Kate Newman and Oliver Stacey formed Newman Stacey Design in 2007 to work in collaboration with Martin Francis on a 132m project. We met whilst working for Martin at his London studio, working on a diverse range of yacht designs from 50m-150m.

Kate and Ollie have very different backgrounds. Kate studied Interior Architecture and went on to work in architecture before joining Francis Design. Ollie started his career working in a shipyard building sailing yachts, later moving into design. As we began to work together a unique relationship developed which harnesses our broad range of skills and experiences.