Boat International – August 2019

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Wingingit
The 140 isthefirstPershingin
aluminium,whichhasitsprosand
cons.“Whenyoudesignfora
buildinGRP,curvesarebetter
becauseit’sverydifficulttomake
aperfectlyflatsurfaceinresin,”
saysdesignerFulvioDeSimoni.
“Aluminiumisdifferent.Youdon’t
pouritlikeGRP,youcutitfrom
sheetsofmetalsoshapeshave
tobemoresquareandsurfaces
moreflat.Thatsaid,the 140 is
thelargestPershingtodateand
whenyou’reworkingwitha
largersizeyoucanmakemore
complexforms.
“OneoftheelementsthatI’m
mostproudofonthe 140 isthe
wingonthesideoftheyacht,a
designelementthatIbrought
overfromthe70,the5x,the8x
andthe9xanddidonalarger
scale.Theyprotecttheside
passageandgivethe 140 an
aggressivelookthataddstoher
airofexclusivity.
“Withthepanelofglassinserted
intothewing’sforkedfashion
platesectionIhavecreatedanaft
cockpitthatisshadedfromabove
bytheoverhang,protectedfrom
indiscreetdocksideviewsbythe
raisedtransombutstilllooksout
ontothewater.”

timetoshareideasandworkoverdifferingpoints

ofview.“IamFrench,soIwantedFrenchpieces

fortheloosefurniture,butattimesitwasalmost

abattleoftheAlpswiththeshipyard,”shesays

withalaugh.“TheykeptproposingMinotti,

FlexformandB&BItalia;Ikeptcomingback

withFrenchfurnituremakers.”

Pazzilooksbackatthecollaborationfondly.

“WorkingwithEdithwaseasybecausesheis

talentedinmanyareas,openmindedandvery

organised.Shewasopentotakingadviceand

alwaystookourconsiderationsintoaccount.We

hadanexcellenttimeworkingtogether.”

IntheendEdithchoseasemicircularRoche

Boboissectionalsofaforthemainsaloonand

ordereditinbluevelvet.“Iwantedartthatblends

intotheinteriordesign.It’satrendintheAsia-

Pacificregionnow,soafterchoosingthecouches

Isourcedandcommissionedpaintingsfrom

artistsJulienCalot,LaetideFloandMarie

Kvasnikandbegandesigningcustomcarpets

withSergeLesage,”shesays.Allcolourswere

themedaroundEdith’s“notime”blue.

Whileshehasenoughexperiencewithlifestyle

intheFarEasttoknowwhatanownerfromthere

mightlike,Edithwasstillinforsomesurprises.

“Iknewthatsunbedsandloungechairsarenot

whataChineseownerwants;shadeddining

areaswithproperseatingweremorethething.

IwasprettyconfidentaboutmychoicesuntilI

hadapanicmoment.”

ThatcameoneeveningwhenEdithwasat

homeinKualaLumpurexperimentingwithwool

samplesthatLesagehadsent.“Designingthe

carpetswasthemostamazingthing:youchose

yourpattern,youchoseyoursizeandshapeand

thenyouchoseyourcolours.”Thenthephone

rang.“ItwasEdwinsayingthathehadjustmet

withtheownerandmentionedthebluevelvet

couches.Hesaidhewouldneversitonanything

blue,itwassomehowbadluckinChinese

culture,”shesaysrememberinghercrisis.“But

theinteriorwasallthemedaroundthatcolour.”

AquickseriesofphonecallstoRocheBobois,

theartistsandthecarpetmaker,andtheyacht’s

FulvioDeSimonihaspennedallofPershing’smodelssince

1985 andwaskeentomakesurethesporty,aggressive 140 is

innovativeyetstillunmistakablyaPershing

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