Is all design discussion like this?

Maybe there just aren't enough interior designers on here to have a meaningful discussion on interior design ?
Or maybe the term 'interior design' is too broad a subject.
What would you like to see discussed...the overall layout, or the dressing of each area ? Both could be filed under the heading of 'interior design'.
If there were some actual interior designers on here it could be interesting to read of their frustrations and battles with the naval architects and stylists on one side and the clients on the other.
My various encounters with 'interior desecrators' (I use the term endearingly, I promise) have revealed a basic dislike of boats, or more accurately, a basic dislike of things that are boat shaped. Adding to their limitations of scope and free reign with fixed structure and exterior styling requirements just waters down their creative juices even more.
The best ones are able to work with the naval architect, stylist, structural / systems engineers and clients at a similar pace, with a similar ability to compromise and have a similar ultimate vision. They can work within weight and cost budgets, they can create masterpieces working with, not against, the grain of overall design.
The worst ones ignore the fact that the lower deck plan does not have the same width as the sheer in plan, ignore weight restrictions, ignore structural and system requirements, and would redesign the hull and exterior to suit their input if they were not roped in, hauled back and given a slap. Then in a fit of pique they declare to the client that their aesthetic ideal has been ruined by the inflexible attitude of the other parties in the project. Nothing like the realisation that the lower accommodation en-suites are actually three feet outside of the hull to numb an interior designers autocratic push toward their feng shui ideal.
Discuss.

You'll find plenty of discussion on interior spaces if you use the key word "Crewquarters". Other than that marine professionals have precious little say. The interior designers move from houses to condos and then (reluctantly and with resentment or so it seems) to yachts (What do you mean this 200lb sculpture won't stay on the wall when you hit a 6' wave? Don't hit waves. ).

In my world, crew accommodation is enjoying a whole new focus. A major consideration for 2009 and beyond, rather than the afterthoughts and dismissiveness of the past. The cynical would claim that the term 'unacceptable' that for so long fell on deaf ears has been replaced with 'added re-sale value'. The more forward thinking would suggest good crew are hard to find and that a comfortable crew stick around longer. Either way, its one of the more positive trends that influence yacht design to emerge recently.

That's so good to hear. You've got to figure that when your crew could have a decent job with a 1,000 sq. ft. house and a nice restaurant, a bar and a 7-11 on the corner you'd best treat him well if you don't want to make your own bed.

Now there's a good challenge for an interior designer.

Hey, I'm just describing life for the girl who butters my morning bagel. Oh and I forgot, she has a gym membership, a car, gets her nails done and can date any night she wants. Now what are they planning for Captain's quarters.

Hi,

The Interiors are so Owner specific and seen by a fraction of those who can see the exterior it would be hard to discuss the Interior of many yachts without violating contracts most Crew and Owners Reps have to sign to not disclose, discuss or benefit from any info or gossip they come across concerning the Owner or his accosiates this would definitely cover the interiors of these very private vessels ( I am not talking about the production run here where you can select the interior by ticking an option list, but the bespoke individual larger ones out there)

Boats sell from the outside in.
The rest is just details.