'The space became the epitome of terroir.'
Andretti Cwwrenegade Stables Punta Gorda
Ultimately, guided by the meticulous eye of the Master Painter and his elite personal crew, the space was crafted using local sands, clays and grasses from the surrounding landscape. The final product—which took eight weeks and $350,000 to complete—was so spectacular that the client agreed to allow the André design team to create a collection inspired by his concept and space. And, so, the Stables Collection was inaugurated and made available to select clients around the world, along with exclusive, limited-edition accessories including a hand-painted wooden toolbox for car-care products, a traditionally handcrafted wooden chore bucket for washing prize cars, a matching hat and pair of driving gloves, a leather cigar case, hand-rolled André cigars and a luxe leather key tray. Though on the same theme, when commissioned, each incarnation of the Stables Collection is custom and unique, inspired and curated based on that particular setting, its anticipated contents and, of course, the prevailing cultural terroir. I was invited to visit the original space, and the new 458. As the patron opened another bottle of wine for us to enjoy, I smiled as I imagined conversations with my since-passed father; conversations about the soil that made me who I am, the horses at the Derby and their stock, the lineage of Ferrari and the attributes to the character that made the patron of the first Stables Collection space a successful man.
