About
Martha Coolidge
Martha graduated from the University of California with simultaneous degrees – a Bachelor of Architecture from the college of Environmental Design, and a Bachelor of Arts in the History of Art, from the College of Letters and Sciences.
She moved to New York to pursue set design and had numerous plays produced Off-Broadway. When she was offered the position of art director on a film, she moved to Los Angeles. In Los Angeles for ten years, Martha worked in both the art departments and lighting, until she became chief lighting technician (gaffer) on numerous studio films. Breaks between movies provided her the opportunity to continue sailing on the East Coast, West Coast and Europe. Sailing – in particular, racing – was her real love, and when Martha moved to Maine full time (it had always been a summer residence) in 2004 she finally found a way to combine her two passions – sailing and design – into one vocation.
Martha owns a classic 6 metre, Jill, and though most of her work has been in the classic style, often with refits of boats from the “Golden Age of Yachting” or new builds in the Spirit of Tradition, her work on the recently launched Isobel, built by Brooklin Boatyard, is elegantly modern. Residential architecture – generally stemming from a connection with the client to the boat world – Martha still undertakes and expects the same quality in joinery and finish one would find in the best of boatyards.
ALISON LANGLEY / CONTRIBUTING PHOTOGRAPHER
Renowned photographer and filmmaker Alison Langley has partnered with Martha Coolidge Design on a number of projects, documenting restorations, renovations and new builds of both yachts and residences. Alison has provided exceptional photography and video of the projects, and many of the images you see on this site are hers.
On their most recent collaboration, Alison captured, in both photos and video, the two-year build of the award-winning 65 ft. sailing yacht ANNA at Lyman-Morse Boatbuilding which features Martha’s stunning interior and detail design.
Alison also offers her nautical-themed fine art imagery to designers, businesses and individual clients for residential and commercial spaces – from summer homes to boat houses to luxury hotels – on both the east and west coasts.
View more of Alison's work at langleyphoto.com