Rolls-Royce and Hermes collaborate on bespoke Phantom

Rolls-Royce Motor Cars has co-created a magnificent Bespoke Phantom in a unique collaboration with Hermes.

Designed and handcrafted by a combined team of Bespoke specialists at the Home of Rolls-Royce at Goodwood, West Sussex, and Hermes in Paris, the 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 sports a striking two-tone exterior that 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.

The unique colour is also being made available by Rolls-Royce for use on the client's private jet, of which 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 the 16^th century ceramics. The effect is beautifully completed by a cream-white lower section.

The Oribe ware-inspired colourway harmoniously continues through the interior, created through a true meeting of minds between Hermes designers, and the Rolls-Royce Bespoke Collective. 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 Hermes Enea Green leather, extending to details that include the immediate touch-points of the client including the steering wheel, duchess handles, gear selector and the rotary controls for the motor car's climate settings.

Hermes leather also 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. The glove compartment lid is embossed with the signature Habille par Hermes Paris.

Delicate Hermes 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.

The Royal Walnut is additionally applied to the centre and rear consoles and picnic table backs. In another first for Rolls-Royce, the interior features Hermes' 'Toile H' canvas on the door armrests, centre and rear consoles and, most notably, the signature headliner.

Hermes 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 this car's Gallery, a feature unique to Rolls-Royce, Hermes commissioned an artwork based on a design by the celebrated French artist and illustrator Pierre Peron who created many of the House's iconic scarves. The work, inspired by the famous Hermes horse motif, is hand-painted on Open Pore Royal Walnut and is presented as though staged in an art gallery, behind glass.