Boat International – August 2019

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EdithHoopenedtheGallerydesArtistesin
KualaLumpuraftershemetEdwinandmoved
totheFarEast.Shehadalreadyworkedwithher
husbandandthisownerbyprovidingtheartwork
thatwasanimportantpartofhisRiva100’sdecor.
Buthernewcommissionwentfarbeyond
finishingtouches:onthePershing 140 shewas
responsiblefortheentireinterior.Theowner
suggesteda“happyfamily”theme,butbeyond
thathisinvolvementwasseverelylimitedbyan
intenseworkschedule.“Hegavemecarte
blanchefortherestandthatwasthat,”sherecalls.
Manydesignerswouldfindworkingfora
hands-offowneradreamjob,butEdithdidn’t
knowwheretobegin.“I’magallerist,nota
decorator,andbeyondthethemefortheart
Ididn’thaveinputfromtheowner.Ididn’tknow
histasteorstyle.Istartedreadingboating
magazines,tryingtogetanedgeontheprocess
butitwasallabitscary.IknewEdwinwasgoing
tobespeakingwiththeownersoIaskedhimto
checkandseewhathisfavouritecolourwas;at
leastIwouldhavethattoworkwith.”Edwin
textedandtheanswercameback:“Notime.”
Edithinterpreted“notime”tobearelaxing
shadeofblueandbegantoplanherinterior
aroundthat.“Iwasthinkingofitasanevolution,
likeapuzzle,onepieceleadingtoanotherandthe
wholethinggraduallycomingtogether,”shesays
oftheproject.HervisitstoPershingtodiscuss
materialsandbuildmoodboardswithCostanza
Pazzi,FerrettiGroup’sprojectarchitect,werea
Chorusline’sownerfornineyearsandsevenboats
andknowsathingortwoabouthislifestyle.“We
startedin 2010 withaBaia 100 thathadaMas 28
asitschaseboat.ThenitwasontoanAB 116 then
aRiva86'DominothathadaRivamareaschase
boat.ThenweboughttheRiva100'hullNo1...”
andhereHotrailsoff,touchinghischinand
lookingout awindow.“Well, Ican’t even
rememberthemall,”hesays,admittingdefeat
withalaugh.“WhenIestablishedStarshipYachts
almost 30 yearsago,Iwantedtooffermyclients
somethingmorethanjustmyservicesasa
dealerandowner’srep.Sowhentheowner
wantedtocustomisetheinteriorofhisPershing
140 IsuggestedapersonwhosetasteIknowand
trust–mywife.”
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