Comments on: ESSENCE OF ITALIAN DESIGN ~ MANAGING PERFECTION http://casudi.esse-group.com/design/essence-of-italian-design-managing-perfection/ building bridges between people - designing success Thu, 17 May 2012 15:41:32 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Inclined to Design http://casudi.esse-group.com/design/essence-of-italian-design-managing-perfection/comment-page-1/#comment-348 Inclined to Design Thu, 29 Jul 2010 00:36:02 +0000 http://www.esse-group.com/wordpress/?p=446#comment-348 [...] meaning as built by the factory in 1953, is king. I wrote two posts on the subject last year: “Essence of Italian Design” and “Managing Perfection”, which morphed into my partner James’s blog PERLITA TOO [...] [...] meaning as built by the factory in 1953, is king. I wrote two posts on the subject last year: “Essence of Italian Design” and “Managing Perfection”, which morphed into my partner James’s blog PERLITA TOO [...]

]]> By: Brian DR1665 http://casudi.esse-group.com/design/essence-of-italian-design-managing-perfection/comment-page-1/#comment-257 Brian DR1665 Tue, 16 Feb 2010 04:51:11 +0000 http://www.esse-group.com/wordpress/?p=446#comment-257 What a wonderful tie-in to project management and design. <br><br>I've never known what those boats were called, but I have always loved the simplicity of them. The warm woods and subtle, artistic touches lend them a particularly fascinating appeal. Sure, it would be nice to have one of those mega yachts that stand out as being huge when touring the shorelines near Huntington Beach, but unless you're living at sea (something this automotive enthusiast could never do), a simpler craft like a Riva would be the ideal.<br><br>Thanks for sharing this. Although currently up to my eyeballs in restoration/build projects right now, all are cold and mechanical. I hope to one day meticulously attend to every minute detail of a restoration, resulting in a finished product that is more than the sum of it's parts. What a wonderful tie-in to project management and design.

I've never known what those boats were called, but I have always loved the simplicity of them. The warm woods and subtle, artistic touches lend them a particularly fascinating appeal. Sure, it would be nice to have one of those mega yachts that stand out as being huge when touring the shorelines near Huntington Beach, but unless you're living at sea (something this automotive enthusiast could never do), a simpler craft like a Riva would be the ideal.

Thanks for sharing this. Although currently up to my eyeballs in restoration/build projects right now, all are cold and mechanical. I hope to one day meticulously attend to every minute detail of a restoration, resulting in a finished product that is more than the sum of it's parts.

]]> By: Inclined to Design http://casudi.esse-group.com/design/essence-of-italian-design-managing-perfection/comment-page-1/#comment-109 Inclined to Design Sun, 06 Sep 2009 23:11:45 +0000 http://www.esse-group.com/wordpress/?p=446#comment-109 [...] previous updates please see Barn Find Riva (Summer 2008 ) and Essence of Italian Design (August [...] [...] previous updates please see Barn Find Riva (Summer 2008 ) and Essence of Italian Design (August [...]

]]> By: James http://casudi.esse-group.com/design/essence-of-italian-design-managing-perfection/comment-page-1/#comment-100 James Tue, 25 Aug 2009 18:13:54 +0000 http://www.esse-group.com/wordpress/?p=446#comment-100 Brian - Thanks for your comments! CASUDI has ongoing updates planned starting in September, as we are gaining quite a fan club for PERLITA. I would have thought our boat restoration project very 'niche' in interest, yet we are getting feedback (mostly by email) from around the globe, and several requests to reprint this post in traditional pubs. 6000! Yeah baby! The rivets and washers are all copper, and handmade in Europe. Handmade is interesting as everything fits & works perfectly, yet at first glance the washers might appear off round. They look tres' 1953 I think.....and if you're not careful, they bend very easily; then you have to pull them out and start over. Anyway, just a couple thou' more and I'm done. Stay tuned..... Brian -
Thanks for your comments! CASUDI has ongoing updates planned starting in September, as we are gaining quite a fan club for PERLITA. I would have thought our boat restoration project very ‘niche’ in interest, yet we are getting feedback (mostly by email) from around the globe, and several requests to reprint this post in traditional pubs.

6000! Yeah baby! The rivets and washers are all copper, and handmade in Europe. Handmade is interesting as everything fits & works perfectly, yet at first glance the washers might appear off round. They look tres’ 1953 I think…..and if you’re not careful, they bend very easily; then you have to pull them out and start over. Anyway, just a couple thou’ more and I’m done.

Stay tuned…..

]]> By: Brian DR1665 http://casudi.esse-group.com/design/essence-of-italian-design-managing-perfection/comment-page-1/#comment-96 Brian DR1665 Sat, 22 Aug 2009 22:14:14 +0000 http://www.esse-group.com/wordpress/?p=446#comment-96 James: You're drilling 6000 holes and then installing rivets into them? Talk about *painstaking* work! The attention to detail will be evident without a doubt. I think it would be neat to see progress pictures of Perlita as she comes along. I've looked at the Rivas (and more) on the Sierra website and they all look stunning once completed, but to see one progress would be a testament to the amount of effort involved. Definitely a good way to show the value added along the way, right? James: You’re drilling 6000 holes and then installing rivets into them? Talk about *painstaking* work! The attention to detail will be evident without a doubt.

I think it would be neat to see progress pictures of Perlita as she comes along. I’ve looked at the Rivas (and more) on the Sierra website and they all look stunning once completed, but to see one progress would be a testament to the amount of effort involved. Definitely a good way to show the value added along the way, right?

]]> By: James http://casudi.esse-group.com/design/essence-of-italian-design-managing-perfection/comment-page-1/#comment-92 James Sat, 15 Aug 2009 21:59:07 +0000 http://www.esse-group.com/wordpress/?p=446#comment-92 Brian: Great comment, thanks. I feel that Perlita will certainly be more than cold and mechanical! The warmth of all that mahogany.....And I fully understand "up to your eyeballs": think about carefully pre-drilling and hammering in about 6,000 #10 copper rivets and roves! As the architect Mies van der Rohe said: "God is in the details"; and they will indeed add up to "more than the sum of her parts". Connie: It IS a very intense and time consuming project, and striving for perfection makes it even more so :-) However, we have good intentions of keeping our ever increasing group of "Perlita Too" followers updated with more timely reports and pictures! Stay tuned...... Marcello: Riva is indeed an amazing brand; still the top of the line today, through multiple owners since Carlo Riva sold the yard in 1969, finally to the good hands of the Feretti family. I wonder if this is the model Riva you saw on Lake Como? http://tinyurl.com/qfu7ot Definitely a continuous aesthetic relationship with our classic 1953 Tritone. Thanks to all for your comments! James Brian: Great comment, thanks. I feel that Perlita will certainly be more than cold and mechanical! The warmth of all that mahogany…..And I fully understand “up to your eyeballs”: think about carefully pre-drilling and hammering in about 6,000 #10 copper rivets and roves! As the architect Mies van der Rohe said: “God is in the details”; and they will indeed add up to “more than the sum of her parts”.

Connie: It IS a very intense and time consuming project, and striving for perfection makes it even more so :-) However, we have good intentions of keeping our ever increasing group of “Perlita Too” followers updated with more timely reports and pictures! Stay tuned……

Marcello: Riva is indeed an amazing brand; still the top of the line today, through multiple owners since Carlo Riva sold the yard in 1969, finally to the good hands of the Feretti family. I wonder if this is the model Riva you saw on Lake Como? http://tinyurl.com/qfu7ot Definitely a continuous aesthetic relationship with our classic 1953 Tritone.

Thanks to all for your comments!

James

]]> By: @civis (Marcello Cividini) http://casudi.esse-group.com/design/essence-of-italian-design-managing-perfection/comment-page-1/#comment-91 @civis (Marcello Cividini) Sat, 15 Aug 2009 08:31:06 +0000 http://www.esse-group.com/wordpress/?p=446#comment-91 Hi Caroline, Really interesting article. Just yesterday I've seen George Clooney in his brand new Riva strolling on Como lake. Many thanks see you online Marcello Hi Caroline,
Really interesting article.
Just yesterday I’ve seen George Clooney in his brand new Riva strolling on Como lake.
Many thanks
see you online
Marcello

]]> By: Connie "chico girl" http://casudi.esse-group.com/design/essence-of-italian-design-managing-perfection/comment-page-1/#comment-90 Connie "chico girl" Mon, 10 Aug 2009 21:06:46 +0000 http://www.esse-group.com/wordpress/?p=446#comment-90 Being a fan of boats and especially wooden boats since I was a child I am so excited to know about this Riva restoration. Thank you for sharing the step by step process. Not many people realize the perfection for detail that goes into a project of this type. Be sure to submit more pictures as things progress. Being a fan of boats and especially wooden boats since I was a child I am so excited to know about this Riva restoration. Thank you for sharing the step by step process. Not many people realize the perfection for detail that goes into a project of this type. Be sure to submit more pictures as things progress.

]]> By: Brian DR1665 http://casudi.esse-group.com/design/essence-of-italian-design-managing-perfection/comment-page-1/#comment-85 Brian DR1665 Tue, 04 Aug 2009 23:58:29 +0000 http://www.esse-group.com/wordpress/?p=446#comment-85 What a wonderful tie-in to project management and design. I've never known what those boats were called, but I have always loved the simplicity of them. The warm woods and subtle, artistic touches lend them a particularly fascinating appeal. Sure, it would be nice to have one of those mega yachts that stand out as being huge when touring the shorelines near Huntington Beach, but unless you're living at sea (something this automotive enthusiast could never do), a simpler craft like a Riva would be the ideal. Thanks for sharing this. Although currently up to my eyeballs in restoration/build projects right now, all are cold and mechanical. I hope to one day meticulously attend to every minute detail of a restoration, resulting in a finished product that is more than the sum of it's parts. What a wonderful tie-in to project management and design.

I’ve never known what those boats were called, but I have always loved the simplicity of them. The warm woods and subtle, artistic touches lend them a particularly fascinating appeal. Sure, it would be nice to have one of those mega yachts that stand out as being huge when touring the shorelines near Huntington Beach, but unless you’re living at sea (something this automotive enthusiast could never do), a simpler craft like a Riva would be the ideal.

Thanks for sharing this. Although currently up to my eyeballs in restoration/build projects right now, all are cold and mechanical. I hope to one day meticulously attend to every minute detail of a restoration, resulting in a finished product that is more than the sum of it’s parts.

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