When it came to creating the 50-meter Project Grace, Heesen Yachts gave British design studio Harrison Eidsgaard a set of guidelines that included elegance, nature, simplicity, and confidence. Project Grace is a sub-500GT marvel that is the first in Heesen’s brand-new steel rapid displacement hull series. It has been painstakingly built to last a lifetime.

In a special interview with Hannah Rankine of BOAT International, designer Peder Eidsgaard discusses the thoughtful choices and imaginative sources of inspiration that go into creating this extraordinary superyacht.