Malahne

Designer: OLIVER LAWS

The 50.29m award winning ‘Malahne’ classic yacht was first built in 1937. Designed with a steel hull and aluminium substructure, she is powered by two Caterpillar engines and cruises at 12 knots with a maximum speed of 14 knots for up to 4000 nautical miles. The iconic yacht cuts a fine figure in the ocean and showcases elegant lines and various spacious luxurious living areas.

Tastefully restored in the style of the art-deco period in 2019, Malahne’s Interior Design was produced by Yacht design guru Oliver Law’s. Guy Oliver designed period appropriate interiors and knew that finding either antique fittings or something off the peg that would fit would be highly unlikely. Therefore, commissioning Dernier & Hamlyn to produce the bespoke lighting was the only viable option. He says: “Dernier & Hamlyn has a lot of knowledge about how to create, make and maintain aesthetically pleasing and practical light fittings. Whenever I design a fitting it’s not just making something that looks beautiful it’s also about creating something that is easy to maintain so Dernier & Hamlyn’s expertise is invaluable.”

Dernier & Hamlyn produced light art for multiple spaces including a table lamp that was converted from a cup that Guy Oliver found in the Marché aux Puces in Paris, flush ceiling lights throughout the salon and living areas using milk glass and metalwork in a bronze finish and ceiling, picture and wall lights some of which were replicated by Dernier & Hamlyn, inspired by original antique wall lights from the Queen Mary yacht.

Guy says: “This was probably my favourite project to date. Almost all of the lighting was bespoke and commissioned from Dernier & Hamlyn, with whom I have had an ongoing relationship throughout my professional life.”