Donald Starkey is the creator of some of the finest yachts that sails the world since 1989. Specializing in planning and interior design of large motor yachts, Donald Starkey Design is based in Dubai. The studio has an impressive portfolio of luxury yachts that include the Feadship Trident (65 meters) and Allogante (40 meters) made in 2009. Their clients are usually individuals, but his work also attracted the attention of yacht builders in the world. .

His creations have earned him no less than 26 design awards. The talented designer began his career as an architect. At the age of 23 years he was involved in a number of large projects, but from the 80's, he decided to devote his inspiration to the field of yacht design. In his creations features a unique elegance and timeless icons from a time of change that have already become classics of today, as was Coco Chanel, Le Corbusier or Mies van der Rohe2011 was the year of a project quite different from the usual routine of Starkey. Recently he announced a plan in collaboration with the Floating Islands Atoll LLC. to produce an original self-floating house concept called Ome. This new building offers homeowners five bedrooms and a saltwater pool in the center within a monocoque structure capable of providing power, infrastructure and waste management. Ome's vision is also to offer mobility to any island in the world chosen by barges. The first villa Ome should begin construction in 2012 and is offered as a turnkey project with custom interior finishes and luxury for delivery in April 2013.