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Contemporary kitchen in Fort Lauderdale, FL
Genesis Interiors recently built and installed the new kitchen in a luxury residence on Mola Street on the Fort Lauderdale, Florida, riverfront. Part of a larger renovation of this striking contemporary house, the kitchen project was “right up our alley” thanks to the expertise of our Italian and American Genesis craftsmen, and the fact that our U.S. manufacturing facility is just a few miles away.
The design goal for the upscale kitchen, which measures more than 500 square feet, was to maintain sleek, clean lines and showcase the beautiful views of the river outside. The kitchen features a large island, abundant counter space, a wall fitted for ovens, built-in and paneled refrigerator columns, multiple storage drawers and cabinets, and a hidden pantry. Aran N. Swart, principal designer of Roost Creative, supervised the design and coordinated the project.
Genesis artisans hand-crafted the cabinetry at our facility and pre-assembled it there in order to ensure a perfect fit. Seven workers were involved in the project, including two carpenters, four installers, two painters, and the operator of our five-point CNC machine. They also used a sanding machine, edge banding machine, and table saws –all high-end equipment manufactured by the Italian brand Biesse. Then we disassembled the cabinetry, trucked it to the Mola house and installed the kitchen, while working around the general contractor’s schedule and respecting the owner’s privacy.
The contrast between the white lacquered and dark gray components give the kitchen an elegant contemporary ambiance. A unique design element is the lack of exterior drawer handware, which enhances the sleek lines of the finished cabinetry.
“As far as the woodwork is concerned, I played a part in the design and look of the finger-pull handles as well as layout and where they were to be placed. I worked closely with the homeowner on this and then worked with [Genesis Interiors] to ensure that the actual cabinets themselves were laid out to owner’s liking,” said Aran Swart. “I was involved in helping them choose the finishes of cabinets as well as [their] interiors. Due to the complexity of the appliances, we had to really be involved in how the cabinets worked with them as well as placement.”
Genesis is expanding its Fort Lauderdale facility!
Preview of the new Genesis Interiors facility façade
Genesis Interiors is delighted to announce that we are expanding our Fort Lauderdalemanufacturing headquarters. We have just acquired the facility next door to our existing locationoff of Marina Mile. Adding the new facility will increase our working space by more than 5,000 sq.ft., bringing it to a total of 18,800 sq.ft.
“This new expansion will enable Genesis Interiors to better serve our clients in the U.S. by increasing our design and manufacturing capabilities and decreasing build times,” said Genesis Founder Roberto Lottini.
Currently, Genesis employs a staff of 30 people at our Fort Lauderdale facilities. This expansion will allow our Italian artisans to hand-craft more projects in the yachting and residential sectors simultaneously. This includes building custom-made cabinetry (both built-ins and loose furniture), wood floors, upholstered panels, wooden staircases, etc., as well as handling repairs, maintenance, modifications and refits on existing interiors.
We plan to add a second conference room, so our team can meet with more than one client at a time. Our technical office will have more space to work with clients and designers on producing shop drawings and, if requested, renderings, so everyone will have a clear idea of how the finished project will look. In addition, we will have more storage space for our vast array of samples, including a library of woods and other materials (Italian marble, leather, wallpaper, vinyl, tiles, etc.) that we show to our clients.
One of Genesis Interiors’ core capabilities is to manage all the aspects of the interior projects we undertake from design to installation. This includes all the upholstery, stonework, decorative metal, glass, lighting, floorcoverings, etc.
The additional space will let us create more full-scale mockups of the interiors we build, just as we did with the new Scout 530 LXF, which helps us to enhance their efficiency. It also will give us the room to supplement our already impressive manufacturing equipment, which currently includes a five-axis CnC machine, hot press where we make our own veneered panels, finishing booth where we create all the kind of finishes including high-gloss, separate booth for primer, and two sending stations.
Thanks to our new expansion, Genesis Interiors is ready to serve both the yachting and luxury residential markets with our unique brand of Italian craftsmanship and high-tech precision.
For more information, please visit www.genesisinteriors.com.
New Scout 530 LXF launches at packed Press Conference
While we have seen many yacht and residential interior projects that Genesis has designed and built come to fruition over the 25 years that we have been in business, the World Debut of the Scout 530 LXF marked the first time our work has been unveiled at a major press conference. On Thursday, February 14 – opening day of the Miami International Boat Show – boating writers and photographers crowded the Scout Boats in-water display to watch company Founder and President Steve Potts launch the 530 LXF – the Scout brand’s biggest boat ever.
Full of innovations like hydraulic bulwarks that fold down to expand the cockpit into a 17’10”-wide “beach deck”, the 530 LXF is also a performance boat powered by up to six outboards.
“There’s not another boat like it in this size range,” Potts said. “You can put it in 30 inches of water.”
During the press conference, he said when Scout was developing the plans for the 530 LXF, he challenged his team to create a “five-star, five-diamond” yacht. Admitting that designing and building fine yacht interiors was an area in which Scout Boats did not have the necessary experience, he invited Genesis Interiors to collaborate on the project. The result is a spacious cruising interior that features an elegant salon with convertible settee/berth, well-equipped galley (complete with wine cellar), large head with separateshower, and private master stateroom.
In an early review of the new boat,Boatingmagazine raved: “While there are many who will use this boat as a yacht tender and day-tripper, those considering it for a big-water boat should have no qualms about heading offshore for some serious angling or crossing to the Bahamas. Design and construction are state-of-the-art.”
Potts acknowledged Genesis Interiors Founder Roberto Lottini and Designer Alice Beldramme from the podium for their contribution to the 530 LXF. “They did a phenomenal job. You won’t find another interior that is as well-thought-out,” he said.
“There are no words to express the joy of seeing the result of our hard work of designing and manufacturing the interior of the Scout 530 floating at the Miami boat show, “Lottini said. “What was even more exhilarating was to see and hear in person the appreciation and compliments of the clients and the people in the boating industry for our work. Last but not least, it was exciting to hear that Scout sold a few of these boats during the show thanks in part to our interior.”
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A 25 years long Journey
Genesis Interiors is celebrating its 25th Anniversary this year!
Genesis 25th anniversary logo
Over the past quarter century, we have fabricated custom made cabinetry and furnishing for major residential projects across Europe and the United States along with 86 yacht projects from 50’ to 420’, ranging from new construction to refits and refurbishments.
Many thanks to all our clients and to our fine Italian artisans and designers in helping us to achieve this milestone!
The Dream Project – How Genesis Helped to Convert a Passenger Ferry into the World’s 39th Largest Superyacht
In 2013, Genesis was contacted by the Ciarmoli Queda Studio (CQS) design team in Milan, Italy. CQS had been engaged by Dream’s owner to design the interior of the superyacht conversion project, already underway at Chalklis Shipyards in Greece, and was looking for an experienced firm to build the yacht’s interiors.
MY Dream - Formal dining room
“We had a very positive collaboration with CQS,” said Genesis Founder Roberto Lottini. “They were always cooperative, and we supported them with our extensive experience building custom interiors for the superyacht industry since 1994.
Dreamstarted out as a 93-meter (305-foot) passenger ferry built in Turkey and operated by Turkish Maritime Lines. If you saw “before and after” photos of the yacht, you would not believe she was the same vessel. Chalklis stripped her back to bare steel. Her bow and stern were both extended, and a Beach Club was added at the transom. Her superstructure was completely reshaped, giving her a graceful profile with sweeping curves as befits a contemporary superyacht.
CQS developed a striking “retro-modern” interior design for Dream that included 23 guest staterooms in addition to the owner’s suite, which is located high on the fifth deck. The design incorporates light wood veneers selected at Tabu in Milan, along with distinctive accents in marble, leather and stainless steel. There is even a Japanese-themed dining salon with a Teppanyaki grill – one of three formal dining rooms on Dream.
“My favorite spaces onboard are the owner’s cabin, the grand entrance lobby, and the huge central spiral staircase, which is truly a work of art,” Lottini said.
Between 2014 and 1018, Genesis hand-crafted the interior furnishings for the Dream project at the Genesis Yachtline plant in Pisa, Italy. Each of the yacht’s interior rooms was assembled utilizing our patented Fit-lock system, then disassembled, transported to Greece, and installed in the yacht at the Chalklis yard. “We sent several supervisors to Greece to work with the owner’s team on the installation,” Lottini said. “I traveled to Greece many times myself during this project – for a while, it was once a month.”
MY Dream - Owner’s Cabin
The massive project was stopped and re-started by the owner several times, but ultimately, the magnificent, 105-meter (348-foot) M/Y Dreamwas delivered in the summer of 2018. Moored offshore the Monaco Yacht Show, near Port Hercules in September, she attracted the attention of the international yachting industry. That is not surprising since, according to Boat Internationalmagazine, Dreamis now the 39thbiggest yacht in the world.
“It’s an outstanding yacht; one of the largest floating in the oceans today,” Lottini said.
The Scout 530 LXF Challenge: Creating a Superyacht Interior for a 53-Foot Production Boat
We are very proud to announce that Genesis Interiors has created the interior design and is building the cabinetry and furnishings for the new Scout 530 LXF luxury center console yacht. This boat, the new flagship for Scout Boats of Summerville, S.C., will make its World Debut at the Miami International Boat Show on February 14-18, 2019.
Our collaboration began after Scout Boats President Steve Potts and Creative Designer Jeff Summers stopped by the Genesis Interiors booth at the 2017 Fort Lauderdale International Boat Show. They were looking for a European-style, high-end interior for their new 53-foot luxury yacht project and were attracted by the design and quality of our display.
“Because our revolutionary day yacht design onboard our 530 LXF is evident throughout the entire model, we knew it was also important to take that sophisticated design and feel below deck as well. The spacious cabin layout and its luxurious appointments needed to be Class A to match the rest of the high-end styling onboard, and Genesis Interiors was our first choice,” said Steve Potts. “Our goal was to create something special that gave customers the impression they were stepping into a private jet or even a luxury home, not just a below-deck afterthought that you find on other models.”
In late 2017, Genesis Founder and President Roberto Lottini and Designer Alice Beldramme started to collaborate with Summers and Potts on ideas for the Scout 530 LXF. By January 2018, they had created on the final interior layout for the boat.
“When Scout hired us to work on its new 53-foot project, it was a unique opportunity to design and manufacture a yacht interior from A to Z,” said Roberto. “At the same time, it was a challenge, as our company is used to working on designs for superyachts with larger interior spaces and for ultra-high net worth clients. We had to figure out how to shrink both the design features and budget to fit within a 53-foot yacht.”
He added, “My background working in Italy in the 1980s with renowned Italian designers like Paolo Caliari and with semicustom shipyards like Tecnomarine and Versilcraft, along with our more recent superyacht and residential projects, enabled me to support our very talented designer Alice Beldramme in realizing this ambitious project.”
The design meetings took place both in the Genesis office in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, and at the Scout Boats facility in South Carolina. The design and production details for the project were finalized in the spring, and in May 2018, Genesis started to craft the woodwork and cabinetry for the Scout’s interior.
“For the first boat, called the prototype, Scout sent a replica of the 530 LXF’s interior structure to the Genesis facility in Fort Lauderdale so we were able to cut, adjust and mock up all the interior components inside it,” Alice said. “This helped us to make sure everything fit properly.”
Genesis used the same methods we employ when building the interior for a megayacht. We start with an aluminum or wooden grid attached to the boat structure with rough panels screwed on top. Our workers snap the finished panels onto the rough ones using our Fitlock system. The Fitlock system allows each interior panel to be easily moved in order to increase manufacturing accuracy and to ensure the highest quality fit and finish. Fitlock panels are easy to install, remove and replace, facilitating their inspection, maintenance, and replacement when necessary.
Once all the interiors were pre-assembled, the Scout team came to inspect the mock-up and approved it. Then we dismantled everything, measuredevery component, and sent it to the painting area to be finished. Measuring every component in the mock-up is a very important because after those figures are uploaded to our CAM (Computer Assisted Manufacturing) program, we can cut all the components for the next Scout 530 LXF boats to the same precise measurements, and production is much faster.
At the beginning of September, all the interior components for the prototype were picked up and taken to the Scout facility to start the installation. Their factory workers installed the components with the help of Genesis Foreman Gianluca, who traveled to the Scout factory for few days at the beginning of the installation phase.
Our interior design for the Scout 530 LXF utilizes hand-crafted bleached oak cabinetry, which gives the boat’s spacious salon/galley, master and guest staterooms a fresh, contemporary ambiance. In addition to woodwork, Genesis is supplying all the interior components for the boat, including the ceiling, furniture, glass, mirrors, leather, upholstered goods, marble, backlit onyx and decorative metals.
“The result of this collaboration is gorgeous. We have received many compliments on the Scout 530 LXF prototype, and Scout has given us an order to deliver five sets of these interiors, and we hope, many more to come,” Roberto said. “I pay the highest respect to Scout President and Founder Steve Potts, who has given to us his full trust and support all the way through the process. This opportunity with Scout has made my dream for Genesis Interiors to produce the same high level of interiors in the United States as we did in Italy become reality.”
“From design to implementation, our partnership with Genesis has been one that reflects both of our passions to produce the classiest, awe-inspiring impression a customer can have aboard our 53-foot flagship,” said Steve Potts.
See You at the World’s Largest In-Water Yacht Show
Genesis Interiors will be exhibiting at the upcoming Fort Lauderdale International Boat Show (FLIBS), the biggest in-water yacht show in the world, which runs October 31 to November 4 in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. We invite you to stop by our Booth #656, which is located at the Yellow Zone Superyacht Pavilion at the Bahia Mar Yachting Center. We are proud to share the Superyacht Pavilion with some of the finest yacht builders and designers from around the globe.
At our booth, you’ll find Genesis Interiors’ own craftsmanship on display, including our artisan-carved backlit onyx and samples of new finishes that we have used for recent interior projects.
Lamps from Italian lighting design studio Contardi
We also will have examples of the design items we use in our bespoke yacht and residential interior projects, including lamps from Contardi – a world-renowned maker of quality Italian lighting.
“At this year’s FLIBS, we look forward to once again establishing our presence as a major supplier to the U.S. yacht industry and a leader in providing custom designed, high-end interiors,” said Roberto Lottini, founder and president of Genesis Interiors. “As the show opens, we will be approaching the delivery of a 300-foot private superyacht featuring our interiors, which will be the largest yacht built to date in the U.S. We also are working with the builder of a line of smaller yachts to create superyacht-level interiors for its newest model. Stop by our booth at FLIBS to learn more about these projects, which demonstrate Genesis Interiors’ ability to offer something unique to the market by manufacturing bespoke Italian interiors for American customers at a convenient U.S. location.
Whether you’re a yacht builder, a yacht designer, a yacht owner, or someone considering the purchase of a yacht, we’re available to discuss your interior needs and to show you how we can help you achieve dreams of owning a truly custom vessel.
Our Founder and President, Roberto Lottini
Roberto Lottini
Our President and Founder
When it comes to luxury interiors, Roberto Lottini and his company, Genesis Interiors, comes to the minds of many.
With over three decades experience in all phases of yacht building including an unmatched background in the manufacture and installation of luxury custom yacht and residential interiors, Roberto is known as the go-to person in both yacht and residential industries. Roberto's many projects, from mega yacht to exclusive residences, included the management of the build and installation of hundreds of projects including the ultimate 410-foot mega yacht M/Y Maryah and the 300-foot mega yacht M/Y Voyager, the largest private yacht built in the United States to date.
Roberto began his career as a graduate from a design school in Pisa, Italy. Just a few short years later, Roberto climbed through the ranks and became General Manager of the Italian shipyard Cantiere Viareggio, Italy. Early in Roberto’s career, he established his company, Genesis, a full-service yacht company building mega yachts from the ground—or should we say from the sea—up. Roberto then formed a strategic partnership with the formation of Genesis Yachtline, one of the most respected yacht interior manufacturers in the world which eventually evolved in the new brand Genesis Interiors—a company focused on the manufacture and installation of not just yachts but also high-end residential interiors in the USA.
Stay tuned for a Q&A with Roberto Lottini, and discover his passion for quality, luxury interior manufacturing for yachts and residences.