White Onyx Brings Sparkle and Elegance in Wide Open Seas
Antolini's rare and precious White Onyx has been selected by Dante O. Benini & Partners for the new Perini Navi sailing yacht
Italian-based stone producer Antolini teamed up with architecture firm Dante O. Benini & Partners in establishing the interior design for S/Y Seven, the third project dedicated to 60-meter yachts from Perini Navi, a well-known player in the design and construction of luxury sailing and motor yachts. The interiors of the 197-foot yacht with five staterooms and six crew cabins feature a selection of fine materials including, White Onyx, part of Antolini's Natural Stone Collection. In detail, onyx is a natural stone with a crystalline structure, defined by its light delicate veining, and by particular inherent luminosity.
In this case, its translucency has been further enhanced using backlighting systems to give the natural stone a dual function: to be a striking cladding and a component of the lighting design project. In particular, Dante O. Benini planned the use of White Onyx in different areas of the yacht: as the main wall and floor covering for the bathrooms and as a styling idea for some details, tailored to impact the whole atmosphere of the yacht. This includes the faucet base, the edge for the seating, the perimeter border for the parquet and the White Onyx jewels encased in the walls.