For some, Philippe Starck is a true genius. For others, the French designer is nothing but a opportunist that makes money under "noveaux riche"’s. On the other hand, for the Russian billionaire, Andrey Melnichenko , Starck is one of the few professionals that understands the real necessities of the, shall we say, financially wealthy.
* Melnichenko hired the French to design a yacht that should be the center of attentions for being "the mother of all boats". Starck projected a real colossus of the seas that looks more like a space ship. Besides that, the new Russian toy has bomb-proof coating in the walls, bullet-proof windows, revolving bed in the master suite and plasma televisions hanging on the roof.
* The Price? US$ 317 million For certain people, the sky is the limit. Better yet: the ocean is the limit.
- Neste artigo:
- Andrey Melnichenko,
- noveaux riche,
- Philippe Starck,
