LOGBOOK
From the first hull to the water.
The log of Firmship. It grows with the build.
Last entry: 12 February 2026.
I
The first Firmship.
2008
It starts with a 42.
Firmship begins when the 42 is drawn. A workboat shape in steel, with nothing on it that does not earn its place. The hull is by naval architect Willem Nieland.
July 2009
The prototype.
A bare hull at a jetty, marked Prototype. No paint, no interior. Only the line.
This ship belongs in a museum.
October 2010
Finished.
The 42 is complete. A steel hull, an interior by Studio Job, and a wheel with a skull at its centre.
February 2011
The world looks.
The 42 is shown to the press. Within months it is in print from London to Tokyo.
- Wallpaper*United Kingdom
- DezeenUnited Kingdom
- NRC WeekendNetherlands
- Elle DecorationNetherlands
- De StandaardBelgium
- VogueGreece
- Elle DecorJapan
- Modern DecorationChina
- Elle DecorationIndonesia
- InterniItaly
- Binyan VediurIsrael
“People should still like it fifty years from now.”
Job Smeets, Studio Job
- 12.50 mlength
- 5 mmsteel
- 10 tdisplacement
- 10 kntop speed
2012 to 2020
Years on the water.
The first Firmship went sailing. We learned what a ship like this should be.
II
The fifty-five.
May 2023
A larger ship.
The first renders of a 55-foot Firmship. The shape will change. The idea will not.
January 2024
The Firmship Defender.
A Firmship for the road. A limited run of twenty-five.
The world around the shipJune 2025
Fifteen renders.
Sea Level draws the FS55 in steel. Fifteen renders, inside and out.
22 January 2026
The drawing.
The ship, to scale. Seventeen metres.
12 February 2026
Approved.
Sea Level delivers the final design. Firmship signs it off.
The FS55, as approved.
III
The build.
TODAY
October 2026
Today.
This is where the log stands.
Last entry: 12 February 2026.
Still ahead.
The build becomes entries here, one at a time. Next stop: the water, late 2028.
Late 2028
In the water.
The first FS55 is launched.
