Boat International — January 2018

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01/2018

SINCE JON BANNENBERG,the godfather of

modernsuperyachtdesign,beganhisworkinthe

1960s,therehasbeennosuchthingas“just”aboat

designer. Not long after Bannenberg took on his

first solo yacht commission he diversified into

private aviation. It’s a tradition that continues

today, with the industry’s leading names working

acrossluxuryprojectsonland,atseaandintheair.

A case in point is Andrew Winch, of Winch

Design. He has penned some of the world’s most

famous superyachts –Areti,Madame GuandAce

among them – and created the interiors of such

notable yachts asCloud 9andDilbar,andyetheis

asexcitedbyprivatejetsasheisbyboats.

“Aircraft are particularly unique,” he says. “You’re

acaptiveguestonthatflight,soyouinteractwith

the furniture and surroundings far more than you

Yacht designer Andrew Winch

tells Tor y Kingdon how he feels

equally at home in an aircraft

cabin as he does below deck

SPREADING

HIS WINGS

doinahouseoronayacht.Everythingisdesigned

from a particular seating position or from the bed,

making the details very important. That makes it

especially interesting.”

Winch Design’s entry into aviation began with

aBoeingBBJ2,deliveredin2002.“Itwasa

continuationofwhatwedo.Webroughtthesame

analysis of the owner’s lifestyle and the

sophisticationfromtheyachtindustryinto

aviation,” says Winch. “All three divisions [yachts,

aviation and architecture] are growing and there’s a

lot of cross-fertilisation between departments. A

clientwholikesourworkonhisyachtmaywellask

us to design his house, or his private jet too.”

The company’s latest aviation project is the

designofaVVIPBoeingBBJ,a19passengeraircraft

intended to be used by the client’s family and for

Above: the owner’s

bathroom on board

theVVIPBoeing

BBJ, Winch Design’s

latest aviation

project. The

custom-made blue

glass washbasin

is a striking

focal point

PHOTOGRAPHY: MICHAL BAGINSKI/WINCH DESIGN

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