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PHANTOM ORIBE: A BESPOKE ROLLS-ROYCE PHANTOM IN COLLABORATION WITH HERMÈS
27.04.2021 Press Release
Rolls-Royce Motor Cars has co-created a magnificent Bespoke Phantom in a unique collaboration with Hermès. Designed and handcrafted by a combined team of Bespoke specialists at the Home of Rolls-Royce at Goodwood, West Sussex, and Hermès in Paris, Phantom Oribe reflects the personality and passions of its owner, Japanese entrepreneur Yusaku Maezawa.
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- Rolls-Royce Motor Cars creates magnificent Bespoke Phantom Oribe
- Exterior and interior designed and handcrafted hand-in-hand by bespoke specialists from Rolls-Royce and Hermès, using materials, techniques and know-how from both houses
- Commissioned by Japanese entrepreneur, art collector and supercar enthusiast Yusaku Maezawa
- Fully Bespoke two-tone MZ Oribe Green and cream exterior finish inspired by colours in the client's world-class collection of ancient Japanese ceramics
- Envisioned by the client as a 'land jet' to complement a recently commissioned private aircraft
“This magnificent expression of our pinnacle product represents a
landmark for Rolls-Royce Motor Cars, bringing together two houses
with more than three centuries’ combined experience and heritage. It
is the result of a deep, genuine collaboration between the Houses of
Rolls-Royce and Hermès, in which designers, materials specialists
and skilled craftspeople worked side by side to create a truly
one-of-a-kind Phantom. It has been an extraordinary privilege to
unite on such a creatively challenging, technically demanding
commission and bring our client’s remarkable vision so beautifully
to life.”
Torsten Müller-Ötvös, Chief Executive Officer, Rolls-Royce
Motor Cars
“We are really delighted to see this bespoke car come to life
after a remarkable journey of creation and craftsmanship conducted
hand in hand with both of our houses. We are proud to have
contributed to creating a unique and contemporary expression of our
client’s vision, thanks to our spirit of innovation, the quality of
our materials and the know-how of our craftsmen, who have developed,
amongst other things, unique stitching and upholstery techniques for
the interior of the car and a hand painting technique for a bespoke
gallery. It has been a real pleasure to work alongside the
Rolls-Royce experts and to see how this car expresses all the values
that Hermès cherishes every day.”
Axel de Beaufort, Design and Engineering Director, Hermès
Bespoke Division
"This unique Phantom is a fusion of East and West, ancient
and modern, serenity and exhilaration. It was a great creative and
cultural exchange working with Hermès; we learned a great deal from
each other. It is always a pleasure when a client brings us a bold,
clear and imaginative vision, and a great thrill to see it realised
so perfectly."
Michael Bryden, Lead Designer, Rolls-Royce Bespoke Collective
Rolls-Royce Motor Cars has co-created a magnificent Bespoke
Phantom in a unique collaboration with Hermès. Designed and
handcrafted by a combined team of Bespoke specialists at the Home of
Rolls-Royce at Goodwood, West Sussex, and Hermès in Paris, Phantom
Oribe reflects the personality and passions of its owner, Japanese
entrepreneur Yusaku Maezawa. The client envisioned the car as a 'land
jet', bringing the serene exclusivity of private air travel to the road.
The car's striking two-tone exterior matches the characteristic
green and cream glazes of antique Japanese Oribe ware, of which
Maezawa-san is a prominent collector. The upper part is finished in
Oribe Green, a fully Bespoke colour created exclusively for the
client; in an unusual move, Rolls-Royce has made the paint available
for use on the client’s private jet the Phantom will be paired with.
Developed over many months by specialists in the Surface Finish Centre
at Goodwood, it perfectly captures the lustrous, deep-green glaze that
characterises these 16th century ceramics. The effect is
beautifully completed by the cream-white lower section.
The Oribe ware-inspired colourway harmoniously continues through
the interior, created and realised through a true meeting of minds
between Hermès designers and craftspeople in Paris, and the
Rolls-Royce Bespoke Collective of designers, engineers and
craftspeople at Goodwood in West Sussex. Together, they applied their
shared expertise and ingenuity to ensure every individual component
embodies the finest traditions of both houses.
The interior is finished predominantly in Hermès Enea Green
leather, extending to details that include the immediate touch-points
of the client; for example, the steering wheel, duchess handles, gear
selector and the rotary controls for the motor car’s climate settings.
The Hermès leather flows around the upper instrument panel,
interior pillars and parcel shelf. It also enrobes less visible
surfaces including the glove compartment and luggage compartment
lining, centre console, decanter stowage compartment and Champagne
cooler. In a sign of the project's truly collaborative nature, and the
two makers' mutual esteem, the glove compartment lid is embossed with
the signature Habillé par Hermès Paris.
Delicate Hermès piping adorns the headrest cushions and calf
supports of the rear seats, while soft Seashell White accents and
matching lambswool floor mats create a sense of light and space throughout.
The interior is also replete with examples of Rolls-Royce
Bespoke design and handcraftsmanship. Wooden speaker frets, for
example, are formed by meticulously perforating the Open Pore Royal
Walnut veneer applied to the doors, creating a seamless, textured
aesthetic and delicate haptics. Open Pore Royal Walnut is additionally
applied to the centre and rear consoles and picnic table backs; in
another first for Rolls-Royce, the interior features Hermès ‘Toile H’
canvas on the door armrests, centre and rear consoles and, most
notably, the signature headliner.
Hermès brings its distinctive equestrian heritage and innovative
craftsmanship know-how to the car, with the leather upholstery created
using stitching and edge-painting techniques originally employed by
master saddlers. For Phantom’s Gallery, a feature unique to
Rolls-Royce, that runs the length of the motor car’s fascia, Hermès
commissioned an artwork based on a design by the celebrated French
artist and illustrator Pierre Péron (1905–1988) who created many of
the House's iconic scarves. The work, inspired by the famous Hermès
horse motif, is hand-painted on Open Pore Royal Walnut and is
presented as though staged in an art gallery, behind glass.
Torsten Müller-Ötvös added, “This majestic and tasteful
Rolls-Royce Phantom demonstrates what is possible when talented people
from two of the world's great houses work closely together alongside a
far-sighted, inspirational client like Maezawa-san. It is a meeting of
minds, expertise, visions and skill that represents the very best of
our respective craftspeople and capabilities."