Yachts International

INTERIOR DESIGN with the EARTH in Mind

The greening of the superyacht industry once seemed as elusive as the legendary green flash at sunset. Not so anymore. When building a superyacht today, eco-conscious decisions are gaining momentum. We have witnessed the rise in alternative propulsion systems for a while, but now we are seeing eco-design and ecoconstruction assessments with interior appointments.

Here are the ways that three designers—Tiphaine Treins, a French lighting designer whose Temeloy Lighting studio is based in London; Mark Berryman, a British architect and designer who is the principal of Lymington-based Mark Berryman Design; and Laura Pomponi, an Italian designer who is the principal of Luxury Projects based in Ancona, Italy—are embracing and, in some cases, helping to lead these trends.

Tiphaine Treins / TEMELOY LIGHTING

Tiphaine Treins founded Temeloy Lighting in 2009. Her work includes residences, luxury boutiques, museums, parks, exhibitions and superyachts. During the past five years, she also co-founded Lighting for Good, along with the LVMH Group and its lighting suppliers, to develop lighting eco-innovation. One goal of Lighting for Good “is to apply

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