teaches advanced computer graphics in the Industrial Design department of the Art Institute Fort Lauderdale, and the Canary Islands, Spain.

The following images were graciously provided by Guillermo - exclusively for Dark Roasted Blend - as an overview of his latest concepts and design ideas:

Hydrofoil Boat Concept

High Speed Surface Craft. Modern concept for an business jet alternative operating on busy coastal areas, serving four passengers.

Guillermo's aiming to replace business jet travel with his boat; but in recreational boating he is up against Pininfarina's recent concept of Hydrofoil Sailing Yacht (reaching speed of 32 knots). Read more info here.

(image credit: Freidling.com)

Personal Submersible Vehicles

So called "dry-pressurized" submarines have passenger compartment separate from the water and at sea level pressure; the space between the vehicle and the outer hydrodynamic skin floods with seawater during submerged operation. The submersible's layout is similar to the standard seating arrangement of a passenger automobile. XS100 Duo seats two and XS100 Trio seats three submariners. The intended market would be luxury yacht and resort owners, those who are perhaps bored of a luxury yacht and wanting to try something new (the price of a 2 passenger model for a target depth 100 meters should be close to that of a limited production exotic sports car, i. e. around 400,000€. With the larger production numbers the price can come down to 150,000€). The subs eye-catching design seem to be firmly rooted in the best of a Fin & Chrome style of the 50s.

XS100 Duo Beta Personal Submersible:

XS100 Trio Alpha Personal Submersible:

For the next personal submersible concept Guillermo thinks of compementing individual pressurized sub performance with hydrofoil high-speed mode. Definitely something to watch for!

Espresso Machines: Cutting-Edge Design

Guillermo Sureda-Burgos also designs very desirable espresso machines. I definitely want one!

Plastica Model: