• Rolls-Royce Motor Cars showcases modern Bespoke craft at this yr’s London Craft Week
• Inspiration taken from London, a world luxurious hub
• Three outstanding items of workmanship might be on show at Rolls-Royce Motor Cars London, in the course of the occasion, from 13 to 19 May 2024

“Craftsmanship lies at the very heart of Rolls-Royce with creativity nurtured at every turn. As a brand synonymous with perfection and craftsmanship, London Craft Week – a celebration of the very best of British craftsmanship – is a truly important occasion in our annual calendar. For the 10th anniversary of the event, I am delighted that our highly talented artisans from the Home of Rolls-Royce at Goodwood have created a stunning portfolio of Bespoke craftsmanship. Appropriately for this tenth edition of London Craft Week, the UK’s capital city has acted as inspiration for these magnificent works of craftsmanship, which celebrate London’s world-famous status as a luxury hub, as well as its rich tapestry of architecture, art, design, and culture. These exquisite examples of creativity and ingenuity will be on display at our flagship showroom in the heart of Mayfair for the duration of the event in May.”
Boris Weletzky, Regional Director – UK, Europe, and Central Asia, Rolls-Royce Motor Cars

To have fun the tenth yr of London Craft Week, Rolls-Royce Motor Cars will debut a outstanding exhibition of workmanship on the marque’s flagship residence in Mayfair. For this yr’s occasion, the marque has taken inspiration from London, house to among the most well-known luxurious areas on the planet, a lot of which themselves are marvellous examples of design and structure.

Internationally famend as a luxurious capital and as a location that serves as the house for a lot of Rolls-Royce clientele, London is a befitting alternative because the theme of this yr’s occasion. A metropolis comprised of many alternative areas and districts, Rolls-Royce artisans needed to seize each the trendy and conventional tradition and magnificence of London, showcasing a wealthy tapestry of landmarks. There can also be a extremely potent connection between the marque and London; co-founder, The Hon. Charles Stewart Rolls, was born in Hill Street Mayfair solely a stone’s throw from the exhibition, and 14-15 Conduit was the West End headquarters of Rolls-Royce Ltd for a lot of the 20th century.

LONDON BONNET

For this yr’s occasion, artisans from the marque’s Exterior Surface Centre have drawn inspiration from the well-known haunts of London to create a real murals: a map of London introduced on the magnificent canvas of a Phantom bonnet. This extremely Bespoke bonnet, which options over 20 coats of paint and took over 100 hours to finish, showcases the marque’s peerless fluency in craftsmanship. To create the masterpiece, the bonnet was first painted in a base coat of Andalusian White, earlier than a crystal clearcoat was utilized and the outlines of the map of London have been sketched by a single artist. The subsequent step noticed an artisan airbrush the bonnet utilizing a color gradient method, to conjure the impression of a concentrate on Mayfair, the house of the exhibition. After a number of layers of airbrushing, a singular interpretation of a few of London’s most recognisable landmarks was meticulously hand-painted onto the bonnet, earlier than the art work was finalised with a sign-written ‘London’ motif and the cautious utility of gold leaf highlights.

LONDON ICONS DOOR CARD

Rolls-Royce’s extremely expert artisans from the Interior Trim Centre have created a vibrant door card for the occasion. This very particular Bespoke pattern showcases a singular perforated art work – in whole this door card includes a staggering 7,700 perforations. A vibrant Turchese leather-based has been chosen for the bottom leather-based on one facet of the door. The leather-based has then been lined with a layer of Scivaro Grey which, when perforated, reveals the Turchese undercolour, conjuring the impression of an aerial view of the River Thames. Similarly, on the opposite facet of the door, a vivacious Lime Green leather-based has been chosen as the bottom leather-based color, uncovered solely when tiny perforations within the Scrivaro Grey overcoat create a recent but summary expression of town’s world-famous structure.

PICNIC TABLE

Continuing the London theme, Rolls-Royce’s specialists working within the Interior Surface Centre have created a phenomenal picnic desk that celebrates among the metropolis’s most well-known buildings. To create this particular picnic desk, one extremely expert artisan spent over 50 hours reducing, urgent and assembling completely tessellated items earlier than the picnic desk was lacquered.

These distinctive items are indicative of the marque’s fluency in Bespoke and might be displayed within the window of Rolls-Royce’s flagship showroom, Berkeley Street, Mayfair, from 13 to 19 May 2024.