Hot Lab unveils stunning design of the Kaşif yacht
This is a beautiful vessel that resembles its owners’ love for, and knowledge of, all things marine
When the award-winning Italian design studio Hot Lab was tasked with developing the interior for a new 41.9m explorer yacht, they knew it would be no ordinary task. Unveiled at the 2023 Monaco Yacht show, the model, named Kaşif — Turkish for explorer — was built by the famous Turkish luxury superyacht builders, Bilgin.
Its highly experienced owners — a captain and an architect between them — were involved in every aspect of the process from the design and engineering to the shipbuilding prowess. The Kasif boasts agile yet purposeful styling and excellent hull efficiency, offering an 8,000-plus kilometre range at its economical cruising speed.
“We started from the use of pastel colours for the cabins on the lower deck, obtained through the use of dyed wood,” Lumini said. “We then used a burgundy colour for the main saloon, both for the entrance arch and as the main colour of the lacquered surfaces of the furniture, and finally for the upper deck saloon and owners’ office we slide into a more masculine shade.”
Hot Lab’s bespoke furniture and signature features complement the interior style and highlight elements of the owners’ love of, and connection to, all things marine.
“The idea behind the entire vessel,” Lumini said, “was to be strictly connected to the water and the sea. The owners wanted to have a strong recall of the surrounding water and we tried to replicate that feeling on the beach club walls, almost like if the water and the teak were somehow merging with each other in a single surface.”
The holistic approach and constant interaction between Hot Lab, the owners and the exterior designers created a design and build of Kaşif as “its own specific beauty”.