AUTOMOTIVE
PEBBLE BEACH PASTEL COLLECTION
CANVAS: GHOST, DAWN, WRAITH | MEDIUM: PAINT, TECHNICAL
FIBRE
The Pastel Collection, showcased at Pebble Beach, drew upon
a palette of colours from this year’s ‘wildflower super-bloom’
on California’s Monterey Peninsula. Three unique Black Badge
commissions brought new colours to the Rolls-Royce Bespoke
palette, reaffirming the notion that a Rolls-Royce Black Badge need
not necessarily be black.
The Ghost Black Badge featured a Light Green Solid finish, a pastel
shade representing the rebirth of flora on the peninsula after years of
drought and fire. The black leather interior features a striking Serenity
Green splash, highlighting the technical fibre of the fascia.
The Dawn Black Badge, in Coral Solid, showcases a stunning Bespoke
HOROLOGY PHANTOM
CANVAS: PHANTOM | MEDIUM: STAINLESS STEEL AND
GOLD INLAY, COACHLINE
redolent of fine timepieces. The car was inspired by a
meeting of a Rolls-Royce Motor Cars designer and master
horologists from La Chaux-de-Fonds in Switzerland,
who convened to explore the complexities and exotic
movements of contemporary luxury timepieces.
Set against a Gunmetal and Black two-tone exterior
finish, a gold and silver hand-painted twin coachline
incorporates an intricate watch-inspired design; the
Spirit of Ecstasy is cloaked in 24-carat gold. Inside, the
fascia features the largest stainless steel and gold inlay
ever made for Phantom. Positioned below a multiple
layered stainless-steel Gallery, the inlay depicts an
abstract schematic of a watch movement. The Rolls-
Royce clock, housed in the Gallery, is set in a solid silver,
guilloché case.
The Art of Luxury
hours of hand-polishing in the Surface Finish Centre at the Home of
Rolls-Royce in Goodwood. The Coral colour carries over to the Aero
The Horology Phantom is touched with elements
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Cowling, while the interior is finished in Artic White and Sunset, an
illustration of northern California’s hills and valleys in bloom.
The third car is a Wraith Black Badge in Semaphore Yellow, a bright
and sunny finish for the most powerful member of the Rolls-Royce
family, complemented by a Selby Grey and Lemon interior.