Japanese Billionaire Yusaku Maezawa’s Rolls-Royce x Hermès Phantom Oribe

Japanese billionaire Yusaku Maezawa’s new Rolls-Royce Phantom Oribe is the first Rolls-Royce created in collaboration with Hermès and is inspired by his 16th-century pottery collection.

Japanese billionaire Yusaku Maezawa’s new Rolls-Royce Phantom Oribe is the first Rolls-Royce created in collaboration with Hermès and will match the owner’s recently commissioned private aircraft.

Commissioned by the Japanese entrepreneur who is an avid art collector and supercar enthusiast, the Phantom Oribe is inspired by Yusaku Maezawa‘s collection of 16th-century Japanese pottery known as Oribe ware and its deep-green colored glaze.

The new Phantom Oribe is the collective work of artisans and craftspeople from England, France, and Japan and features a subtle two-tone exterior in Oribe Green and cream, reminiscent of his glazed pottery pieces.

The bespoke Oribe Green color was created exclusively for the Phantom Oribe at Rolls-Royce’s Surface Finish Centre at Goodwood. In an unusual move for the brand, the specialized color has been made available to the client for his matching private jet.

The interior of the Rolls-Royce Phantom Oribe is finished predominantly detailed in Hermès Enea Green leather and in another first for Rolls-Royce, the features Hermès ‘Toile H’ canvas on the door armrests, center, and rear consoles, and the signature headliner.

The Phantom Oribe’s Gallery (Rolls-Royce’s unique glass-front “art gallery that runs the length of the vehicle’s fascia) features a special Hermès commissioned artwork based on a design by the celebrated French artist and illustrator Pierre Péron (1905–1988) who created many of the House’s iconic scarves. The work, inspired by the famous Hermès horse motif, is hand-painted on Open Pore Royal Walnut.

Other Hermès details throughout the interior include an embossed glove compartment lid with the signature Habillé par Hermès Paris and special stitching and edge-painting techniques originally employed by Hermès master saddlers.

“This magnificent expression of our pinnacle product represents a landmark for Rolls-Royce Motor Cars, bringing together two houses with more than three centuries’ combined experience and heritage. It is the result of a deep, genuine collaboration between the Houses of Rolls-Royce and Hermès, in which designers, materials specialists and skilled craftspeople worked side by side to create a truly one-of-a-kind Phantom,” shared Torsten Müller-Ötvös, CEO of Rolls-Royce Motor Cars. “It has been an extraordinary privilege to unite on such a creatively challenging, technically demanding commission and bring our client’s remarkable vision so beautifully to life.”

Speaking on the collaboration with Rolls-Royce, Axel de Beaufort, Design and Engineering Director, Hermès Bespoke Division, also shared, “We are really delighted to see this bespoke car come to life after a remarkable journey of creation and craftsmanship conducted hand in hand with both of our houses. We are proud to have contributed to creating a unique and contemporary expression of our client’s vision, thanks to our spirit of innovation, the quality of our materials and the know-how of our craftsmen, who have developed, amongst other things, unique stitching and upholstery techniques for the interior of the car and a hand painting technique for a bespoke gallery. It has been a real pleasure to work alongside the Rolls-Royce experts and to see how this car expresses all the values that Hermès cherishes every day.”