Photo: Rolls-Royce
Being rich means there’s literally nothing you can dream of owning that can’t be made, no matter how insane. And that is probably even more true in the auto industry.
There are a number of carmakers out there that would stop at nearly nothing from indulging their customers. Rolls-Royce is one of them, so much so that it describes itself as the “epitome of Bespoke.” And judging by their latest gimmick, they’re not far from the truth.
Behold the Rolls-Royce Phantom Iridescent Opulence, a yacht on wheels ordered from someone in the United Arab Emirates together with other equally flamboyant British builds. But there’s something specifically unique to this one here, and that would be… feathers. As in bird feathers.
But first things first. The car is fitted with the so-called Bespoke Gallery. It’s a concept presented in 2017 by Swiss-based Nature Squared, and it involves “an application of glass that runs uninterrupted across the [dashboard] fascia of Rolls-Royce Phantom,” allowing the art-savvy owners to display right inside the car whatever passes for art in their books.
But what really catches the eye on the dashboard are the thousands of feathers “hand-sewn onto an open pore fabric.” This fabric is placed on the dashboard, emanating from the clock that makes for the center of the above-mentioned “gallery,” shooting iridescent colors inside the cabin.
As per Rolls, there are over 3,000 tail feathers in there, taken from “a sustainable species of bird with a rich dense plumage.” We’re not told exactly what birds were plucked for their feathers or if they suffered, but if the sustainable word in there is any indication, they’re probably fine.
We are also not being told anything about how much the Rolls-Royce Phantom Iridescent Opulence is worth, but given how it was shipped to Abu Dhabi, that probably matters very little.
Behold the Rolls-Royce Phantom Iridescent Opulence, a yacht on wheels ordered from someone in the United Arab Emirates together with other equally flamboyant British builds. But there’s something specifically unique to this one here, and that would be… feathers. As in bird feathers.
But first things first. The car is fitted with the so-called Bespoke Gallery. It’s a concept presented in 2017 by Swiss-based Nature Squared, and it involves “an application of glass that runs uninterrupted across the [dashboard] fascia of Rolls-Royce Phantom,” allowing the art-savvy owners to display right inside the car whatever passes for art in their books.
But what really catches the eye on the dashboard are the thousands of feathers “hand-sewn onto an open pore fabric.” This fabric is placed on the dashboard, emanating from the clock that makes for the center of the above-mentioned “gallery,” shooting iridescent colors inside the cabin.
As per Rolls, there are over 3,000 tail feathers in there, taken from “a sustainable species of bird with a rich dense plumage.” We’re not told exactly what birds were plucked for their feathers or if they suffered, but if the sustainable word in there is any indication, they’re probably fine.
We are also not being told anything about how much the Rolls-Royce Phantom Iridescent Opulence is worth, but given how it was shipped to Abu Dhabi, that probably matters very little.
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