Heidi Horten commissioned Project Faberge, as Carinthia VII was originally known, in 2002 to pay homage to the fleet of Carinthias owned and built by her late husband Helmut Horten, three of which were designed by Jon Bannenberg. She remains one of only a handful of women to commission one of the largest yachts in the world. The famously private yacht was bought by a new owner in 2022 and emerged back in public view a year later following a rapid 300-day refit. Changes include a 36-foot glass-paneled swimming pool and a 968-square-foot air-conditioned gym that used six tons of folding glass doors to create a winter garden.
From the article by Julia Zaltzman
