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B&B Italia Collaborates with Orient Express Corinthian
July 1,
2026 by Karen Parrish in Business Strategy, Designer Weekly, Industry 
B&B Italia, the historic and internationally renowned Italian Group leader in high-end furniture sector, announces the collaboration with Orient Express to supply standard and custom-made furnishings for the interiors of the luxury sailing yacht Orient Express Corinthian.
220 meters long, with three masts and 1,500 m² of rigid sails each, allowing for sustainable navigation, the Orient Express Corinthian is equipped with all the comforts for an exclusive and experiential stay, taking its guests between the Mediterranean and the Adriatic until October, before setting sail for the Atlantic and spending the winter in the Caribbean.
The choice of B&B Italia and Maxalto as furnishing partners for this exclusive project further demonstrates the B&B Italia Group’s leadership role in the contract sector.
The ability to manage and coordinate even the most complex projects, combined with the capacity to supply a wide range of standard signature products along with the design and production expertise to create custom products and installations, make B&B Italia Group the partner of choice for prestigious contract projects across different sectors - residential, retail, offices, hospitality and yachting - in collaboration with internationally renowned architects and designers.
Leveraging the creative and productive energies of the two brands, B&B Italia Group was able to design and produce 52 custom-made products in just ten months for the Orient Express Corinthian, totaling over 500 pieces designed by Maxime D’Angeac, architect and artistic director of Orient Express. The vessel, which features 54 suites, five Michelin-starred restaurants, and a spa, is also furnished with over 130 standard products selected from the B&B Italia and Maxalto catalogues, including the Caratos chairs, the Lilium sofa, the Febo seating, and the Pathos console table.
The Orient Express Corinthian is among the winners of the Le French Design FD100 People’s Choice Award, which recognizes the best interior architecture and design projects that promote French creativity worldwide.