Stories beneath the surface: Rolls-Royce reveals the most intricate woodwork in its history

®
Çok Okunanlar

İşte Dünya Basınında: Yine yaptı Toprak Razgatlıoğlu 2025 WorldSBK Dünya Şampiyonu!

Toprak Razgatlıoğlu, FIM Superbike Dünya Şampiyonası'nda BMW Motorrad Motorsport ile üst üste ikinci Dünya Şampiyonluğunu elde etti. +++ Şampiyonluk,...

Mazda Avrupa, EV sahipleri için bağlantılı hizmetlerini genişletiyor

Mazda Avrupa, elektrikli mobiliteye ve özellikle elektrikli araç sahipleri için kurgulanan modern bir dijital ekosisteme yatırımlarını artırıyor. Marka, sürücülerin...

Omoda ve Jaecoo Super Hybrid System: 600 km test, 1.192 km menzil

Omoda C5 SHS-H, Jaecoo J5 SHS-H ve Omoda C7 SHS-P ile Anhui’de 600 km Hibrit Maratonu; 1.5 TDGI, DHT...

Renault Scenic E-Tech: tamamen elektrikli orta sınıf SUV 2025’te Avustralya’da

Renault, tamamen elektrikli bir SUV olan yeni Renault Scenic E-Tech’in 2025’in sonlarına doğru Avustralya’ya geleceğini duyurdu. Scenic rozeti, 2001–2010...

2025 Amerika Birleşik Devletleri Grand Prix’si – Cumartesi

George Russell, daha önce F4 Sprint'te 2. sırayı aldıktan sonra Pazar günkü Amerika Birleşik Devletleri Grand Prix'sine 1. sırada...

Garanti BBVA’dan Borusan Next ile 2.Elde Uçtan Uca Dijital Taşıt Kredisi

Garanti BBVA, Borusan Next iş birliğiyle ikinci el araç alımlarında mobilden uçtan uca dijital taşıt kredisi imkânı sunuyor. Garanti BBVA,...

BMW, Neue Klasse elektrikli ailesini hızlandırıyor

BMW, Neue Klasse elektrikli ailesini hızlandırıyor. iX3’ün yakaladığı ivmenin ardından şirket, daha ulaşılabilir konumlanan ama yine de etkileyici bir...
  • Rolls-Royce reveals the most intricate woodwork in the marque’s history
  • Introduces three Rolls-Royce firsts: 3D marquetry, 3D ink layering, and 24-carat gold leafing
  • Artisans undertook special training as part of a one-year development process
  • Extraordinary interior reserved for an exclusive Rolls-Royce Private Collection, soon to be revealed to celebrate Phantom’s centenary

“Our Bespoke Collective of designers, craftspeople and engineers are exceptional at what they do. To honour Phantom in its centenary year, they pioneered groundbreaking techniques in their mastery of wood, combining 3D ink layering, 3D marquetry and gilding within a single surface. These intricate processes push materials to the limits of their natural tolerance, transforming each panel into a stunning, tactile sculpture. Having seen first-hand the challenges and possibilities with wood techniques at Rolls-Royce, I can say with certainty that the Collective has unlocked remarkable new possibilities for Bespoke, a breakthrough made possible by their extraordinary dedication to the Phantom nameplate on its 100th anniversary.”
Phil Fabre de la Grange, Head of Bespoke, Rolls-Royce Motor Cars

In 2025, Rolls-Royce Motor Cars marks the centenary of Phantom – a name that has defined the pinnacle of luxury for 100 years. Across decades and continents, Phantom has remained the measure of what can be achieved when the rarest and most precious materials are placed in the hands of master craftspeople.

To mark this milestone, Rolls-Royce will soon unveil an exclusive Private Collection. For this landmark motor car, which honours the brand’s pinnacle product, designers, craftspeople and engineers pushed their artistry further than ever, developing three woodworking techniques never before seen on a Rolls-Royce: 3D marquetry, 3D ink layering and gold leafing.

Each composition tells a different story – first sketched by hand, then translated into digital form and recreated in wood – capturing places, moments and journeys that have shaped Phantom’s legend. These innovations give the woodwork an intricacy and richness that hint at the extraordinary methods and technologies behind their creation.

THE PINNACLE OF CRAFT: THE MOST INTRICATE DOORS IN ROLLS-ROYCE HISTORY
The interior door treatment created for the upcoming Private Collection to celebrate Phantom’s centenary is the most complex and detailed in Rolls-Royce history, with every journey etched into its surfaces – a tribute to Phantom’s 100-year legend. It took a full year to develop these pieces alone, pushing the medium of veneer to its sculptural limits, just as Phantom itself has pushed the definition of what a motor car can represent. The artwork visually blends geographical maps, winding routes, sweeping landscapes, floral elements and depictions of experimental models into a single, stunning composition.

The creation of the door pieces is achieved by individually crafting sections of the overall composition and then assembling them like an intricate mosaic. Rendered in Blackwood, selected for its unique grain pattern, the design uses textures, contrasts and reflectivity to celebrate the material, creating a rich visual effect with a monochromatic palette.

Oversized veneer sheets were specially commissioned for this project to accommodate the generous size of Phantom’s doors. Based on the natural grain pattern of the piece, each of the large veneer leaves is assigned to a specific section of the composition. The designer responsible gave particular consideration to how the grain catches the light at different angles, ensuring that new details and textures are revealed at every glance.

To ensure nothing detracts from the overall composition, Phantom’s metal speaker grilles are replaced by small openings milled directly into the wood. The expansive panel is then stained to ensure absolute colour uniformity.

LASER-ETCHED ELEMENTS
The design motifs, which include maps, landscapes, flowers and trees, are etched onto the wood at three different depths using a laser, each line of light and shadow carrying echoes of Phantom’s century of stories. Areas more deeply-etched into the wood appear to be darker, providing a contrast to the more reflective surface of the unetched veneer. This produces subtle shifts in colour and light, adding a sense of movement and texture beyond the linework.

REFINED DETAILS: 3D INK LAYERING
In contrast to the recessed, etched motifs, the marque’s artisans developed a 3D ink layering technology to add fine textures and intricate patterns directly onto the surface of the wood, building Phantom’s narrative in gradual strokes. Built from individual layers, these embellishments achieve an extraordinary level of precision and clarity.

SCULPTURAL ELEGANCE: 3D MARQUETRY
To add further texture to the artwork, the designer employed 3D marquetry. This introduces raised motifs, embellished with engraving and 3D ink layering, on top of the main wood surface, allowing Phantom’s history to rise in new dimensions and be felt as much as seen. This three-dimensional approach adds depth, detail, and a sense of tactile intrigue, inviting occupants to explore the motor car’s surfaces and textures with their hands.

PRECIOUS METALWORK: THE ART OF GOLD LEAFING
This unique woodwork introduces another Rolls-Royce first: gilding, also known as gold leafing, transforming Phantom’s most significant journeys into luminous threads of history. Drawing on centuries-old cabinet-making traditions, this process was adapted and perfected by Rolls-Royce to meet the marque’s extreme temperature and humidity testing parameters. Five artisans from the Interior Surface Centre undertook a specialist course at West Dean College, a celebrated centre of craftsmanship in West Sussex, to master the technique.

Once the wood sections were completed, artisans used 24-carat gold leaves to depict roads on the map section – each one a gold thread in Phantom’s story. Squares of gold leaf, typically just 0.1 micrometres (or 100 nanometres) thick, are hand-laid then sealed with a protective coating that achieves a hard-wearing, high-gloss finish. The ‘road’ is precision-cut and inlaid within the marquetry composition.

In its complexity, precision and visual effect, this remarkable wood treatment represents a completely new form of wood sculpting and a significant evolution in contemporary craft. It is only fitting that these exquisite innovations will first debut on a Private Collection celebrating Phantom, the pinnacle of Rolls-Royce.

Diğer Haberler

TOBFED ve TOLDER İş Birliğiyle…

Tüm Otomotiv Lastikçileri Derneği (TOLDER), Türkiye Otomotiv Bakım Dernekleri Federasyonu’nu (TOBFED) ziyaret ederek sektörel gelişmeler, standartlar ve gelecek projelerin ele alındığı önemli bir toplantı gerçekleştirdi.  Türkiye...

Otokar’ın Ankara Bayisi Cansın Motor

Otokar, ticari araçlarda büyüme stratejisi doğrultusunda bayi ağını genişletmeye devam ediyor. Şirketin Ankara'daki bayisi Cansın Motorlu Araçlar, Yenimahalle'de açtığı yeni tesisiyle hizmet alanını genişletti....

Rolls-Royce’dan 100 yıllık efsanesine özel koleksiyon

100 yıldır Phantom, dünyanın en etkili isimleri tarafından tercih edilen, başarı ve seçiciliğin nihai sembolü olarak tanınıyor. Efsanevi Phantom’un 100. yılı kutlanırken, Rolls-Royce Motor...

Chery Teknoloji ve Yeniliklerle Küresel Mobilite

Çin’in otomotiv alanındaki ihracat lideri Chery,yeni enerji, zeka, yapay zekâ ve küresel iş birliği alanlarındaki başarılarını sergileyen ve markanın teknolojik küreselleşme yolculuğunda yeni bir...

JAECOO Uluslararası Teknoloji Gecesi Geleceğe Işık

Yenilikçi tasarım diline sahip modelleri ile kısa sürede dikkatleri üzerine çeken OMODA ve JAECOO markaları, Wuhu’da gerçekleştirilen Uluslararası Teknoloji Gecesi ile mobilite teknolojilerinin yakın...

PETRONAS Madeni Yağlar (PLI) ve Bosch Rexroth biyolojik bazlı hidrolik

PETRONAS Madeni Yağlar (PLI) ve Bosch Rexroth ,ağır hizmet ve tarım araçları sektörlerinde daha sürdürülebilir sıvı çözümlerinin benimsenmesini hızlandırmak amacıyla bir iş birliği anlaşması imzaladı. Sürdürülebilirlik ve enerji...

Tesla, Avrupa EV pazarındaki benzersiz liderliğini sürdürebilecek mi?

Plug-in hibrit (PHEV) teslimatları artmaya devam ederken Tesla, Avrupa'nın en çok satan akülü elektrikli aracı (BEV) unvanını sessizce alıyor. Peki yerli rakiplerin yetişmesi için...