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In taking this unified approach to design, and a deep appreciation for the natural in a soft, suede-style fabric and angular
Shodeinde has instilled M/Y K with the same elements. There’s also a strong emphasis aluminum backrests, while the light pendant
warm tactility that permeates her shore-side on the seamless integration of indoor that will hang above is a sumptuous mix of
residential works: darkened ash veneer will and outdoor,” says Shodeinde. textured glass and Nero Marquina marble.
line the vessel’s sinuous walls and swathes of M/Y K’s future furnishings also add “Many yacht interiors tend to embrace an
honey-colored jute will underpin the seating to the yacht’s home-like ambience. All austere and sometimes very clinical look;
areas. The ceilings will be lined with pale of the pieces were designed in-house they have a lot of white, glossy, and reflective
ceramic-composite panels, their rectangular at Shodeinde’s studio, yet each of them surfaces that almost makes it seem like
form emulating that of a traditional Japanese holds distinctive details that make it appear you’re on a spaceship,” explains Shodeinde.
tatami mat. “A lot of what I do stems from as though they’ve been artfully collected. “I wanted to create something that was
Japanese design philosophy, as it often The chairs that will surround the dining inviting and elegant.”
centers on space, simplicity, harmony, table, for example, feature cushions lined She isn’t the only one. An increasing
number of architects and interior specialists
are getting on board with yacht projects,
applying the same palette they would use for
spaces on terra firma. Shodeinde thinks this
may, in part, be a result of advancements in
industry technology and the wider availability
of lighter, more durable iterations of ultra-
luxe materials that can be effectively applied
Photos: Armand Da Silva, courtesy of Miminat Designs. Left: Miminat Shodeinde on all design genres to infuse spaces with
within marine interiors. But it could also be
down to a significant shift in aesthetic tastes.
“There’s a growing emphasis across

personality and intimacy, particularly in
a post-Covid world,” she says. “Everybody
her OMI D-3 chair in stained
mahogany and nubuck.
wants that boutique, homely feel.” If indeed
there is a new wave of yacht design coming,
Above and far left: Interior
and exterior renders of
Shodeinde’s design for
Natasha Levy is a design writer
the M/Y K private yacht
7 it seems Shodeinde is already riding high.