ABOARD THE ORIENT EXPRESS CORINTHIAN
LEVITATION
ONCE EXCLUSIVE TO ORIENT EXPRESS SAILING YACHTS. NOW AVAILABLE TO MOSER CLIENTS.
Previously reserved for guests aboard Orient Express Sailing Yachts, home to the world’s largest sailing yachts, the Levitation drinkware collection is now available to clients and collectors around the world for the first time ever. Inspired by Art Deco geometry and one of travel’s most celebrated icons, the collection was created by French architect and designer Maxime d’Angeac in collaboration with Moser.
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Crystal with a substantial weight, yet it appears almost weightless – this contrast defines Levitation’s design. An intricate, geometric cut gives the material the visual lightness that also evokes the collection’s name. Yet touch is just as important as sight; the weight of the glass in the palm, the way it rests in the hand, and the delicate contact of crystal against the lips. Levitation is not a collection to be merely seen. It needs to be held.
Maxime d’Angeac
“We can create nothing without master craftsmanship. Even the most brilliant vision is only a dream without the people able to create it.”
Levitation is a complete drinkware collection, with glasses for wine, water, rum, martinis, whisky, and long drinks. The exceptional demands on how it’s produced make it a rarity – Moser will produce no more than 200 pieces of each glass type per year. The production process is governed by the time and concentration the work requires, neither of which can be rushed. Every glass involves hundreds of manual steps and skills passed down over generations.
MOSER ABOARD THE WORLD’S LARGEST SAILING YACHT
The Orient Express Corinthian opens a new chapter in luxury travel at sea. The world’s largest sailing yacht carries forward the legacy of the legendary Orient Express, bringing its distinctive approach to travel, craftsmanship, and detail aboard a modern yacht.
DESIGN AND PRODUCTION
For five years, Maxime d’Angeac and Moser’s master craftspeople worked to translate his vision into handcrafted crystal. Maxime returned to the glassworks repeatedly as they developed and refined the designs together. Many of his sketches pushed the limits of what could be made by hand. The result is a work of design and a testament to the skill of Moser’s glassmakers and cutters, who brought his vision to life.
Production begins at the furnace, where the glassmakers blow molten glass into handmade wooden moulds. Each piece then moves to the glass-cutting workshop, where the collection’s distinctive geometry takes shape. The decorative grooves encircling the body of each glass require a specially made cutting wheel and precise control over every cut.
The stem undergoes an equally demanding transformation. By gradually removing material from a substantial prismatic blank, the cutters create a slender form that lends the glass its lightness and makes it comfortable to hold. They also cut the facets featuring polished surfaces whose edges catch and refract the light, bringing the geometric pattern into focus.
DESIGNER
MAXIME D´ANGEAC
French architect and designer with a passion for the Italian Renaissance, Art Deco, and the collection of rare books, Maxime d’Angeac is known for his exceptional attention to detail and his ability to sensitively combine historical references with contemporary design.
Throughout his career, he’s collaborated with prestigious maisons including Hermès and Daum. In recent years, he’s devoted himself to what he describes as one of the greatest projects of his career: reinterpreting the legendary Orient Express train and creating its maritime counterpart – a new generation of luxury sailing yachts.
Maxime d’Angeac shares the values that have defined Orient Express from the beginning: exceptional craftsmanship, noble materials, precision, and attention to every detail. Here, his approach naturally meets Moser’s philosophy.
