NorthWind II
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Northwind II is a classic 1960s luxury motor yacht, notable for the historic importance of her design.
in Southampton, England. Launched as Chambel IV, she was renamed by her present owner in 1970. Her interior was decorated by Maison Jansen
, the renowned French design firm whose clients included the Kennedy
White House
, Coco Chanel
, the Rockefellers, King Leopold II of Belgium, and the Shah of Iran. Maison Jansen closed in 1989.
. She is now privately owned in the Mediterranean.
History
Northwind II was built in 1966 at Camper and NicholsonsCamper and Nicholsons
Camper and Nicholsons are the oldest leisure marine company in the world, producing and managing yachts for the world's richest people.As Camper and Nicholsons was founded at Gosport, Hampshire before organised seawater yachting had even started, John Nicholson of the founding family once overheard...
in Southampton, England. Launched as Chambel IV, she was renamed by her present owner in 1970. Her interior was decorated by Maison Jansen
Maison Jansen
Maison Jansen was a Paris-based interior decoration office founded in 1880 by Dutch-born Jean-Henri Jansen and continuing in practice until 1989...
, the renowned French design firm whose clients included the Kennedy
Kennedy
-People:*Kennedy *Kennedy *John F. Kennedy, 35th President of the United States*Kennedy family, associated with American politics and government*Clan Kennedy of Scotland*Kennedy , a royal dynasty...
White House
White House
The White House is the official residence and principal workplace of the president of the United States. Located at 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue NW in Washington, D.C., the house was designed by Irish-born James Hoban, and built between 1792 and 1800 of white-painted Aquia sandstone in the Neoclassical...
, Coco Chanel
Coco Chanel
Gabrielle Bonheur "Coco" Chanel was a pioneering French fashion designer whose modernist thought, menswear-inspired fashions, and pursuit of expensive simplicity made her an important figure in 20th-century fashion. She was the founder of one of the most famous fashion brands, Chanel...
, the Rockefellers, King Leopold II of Belgium, and the Shah of Iran. Maison Jansen closed in 1989.
Restoration
In 2010 Northwind II was fully rebuilt and upgraded, her interior expertly restored. As one of the few remaining complete Jansen commissions, she has attracted great interest from connoisseurs of 20th-century interior design. Most recently she was featured in the August 2011 issue of Architectural DigestArchitectural Digest
Architectural Digest is an American monthly magazine. Its principal subject is interior design, not — as the name of the magazine might suggest — architecture more generally. The magazine is published by Condé Nast Publications and was founded in 1920, by the Knapp family, who sold it in 1993...
. She is now privately owned in the Mediterranean.