Well known in high-end residential design and development circles,
Candy & Candy is "not your average interior design firm," explains one
of the company’s two founding brothers, Nick Candy. Its goal as lifestyle
consultants, as well as architects and designers, is to create a turnkey living
experience using the elements of coveted real estate and bespoken designs,
literally delivering its creations with everything from sheets to staff.
Candyscape is the group’s first foray into yachting and,
bringing more than a decade’s design experience to the table (gleaned from its
residential projects), it’s done quite well.
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In this case, the palette was a 147-foot Benetti motor yacht,
Ambrosia, originally built for one of the yard’s owners
in 1994 as his personal yacht. Given her intended owner, her interior
specification was quite high. The quality of her build was a perfect fit
for what Candy & Candy had in mind—a high-style enclave in the guise of a
traditional motor yacht. (Click image to enlarge)
Project designer Brigitta Spinocchia was charged with
transforming the relatively dated and twice refitted yacht into something of
Candy & Candy caliber by fine-tuning every nuance. Spinocchia’s approach
affects the difficult paradox of understated glamour, which comes off in an
exciting combination somewhere between Harvey Nichols and West Hollywood.
"When developing a luxury lifestyle, it’s the details that make a
difference," says Spinocchia. For Candyscape, the details
include crew selection and training; rare book and fine art collections; fabric,
linen and toiletry selection and design; and, of course, interior décor. The
result is an impeccably planned living experience created for clients who
don’t have time to do it themselves. In this case, the clients are the firm’s
owners, Nick and Christian Candy, who have put the 12-passenger yacht into
charter service while simultaneously using it as a floating sample
kit.  Equally refreshing as the firm’s head-to-toe approach is the
way in which the yacht’s design differs from other speculation or charter
projects, which follow neutral briefs aimed at pleasing as many people as
possible. While not always practical, Candy & Candy follows its own
sensibilities with a unique and exclusive aesthetic. (Click image to enlarge)
Crew uniforms are something of a feature aboard Candyscape, with Alasdhair Willis, husband of fashion
designer Stella McCartney, working alongside Spinocchia and the company Stone,
Bryce and Wood to design and produce stately, stylish gray suits. In addition to taste in art and aesthetics, the full lifestyle
concept also extends to literal taste—food. The chef aboard Candyscape began his training under one of the United
Kingdom’s first Michelin Star chefs at the Royal Crescent hotel in Bath. With
eight years’ experience in the art of onboard cuisine, he has built up a divine
repertoire living and working around the Mediterranean. As a frequent apprentice
to some of Europe’s finer chefs, he has the opportunity to continually practice
and experience his art of international cuisine. In this way, Candy & Candy
ensures guests (whether charter or private owners) will always be treated to a
creative feast of the freshest trends.
The items chosen for Candyscape’s guest
accommodations are some of the finest available in terms of quality and sensory
appeal. All toiletries have been selected from U.K. favorite Jo Malone, a woman
notorious for making olfactory senses go wild, with combinations including Lime
Basil, spicy Pomegranate Noir and Mandarin, Amber and Lavender.
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