About Marea
The small details that make the bigger picture
Marea is far more than a model maker. It is a ‘haute craftsmanship’ maison, a creative studio in miniature, where a model is something to live with, not a replica to display and forget.
Nothing here is off the shelf. Every commission begins from a blank page and a conversation with our creative director, then takes shape entirely around you. The result is singular, and yours alone.
A scale model should be as considered as the vessel it honours. Every Marea is finished with a finesse you are invited to inspect up close, which is why each one arrives with a magnifying glass.
We display models as the market never has. A vessel suspended in mid air on a magnetic levitation base, or set within clear resin like a hull on open water. Staging worthy of a masterpiece.
What sets us apart is the experience around the work. A dedicated project manager carries every commission from first sketch to delivery, handling the import, paperwork and logistics you would rather not think about. Like the object, it is effortless.
Our clients move in worlds of prestige and influence, and their privacy is part of the craft. By ethics and by principle, we never publish a client’s name, nor the images of their commission. We show only what we are authorised to share, alongside our ready made collection, gathered in the gallery.
A word from the founder
Nothing is incidental
Belle de loin, mais loin d’être belle*
*Beautiful from afar, but far from beautiful. Most of the industry lives there. I never could.
Twenty years as a creative and studio director for two of the world’s leading advertising groups and beside the great luxury brands, taught me one thing: nothing is incidental, and every detail earns its place.
Marea is my answer: haute craftsmanship in miniature, made with a devotion to ‘detail the field has never seen’. The smallest details matter most, because together they make the piece.
The team
Behind every Marea model
One studio. One standard. Four people plus a team that takes every commission from initial brief to final sign off.
The eye that holds each piece to the brief, from first concept to final delivery. Signing off the finish, styling, and detail of every model.
Luxury and high value partnerships, with a focus on client relationships and premium experience across the yacht industry.
Three decades at the bench. The hand and the patience behind the finish, holding every surface to the standard the brief demands.
Heads our workshop and manages our pool of suppliers. 3D printing, metal casting, laser cutting, CNC milling, assembling & finishing.