In Pictures: Inside the First Amels 220 Superyacht Aurora Borealis

The owner’s office contrasts a custom silk hand-tufted carpet with walls in masculine dark brown satin oak. The most prominent feature is the one-of-a-kind marquetry artwork commissioned by Winch Design depicting a celestial scene, adorned with mother-of-pearl, shell and gold leaf

Aurora Borealis sleeps 14 guests, the most striking suite being the owner’s, forward on the main deck. “The full-beam owner’s suite with a central bed features two bespoke bleached-oak loungers beneath large, full-height windows,” says Jolly.

“A spectacular five-metre-long landscape artwork of gold-leaf divides the sleeping area from the master bathroom," Jolly says.

One of Aurora Borealis’s more challenging installations was the owner’s 800kg oval bathtub, which required steel plate reinforcements and additional angle bars underneath the floor. “The tub is almost 1,000kg with plumbing, so this had to be fitted before transporting it to the boat,” explains Amels’ project manager Tom Oomkens.

The steam room is decorated with an Italian pietra dura mosaic and fibre-optic starlight ceiling.