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Interior Design: Carla Guilhem

Shipyard: Van der Valk Shipyard

Photography: YachtShot

Carla Guilhem Design was responsible for the interior design as well as the exterior colour of Lady Lene. These were realized with skill and verve by Van der Valk Shipyard. The owners engaged the studio to design the yacht’s interior spaces as a “home at sea” for four generations of the family, incorporating full wheelchair accessibility throughout the yacht. The client’s brief called for five staterooms: two masters, one of them on the bridge deck with a private balcony, two spacious and comfortable VIPs, and a guest cabin to accommodate a total of 10 guests as well as six crew in a captain’s and two crew cabins.

The guiding principle of Lady Lene’s interior design was to create a feeling of sleek elegance through a distinct style that is luxurious yet unostentatious. The robust explorer-esque lines and reflecting surfaces of the exterior were integrated with the soft and gentle curves of comfortable interior living spaces where round corners welcome the eye, and no sharp edges disturb the view. All materials used for the interior were carefully selected to convey and celebrate the main through-line of a serene atmosphere of total relaxation.

As per the owners’ request, Lady Lene was designed to be fully wheelchair-accessible. Following this guiding principle, the general arrangement of all decks features uninterrupted transition with no steps or protrusions while also offering 2,30 meter high ceilings. The main deck expands from the spacious dining room with floor-to-ceiling windows and hideable cabinetry over a residential kitchen with a full-size side-by-side fridge and freezer and a six-burner induction cooktop at the bow all the way through the saloon to the large al-fresco dining and lounge areas on the extended aft deck, with a seamless transition from inside to outside areas.

The calming effect of Lady Lene’s interior is achieved by intentionally reducing the colour palette to a selection of lighter colours of greys and beiges, and by carefully combining materials such as natural oak, Silk Georgette marble, leather, suede, and etched metal. Using a chevron pattern for the natural oak floors combined with plain and fluted oak panels for walls and doors creates a harmonious connection between spaces. Finally, the sophistication in the finishing is achieved through black recessed contouring of floors and ceilings as well as subtle champagne-colored metal details between encounters of the principal materials, with joinery masterfully executed by the artisans of the Van der Valk Shipyard.

The harmonic flow of lines paired with the unique combination of materials and textures welcomes owners and guests and provides them with an environment that invites instant relaxation and creates the sensation of having arrived home.