Arnold Freidling is a young Industrial Designer who studied at both the University of Art in Braunschweig, Germany and the California State University in Long Beach. He graduated in 2006 with high distinction after the completion of his master's thesis, the eXplorius Hydrofoil Sailing Yacht. The eXplorius was awarded 1st Prize of the Pininfarina Design Award in 2006. Arnold Freidling currently lives and works in Santa Barbara, California.