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Rolls-Royce, the British marque that has been synonymous with a luxuriant lifestyle, has erstwhile again outdone itself. Presenting the Phantom Syntopia, which the marque said is the “most technically analyzable Bespoke Phantom produced.” Based connected the brand’s Phantom Extended model, which serves arsenic the cleanable canvas, the Phantom Syntopia is created successful collaboration with renowned Dutch manner decorator and Haute Couturière Iris van Herpen.
According to Rolls-Royce, “Phantom Syntopia takes its sanction from Iris van Herpen’s landmark 2018 collection, designed connected the principles of biomimicry successful which creation is inspired by patterns and shapes recovered successful nature.”
“Like the collection, which comprises a bid of highly sculptural garments brought to beingness done movement, Phantom Syntopia seeks to correspond the elusive, ethereal quality of fluid question successful coagulated materials done its ‘Weaving Water’ theme.”
The couture taxable is subtly featured connected the centrifugal car’s bonnet, wherever the iconic Weaving Water motif is expertly rendered on. To bash this, the craftsmen person to redistribute the pigment during the finishing process cautiously truthful that it tin beryllium seen.
From commencement to finish, the Phantom Syntopia took 4 years of continuous improvement and volition instrumentality its spot successful the backstage postulation of discerning patrons of the brand. After the archetypal phases of designing the car, Rolls-Royce further shared that the exterior paintwork unsocial took implicit 3,000 hours of investigating and validation. The result: A shimmering façade that is iridescent nether sunlight to unveil hues of purple, blue, magenta and golden erstwhile viewed astatine antithetic angles.
In the interior suite, the collaboration betwixt Rolls-Royce and Iris van Herpen is further exemplified arsenic the elements wrong the car were handcrafted astatine the Home of Rolls-Royce by its starring craftspeople and members of the manner designer’s team.
Upon opening the doors of the Phantom Syntopia, the Weaving Water Starlight Headliner volition instantly seizure the attraction of its owner. Crafted utilizing a azygous expanse of leather, nonstop cuts are made to uncover a metallic “liquid metal” texture and this gives the headliner its 3D appearance. To decorativeness up, 162 delicate petals made up of delicate solid organza petals, were painstakingly applied by manus for astir 300 hours. In addition, astir 200 sparkling fiberoptic stars were besides placed by manus to make a consciousness of movement, taking a full of astir 700 corporate hours of work.
The Weaving Water motif continues to beryllium spotted successful the Gallery, which runs the width of the Phantom’s fascia. By blending accepted haute couture methods with originative ocular designs, this incredibly expressive instauration includes an other 85 petals that were meticulously affixed by manus by Iris van Herpen’s squad astatine Goodwood, taking astir 60 hours of meticulous labour.
Also successful the Gallery, the Phantom Syntopia is equipped with Magic Grey leather seats successful the front, and successful the back, determination are seats upholstered with a silk-blend worldly that was specifically designed for the vehicle. This is simply a tribute to Rolls-Royce’s history, wherever the driver’s spot was typically covered successful durable leather, portion the rear compartment was adorned with a comfortable, luxurious fabric.
Speaking much astir the Phantom Syntopia and this collaboration with Iris van Herpen, Torsten Müller-Ötvös, Chief Executive Officer, Rolls-Royce Motor Cars, said: “Phantom Syntopia is the astir ambitious, singular and highly Bespoke Phantom we person ever created, and a wide connection of Rolls-Royce’s lasting arsenic a existent luxury house. Building connected 2 decades of associated undertakings with the world’s astir celebrated plan houses, artists, horologists and jewellers, Phantom Syntopia secures Phantom’s lasting arsenic the eventual blank canvas for Bespoke personalisation. In collaborating with internationally renowned decorator and Haute Couturière Iris van Herpen, we erstwhile again redraw the boundaries of innovation, craftsmanship and Bespoke possibility; not conscionable for a centrifugal car but crossed the wider luxury sector.”
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