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Martin Kemp Private Jets and Yachts: The sky really is the limit By Linda Hart
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evered as one of the leaders of style and originality in the Interiors industry, Martin Kemp Design creates bespoke solutions for a diverse range of clients. Established in 2012 by Martin Kemp, former creative director of renowned property developers, Candy& Candy, the luxury design company has grown organically over the years, and now stands as a team of 17. The studio has no fixed design style, rather clients choose Martin Kemp Design for their ability to embrace their brief, whether minimalist or highly decorative, classic or futuristic. What is clear though, is that all clients of Martin Kemp Design expect an extremely high level of sophistication and finish. It is that consistency, of delivering schemes that are of the highest quality that has led to the team being commissioned to work with some of the most prestigious projects in the world. Most recently, Martin Kemp Design worked to create the show apartment at Artesia, a 45-storey residential tower in Mumbai for which Martin is due to complete the total interiors scheme, the spectacular 77 South Audley Street Mayfair development, a private apartment within One57 in New York, with breath-taking views of Central Park and the Manhattan skyline, as well as leading the design for British Land’s Clarges development. But the team aren’t limited in what they design. In addition to the more traditional interior design of residences, Martin Kemp Design has worked to produce some of the finest interiors schemes for superyachts and private jets. Briefs come from client’s both new and old. Most recently, following the completion of a client’s primary private residence in London, the team were asked to design the interiors of their private jet, a Challenger 604. Is this unusual? “No”, says Martin Kemp, “We often find that a client likes a scheme we have created for their primary residence so much, that they retain
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