ShowBoats International — April 2017

semi-translucent composition floods the space with

light. Rugs have also gone, revealing new gray parquet

that makes the space lighter and seem wider. A large

round of squashy taupe couches to starboard has been

replaced with a more structured white version. Pale

blue scatter cushions pick up the tone of a spectacular

central mosaic designed by FM Architettura d’Interni

and built by DG Mosaic, which draws the eye all the

more for the simplification of its surroundings.

In front of the seating area is a cabinet covered in

shagreen with custom-made marble mosaic handles.

It stores audiovisual equipment and above it is a

65 inch cinema screen, while to port a secondary

seating area has been replaced with a smart bar.

Freestanding bookcases that jutted out into the room

are swapped for recessed leather-covered versions that

save space and integrate into the design. And forward,

a seldom used office has become a massage room with

backlit furniture and a practical vinyl floor. The area

has been transformed from one where you could sit

or work, to one in which you can lounge, watch a film,

socialize at the bar or have a massage.

The owner’s deck salon has a more glamorous edge,

thanks to etched mirror-front cabinets that gleam

in daylight or in the glow from the marble fireplace.

And thought has gone into a few smaller edits. To

aft, for example, the corners of two cabinets blocked

the view from seating areas to the windows. These

were scooped out to create recessed plinths – spaces

for flower arrangements that free up sightlines and

maximize light flow.

In the master cabin, forward on the same deck, more

wardrobe space was needed. “We put this partition

wall [behind the bed], pushed the bed forward 60cm

[1ft 11in], which is nothing, because there was a lot

of space in front,” says Muzio. “And we gained all

these wardrobes.” Not a team to miss a decorative

opportunity, that partition is covered in leather cut

and molded with a flower motif. They removed a bath

to create two equal-sized shower rooms and made a

little office to starboard in the cabin.

The main deck guest cabins now have their own

decorative leather headboards and muted wallpapers,

and while most marble in the en suites has been

retained – “it was pointless taking something out that

was good,” says Van Wyk – fittings were updated and

the only bathroom was made a shower room so that all

four cabin facilities matched.

The crew layout was already voluminous and

functional, so the cabins just needed new door panels

and drapes. The wheelhouse had more of a revamp.

Above: the revamped main

deck salon, with seating

area and 65 inch cinema

screen to starboard, and

spacious bar area to port,

where once a secondary

seating area stood. Heavy

drapes in the old Polar Star

have been replaced by

semi-translucent cream

blinds that, even when

down, allow a lot of light into

the room. The color palette

throughout the boat is

delicate silver gray, with

aquamarine and bronze

accents. This is shown to

great effect in the guest

cabins, left, which received

new decorative leather

headboards and muted

wallpaper in the refit.

Below: looking aft from the

main salon, through to the

toy and tender store on the

main deck aft

Above: the stairwell carpets

were designed and made by

FM Architettura d’Interni, the

Italian company responsible

for the whole interior refit.

The blue patterned carpets

resemble the Caribbean Sea,

while the hand-stitched

leather handrails enhance the

beach-style atmosphere

The guiding principles

were “cleaner, purer,

softer” and the owners

requested a design more

in tune with the ocean

environment

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