Rolls-Royce's ultra-luxurious £1m 'Serenity' limousine has mother-of-pearl paint job and silk interiors
The one-off car will appear the Geneva Motor Show to highlight the company's commitment to customisation.
The car has a mother-of-pearl paint job that shimmers in different colours
The car has a mother-of-pearl paint job that shimmers in different colours
Rolls-Royce has created a one-off Phantom limousine called Serenity, complete with a mother-of-pearl paint job and silk interiors.The ultra-luxurious car will be appear at the Geneva Motor Show to illustrate the company’s commitment to customisation - perfect for footballers wanting to flash their cash.The basic Rolls-Royce Phantom costs up to £350,000, but bespoke versions can top £1 million.A crack team of designers, engineers and craftspeople worked on the Phantom Serenity, following a royal Japanese motif.
Rolls Royce - Serenity exterior
The mother of pearl paint is one of the most expensive ever developed
by the car company, and offers a pearl-like three-stage shimmer effect.
The paint job was polished for 12 full hours.The car's interior has been kitted out with hand-painted silk with a blossom motif - which took more than 600 hours to apply.
The interior features hand-painted silk with a blossom motif The front seats are clothed in white leather, and there's cherry-wood and bamboo panelling.
Mother of pearl has been laser cut and hand applied as inlays in the wood and on the driver instrument dials.
Mother of pearl has been laser cut and inlaid into the wood panelling
Even the luggage compartment has been adorned with white leather and has two parasols held in place by leather loops on the lid of the boot.
One-off and bespoke commissions like the Phantom Serenity are forming an increasingly large part of Rolls-Royce’s business.
More than 85% of Rolls-Royce cars sold around the world have some degree of bespoke content, and one-off commissions grew globally by 31% last year.
The Celestial Phantom features diamonds and LEDs
In 2013, the company created a vehicle dubbed Celestial, which featured glimmering LED lights and diamonds embedded in the interior to make it look like the night's sky.