Solemates - a magnificent motor yacht with a length of 158 feet - a combination of the highest technical characteristics and exquisite comfortable design

Passing the gallery

Text: Maria Kriger

A photo: Mattin Fine

Materials: - (c) Andrew Winch Designs

Magazine: Nya (65) 2002

Well, when a person has a dream. Big and light. Elegant, like a fairy princess. Running on the waves. With such a dream, you can safely embark on long journeys and incredible adventures. With it you can conquer the whole world. Especially if this is a real ship ... The current owner of Solemates (the name can be conditionally translated as the only assistant, the right hand of the captain) acknowledges that having his own houseboat, without leaving which you can get to any corner of the globe, was his long-cherished dream. Some time ago, this blue dream was embodied in a magnificent motor yacht with a length of 158 feet. Strictly speaking, the Solemates are not even a house, but a miniature mansion on the water. This is a true masterpiece of shipbuilding art - a combination of the highest technical characteristics and exquisite comfortable design. Perhaps the most important thing that makes Solemates look like an old mansion is the aura of a family legend, a real pedigree: it reminds of itself here everywhere. The interior of the yacht is a sophisticated "cocktail" made of precious wood, marble, natural fabrics, gold accessories and things like absolutely worthless trinkets. The atmosphere with a rich past, from the beginning to the end designed by the skilled hands of designers. The intentional eclecticism of the decoration, combined with the fact that every single thing is chosen with impeccable taste, creates an image of the interior, which took shape gradually: it seems that more than one generation of refined aesthetes took part in decorating. This is indicated by the aristocratic alliance of white gold with the color of melted milk and ivory, and deep sofas, and majestic antique chairs. Lacquered ebony furniture puts soft graphic accents in this peaceful atmosphere. The character of the interior is similar to the hurried, measured movement, the rhythm of the old minuet. This soft cream with gold inclusions interior is imagined woven from some ephemeral matters, the existence of which is known only to poets: "Of which flakes are sewn ..." Particular attention is paid to lighting: there are no large pompous chandeliers, heavy crystal lamps. Delicate point lighting, elegant sconces and table lamps. The feeling of real home comfort and isolation from the rest of the world. The open upper deck is maximally expanded by the strict organization of office space. This is an unusually comfortable and elegant living space in the open air. Often, with warm sunny weather, the host and the guests spend most of the day here. Simple and elegant furniture, light pastel colors and, of course, unchanged stripes, blue and yellow, on cushions and linen napkins as a symbol of carefree, not overshadowed by everyday problems of existence. Lush gold and strict ebony here go off the stage, giving way to a more versatile and democratic shade of coffee furniture. The creamy air, which has moved to the upper deck from below, from the parade salons, creates in such an accompaniment the mood of a bright sunny morning. Azure waves, a light breeze, an English lady drinks coffee with cream on board a snow-white ocean yacht.