The Gentleman Magazine Issue 18 | December 2019 | Page 24

FALCON WRAITH FEATURES MOST DETAILED
ROLLS-ROYCE EMBROIDERY EVER
The most detailed ever single embroidery to feature in a Rolls-
Royce motor car has been designed and created at the Home of
Rolls-Royce in Goodwood, West Sussex. A Peregrine Falcon,
the fastest bird in the world, famed for its power and speed,
has become the subject of scrutiny for the marque’s talented
Bespoke Design team. An embroidery featuring the bird of
prey is befittingly lavished on Wraith, Rolls-Royce’s powerful,
dynamic Grand Tourer.
This intricate embroidery is the latest masterpiece from the
Rolls-Royce Bespoke Collective. The bird of prey, designed by
the Rolls-Royce Bespoke Design Team, is interpreted in photo-
realistic complex detail amongst clouds on Wraith’s headlining.
Consisting of nearly 250,000 stitches, the dramatic embroidery
took a team of designers, craftspeople and engineers over one
month to develop.
“The design required hours of observation of a Peregrine
Falcon – we needed to understand the musculature, the
movement, the shading of the feathers. We wanted the bird
to adopt an alert and predatory stance. We created multiple
iterations of the embroidery – the direction, length and spacing
of the stitch can have a great impact on the final image. We
purposefully shaped the beak and angled the eye to create a
sense of aggression.” Liles commented.
He continued, “The Falcon embroidery became a labour of
love. Technically, it is exceptionally difficult to embroider this
density of stitches onto leather. Embroidery puts stress and
tension on leather causing a physical wave in the material,
which naturally, is unacceptable in a Rolls-Royce.”
Josh Liles, Rolls-Royce Motor Cars Bespoke Embroidery
Specialist is highly skilled at interpreting clients’ wishes
and translating them into embroidery. Before becoming an
apprentice in the Rolls-Royce leathershop, Liles was trained
in Mechanical Engineering and 3D Design and Architecture.
After nine years with the marque, he now leads a team of
talented craftspeople assuming responsibility for all of the
marque’s embroidery.
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