| Amels 171 |  |
Deniki’s general arrangement features a main-deck master
suite and four guest staterooms below. The guest staterooms are appointed in a
clean, contemporary style with plane wood walls and bathrooms trimmed in marble
and dark-stained plane wood. The yacht’s owner added a touch of fancy to each of
the staterooms with playful, bright-colored carpets.
Sessa Romboli’s 171 interiors are available in three themes:
classic, contemporary and white. Renderings of her treatments present a host of
appealing options and would serve most owners well. But while the general
dimensions and arrangements of the Amels 171 are more or less set, owners are
free to decorate the interiors however they please. Deniki’s owner took
that option to heart.
Outdoor enjoyment is an essential component
of Deniki’s mission. Top: Dual sun pads. Bottom: The sun deck’s open-air
dining. (Click images to enlarge)
The owner describes his desire for an interior that was
"different, extravagant, sportive and flashy…of a style found on no other
yacht." To achieve that goal, he turned to Heuvelmans, who put it straight
through the uprights. "I love it," says the owner. "I want to use it as much as
I can."
Eclectic is the word that first comes to mind in the spaces
Heuvelmans created, but the word seems woefully inadequate to describe the riot
of remarkable design elements present in the main salon, the bridge-deck
lounge and the master suite. Heuvelmans describes the bridge-deck lounge as
"avant-garde and informal." And so it is. Finding a unifying theme is difficult
and probably not the point. There are whimsical design elements everywhere the
eyes travel.
Each element is a conversation piece. A mother-of-pearl mosaic
bar with colorful custom stools anchors the space aft. Astride the bar are
cocktail tables whose tops comprise three interlocking panels vaguely
reminiscent of scallop shells. The cocktail chairs play off the theme of the
barstools with bright orange, overstuffed cushions pinned with crystal buttons
and sporting silver-painted wood legs and arms. Gold-leaf columns add vertical
orientation to the room, and original paintings and sculpture abound. Variegated
woods and shapes in the wall panels seem at once at odds and in perfect harmony.
Large windows draw in light.
 The swim platform. (Click image to enlarge)
Still, as wild and stylistically varied as the individual
elements of the space may be, zoom back and the overall feel of the lounge is
comfortable and bright—or, shall we say, avant-garde and informal? Mission
accomplished.
The salon is a shade more sedate—but only a shade. It combines
neo-classical, art deco and Oriental styles, with maple and myrtle panels, oak
floors, gold-trimmed calligraphy and custom-made furniture. As with the
bridge-deck lounge, the salon is busier than those found on many yachts, but the
designer has managed to create a space that ultimately is quiet and comfortable,
much like the ambiance of a private club. The woods and grains used in the salon
and throughout the yacht are far too diverse to enumerate. The German firm
Metrica manufactured the interior and, given the complexity of the joinery, the
outcome is exceptional.
 The bridge deck is entertainment central with
covered, heated dining
and comfy lounges for sunbathing or people-watching
on the quay. (Click image to enlarge)
As in the bridge-deck lounge, large windows brighten the salon.
The use of railings around the side decks instead of solid bulwarks allows for
visibility to the natural environment around the yacht.
For all the stylistic diversity and visual intrigue of the
salon and lounge, the master suite is the designer’s coup de grâce. The owner’s
wife, who had a guiding hand in the design, wanted a shadowy space with little
intrusion of daylight. Heuvelmans delivered, but with a flair rarely seen on
yachts.
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