Bespoke sofas from interior designer Matteo Nunziati will bring “distinctive” style to Explora II (source: Explora Journeys)
Explora Journeys, in partnership with digital design platform Archiproducts, presented the interior design installation AQUA, curated by Studiopepe, at Milan Design Week 2024
Visitors to the installation at Archiproducts showroom in Milan will find themselves on the imaginary deck of Explora II, furnished with the bespoke sofas of the new Davos collection by Italian manufacturer Unopiù. This creation from interior designer Matteo Nunziati will bring distinctive style to the second of Explora Journeys’ fleet of six luxury ships, Explora II, due to embark on its maiden voyage on 11 August 2024 from Barcelona, Spain.
A celebration of flexible modular design, the Davos collection is named after the small town in Switzerland whose architecture inspired the furniture’s right-angled shape. Sofas, chaises longues, armchairs and coffee tables are all engineered around a lightweight, aluminium structure.
“There were two considerations at the heart of my concept for the Davos collection,” said designer Matteo Nunziati. “Firstly, functionality: the design had to provide practical solutions such as versatility and flexibility, as well as cater to the everyday needs that make life enjoyable. And then there’s the more existential dimension of what makes people happy. The answer, of course, is pleasure. So, the Davos furniture needed to be beautiful as well as deliver on comfort and durability.”
Explora Journeys said, “Reflecting the trend for fluid spaces that flow seamlessly from indoors to outdoors, the plush, ultra-comfortable upholstery is as stunning indoors as it will look outdoors at the extraordinary Helios Pool on boardExplora II. The organic feel, together with a customised colour palette in Explora Journeys’ signature shade of blue, evokes ocean waves, far horizons, azure skies, and the fluidity of existence. Perfect for relaxing in the quiet luxury of the adults-only pool, contemplating a sublime sunset.”
The immersive experience continues inside AQUA. Visitors are invited to explore the dynamic nature of water on a sensory journey through a space characterised by curves and soft materials. To represent the optics created by the way light is chromatically filtered by the ocean, AQUA’s ambient lighting changes from airy aqua-green and pale blue, to thrilling ultramarine and electric blue, to deep blue and violet. The effect is designed to mirror the calming and restorative tranquillity of Explora Journeys’ ship interiors.
“Explora II will uphold the same exemplary standards of elegance and sophistication demonstrated by our first ship, Explora I,” said Explora Journeys director, architecture and design Antonio di Nenno. “Creating a completely new lifestyle ocean travel brand means redefining luxury at sea in a subtle, intuitive way. Every aspect of the design of our ships has a common purpose: to make guests feel as though they are at home. This is relaxed luxury, where each architectural detail is characterised by the same refined simplicity that defines Explora Journeys’ instinctive, thoughtful service.”
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