YACHTS & YACHTING
MY SUNRISE WITH HOT LAB INTERIOR DESIGN
DELIVERED TO HER EXPERIENCED OWNER
Late last year , the Yildiz Shipyard in Istanbul has delivered 43-metre M / Y Sunrise with exterior lines by Ginton Naval Architects and a custom interior by Hot Lab .
The Milan based studio – which has recently celebrated its 15th anniversary - over the years has earned many international awards and also for this new project has not lowered the bar aiming for great quality result .
“ I had the pleasure to meet the passionate owner and his wife in Istanbul in the summer of 2017 and in less than an hour we agreed on all the design and contract principles ” says Antonio Romano , Hot Lab co-founder . “ He has owned three previous yachts and was looking for a family-oriented motoryacht for personal use and thanks to his previous experience was able to provide us with a detailed brief . This was a great help both for us and the shipyard .”
The owner began cruising the Turkish coastline on traditional wooden gulets and motorboats before deciding to rent a shipyard in Istanbul to build two yachts of 23 and 26 metres respectively designed by Aldo Cichero . His third new-build was a 34-metre yacht which he owned for 13 years .
“ Yachting has been my hobby for 30 years ,” says the owner . “ I chose Yildiz to build my fourth yacht because of the high quality of the work they do and I met Hot Lab at the yard . I ’ m accustomed to working with Italian designers and found the young , friendly , client-oriented team very easy to work with . They did a great job and worked very hard with myself and my wife .”
74 The Art of Luxury Issue 45 2020