“It takes 17 days and up to 450 individual pieces of the softest leather to create an interior for a Rolls-Royce,” the brand states, “The combination of top-quality hides, high-tech laser cutting equipment and traditional craftsmanship means every piece is perfect.”
Giles finishes, “Graphics are harmonious, surfaces are simple – no line should feel forced.” Certainly no one could accuse the design of the Dawn as being in any way contrived. Its entire appeal is its apparent simplicity.
What’s not so simple, however, is the brand’s meticulous hand-built production process which utilises techniques from a casting process from 3000 BC to modern laser cutting. And, in a world of increasing mass production, machine-made items, these are to be respected greatly.
Nor should the cars’ flawless functions be taken for granted. The brand rightly boasts, “The roof of the Rolls-Royce Dawn delivers the silence of a Wraith [the marque’s 2013 release] when up and operates in almost complete silence in just over 20 seconds at a cruising speed of up to 50kph” – a feat in motor engineering. A near-silent interior thanks to its noise isolation is just another element included in such a well-designed vehicle.