140 years after the launch of its first luxury trains, the Orient Express legend continues with the unveiling of the world’s largest sailing ship, Orient Express Silenseas.
This revolution in maritime history is an ambitious undertaking that pushes the limits of what is possible. The result of a unique French partnership between world leader in hospitality Accor and Chantiers de l’Atlantique, a globally leading shipbuilding company, this extraordinary sailing yacht of the future with spectacular interiors will set sail in 2026.
A cosmopolitan icon for over 130 years, the Orient Express is an emblem of timeless luxury. This legendary blend of exotic opulence and extreme refinement will soon be unveiled.
The rebirth of the Orient Express is a technological challenge, meeting scientific and technical criteria, and an artistic and aesthetic challenge where the entire project has been conceived as a total work of art.
For this mythical train, which was once decorated by René Prou, René Lalique, Christofle… and which will travel all over the world, Maxime d’Angeac has combined the most beautiful materials, elm burr, mahogany, velvet, silk, bevelled mirror, crystal…
We are fortunate to have been selected and to participate in this luxurious project in close collaboration with other companies of the living heritage, craftsmen of arts.
We will be participating in the various upholstery works in the bar and restaurant carriages as well as the suite carriages.
The Four Seasons Hotel Firenze – a historic 5-star hotel – located just a stone’s throw from the city’s cultural district, combines old-world luxury with modern comfort,
Set in the largest private park in Florence, dotted with statues, fountains and century-old trees, this ancient Renaissance palace has kept its floors, walls and ceilings covered with frescoes and original architectural details.
We are currently making all the decorations, curtains, sub-curtains – all motorised – , wall hangings, & bedding for this Palace, including a historic Suite.
Paspaley, an Australian family business spanning three generations, is opening a vast 250 m2 flagship shop in Brisbane and has asked Manymany to create new visual animations to present the Wild, Moonlight and Kimberley collections from the Australian pearl company.
Retail design: Carbondale
Visual Merchandising: Manymany
Photography: Tyron Brandigan & Steven Oxenbury
Each collection is presented in a setting that tells the story of nature, light and femininity specific to the brand. Immaculate cut paper and satin embroidered with gold are used to evoke in a subtle and poetic way the movement of water and the reflection of the singular light of the Kimberley region where, in the Timor Sea, the most beautiful pearls of the world grow. The relief of the coast is evoked through the weaving of a metal mesh which creates a landscape as the background of the collections. The presentation of the collections in the windows has also been redesigned in order to adapt to the new architectural concept and to give the creations the lightness and elegance that distinguish them: we find in the displays the brass of the furniture, the textiles that dress the shop, the curve of the pearls… Flexible and modular, this system of busts and props adapts to all collections and unfolds for the visitor’s viewing pleasure.
Retail design : Carbondale
Visual Merchandising : Manymany
Photographie : Tyrone Branigan
The Chopard group recently acquired the Hôtel de Vendôme, one of the most renowned addresses in the capital. This building, built in 1723 by Pierre PERRIN, is located on Place Vendôme in the centre of the Parisian high jewellery district.
The choice of the acquisition of this Parisian address by Chopard is not insignificant, one of the most famous boutiques of the jeweller having opened on the ground floor of the hotel 10 years earlier (recently renovated by us).
We are currently carrying out
all draperies, curtains, sub-curtains – all motorised – in the rooms and suites, the decorations in all the common areas: bars, lounges & restaurants,
the wall hangings on all the walls of the Suites,
all bedding including headboards and bed frames in a timeless style integrating home automation (speakers, reading lights, controls) in these creations, four-poster beds & bed canopy
Drawing on an abecedary of raw and precious materials, narrative settings, meanings and symbols, Aline Asmar d’Amman seeks first and foremost the purity of volumes and the primary beauty of stones, combining them with inexhaustible inspirations ranging from art to fashion and all forms of creative expression.
Interior Architecture & Art Direction: Aline Asmar d’Amman – Culture in Architecture Photo credits: Matthieu Salvaing
After Milan, London, Paris, Dubai, Beijing, Shanghai, Bali and recently Tokyo, the upcoming opening of a Bulgari Hotels & Resorts property in the Italian capital is a return to its roots.
Scheduled to open in June 2023, the Bulgari Hotel Roma is an exceptional tribute to the place that serves as Bulgari’s headquarters and main source of inspiration.
Located at number 10 Piazza Augusto Imperatore in the Campo Marzio district, Bulgari Hotel Roma will be housed in a historic building designed by architect Vittorio Ballio Morpurgo and built in the late 1930s.
We have been working closely with the architects of the site, and are currently creating all the decorations, curtains, sub-curtains – all motorised – for the presidential rooms and suites, the decorations for all the common areas: bars, lounges & restaurants, on two levels, the administrative areas. All the fabrics were made especially for this project.
We were also asked to make all the external blinds for the huge columned gallery.
Located on the Avenue George V, in the heart of the Golden Triangle, the luxury and fashion district, nestled between the Seine and the Champs-Elysées, the Bulgari Hotel Paris is a new hotel experience where the codes of Italian hospitality, Bulgari’s jewelry heritage and the prestigious history of the City of Light merge.
We created all the decorations, curtains and sub-curtains – some of which are motorized – for the large bays, rooms and suites, including the Bulgari Penthouse, an exceptional private apartment of nearly 400 m2 with its 6-meter high curtains, as well as those of the Il Ristorante – Niko Romito.
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Located at the heart of the Château de Versailles, Le Grand Contrôle was built in 1681 by Jules Hardouin-Mansart, Louis XIV’s favorite architect and a reference of French classicism. This spectacular building once hosted members of Europe’s political and cultural elite, from ambassadors to artists, musicians, writers and scientists of the Enlightenment.
More than two centuries later, after a complete restoration, Le Grand Contrôle is reborn to reveal to its guests the exclusive world of the Château de Versailles.
We were honored to participate in this prestigious renovation.
The historic lounges and the 14 rooms and suites restored in accordance with the original spirit were decorated with tapestries.
The walls of the Historic Lounges were adorned with decorative panels framed by brass moldings. Patterned borders on the perimeter emphasize the wainscoting. The central parts in plain fabric highlight the sconces and paintings.
The walls of the rooms and suites have been traditionally treated with tapestries, delimited by lacquer patina picture rails. The fabrics have all been custom woven according to the historical data from the Pierre Frey Studio.
The challenge required by Christophe Tollemer’s and the client’s teams was not only to match with high precision the tapestries drawings with the curtains, doors under the tapestries, and attic walls, but also to respect the various technical details required by the complexity of the rooms.
Only the meticulous care and expert manual dexterity of our companions could bring this high-precision work to a successful conclusion.