---
title: "This One-Off Rolls-Royce Phantom Has Beautiful Hand-Sculpted Orchids on the Dash"
description: "After two years, the commissioned Rolls-Royce Phantom is finished, and it's otherworldly."
date: "2022-01-29"
modified: "2022-01-29"
authors:
  - name: "Kristin V. Shaw"
    job_title: "Contributor"
    link: "https://www.thedrive.com/authors/kristin-shaw"
url: "https://www.thedrive.com/news/44071/this-one-off-rolls-royce-phantom-has-beautiful-hand-sculpted-orchids-on-the-dash"
categories:
  - "News"
  - "News by Brand"
  - "Rolls-Royce News"
tags:
  - "luxury"
  - "phantom"
  - "Rolls-Royce"
  - "sedan"
---

# This One-Off Rolls-Royce Phantom Has Beautiful Hand-Sculpted Orchids on the Dash

![](<https://www.thedrive.com/wp-content/uploads/images-by-url-td/content/2022/01/RR-orchid-HERO.jpg>)
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As if a [Rolls-Royce Phantom](<https://www.thedrive.com/new-cars/12933/2018-rolls-royce-phantom-revealed-a-450000-car-with-a-built-in-art-gallery>) isn’t stunning enough as is, the British company has one-upped itself with a [one-off work of art for a commission in Singapore](<https://www.press.rolls-roycemotorcars.com/rolls-royce-motor-cars-pressclub/article/detail/T0365954EN/phantom-orchid-an-inspirational-symbol-for-our-times>). Artist Helen Amy Murray and her team of six spent more than 200 hours on it, fashioning orchids from silk crepe satin and incorporating it into the “Phantom’s Gallery” in front of the passenger. Two years later, the car is finally complete, and it's breathtaking.

Even the exterior paint is unusual on this car, starting with Arctic White as the base with a tint of orchid-themed violet. Fine glass particles add a pearlescent appearance, which creates a shimmering effect. Fair warning: if you were to see this car on the road, you could be temporarily frozen in place from the sheer bedazzlement.

![message-editor%2F1643433877747-rrorchid2.jpg](<https://www.thedrive.com/wp-content/uploads/content-b/message-editor/1643433877747-rrorchid2.jpg>)
**Rolls-Royce**

Stop and imagine, for a moment, what this one-of-one Phantom might cost. A typical Phantom starts at about $450,000, and the extended wheelbase version bumps it up by $100k. On top of that, add artwork that includes silk and glass to the equation plus hundreds of hours and two full years to complete, and you could be looking at multiple millions of dollars.

Named Phantom Orchid, the car features hand-sculpted silk artwork protected behind glass that runs across its fascia. Inside, it’s finished in Grace White, Havana, and Smoke Grey with Dark Olive stitching, and I have a feeling angels sing when you slide behind the wheel. Or, as it may be, in the back seat after the chauffeur opens the door.

![message-editor%2F1643433951945-rrorchid5.jpg](<https://www.thedrive.com/wp-content/uploads/content-b/message-editor/1643433951945-rrorchid5.jpg>)
*Rolls-Royce*

![message-editor%2F1643433943698-rrorchid4.jpg](<https://www.thedrive.com/wp-content/uploads/content-b/message-editor/1643433943698-rrorchid4.jpg>)
*Rolls-Royce*

![message-editor%2F1643433960562-rrorchid3.jpg](<https://www.thedrive.com/wp-content/uploads/content-b/message-editor/1643433960562-rrorchid3.jpg>)
*Rolls-Royce*

![message-editor%2F1643434009605-rrorchid8.jpg](<https://www.thedrive.com/wp-content/uploads/content-b/message-editor/1643434009605-rrorchid8.jpg>)
*Rolls-Royce*

![message-editor%2F1643434082544-4a.jpg](<https://www.thedrive.com/wp-content/uploads/content-b/message-editor/1643434082544-4a.jpg>)
*Rolls-Royce*

![message-editor%2F1643434097546-rrorchid7.jpg](<https://www.thedrive.com/wp-content/uploads/content-b/message-editor/1643434097546-rrorchid7.jpg>)
*Rolls-Royce*

Rolls-Royce Designer Yohan Benchetrit added orchid-inspired picnic table inlays behind the front seat with a layer of orchids set into the Piano Black veneer. Even the treadplates are unique, deleting the text in favor of artwork.

I don't know about you, but right now I'm imagining myself wearing a silk scarf, Rolex, and designer clothes and rolling down the roads in Tuscany in this beautiful beast. One can dream, right?

*Got a tip? Send a note to the writer at kristin.shaw@thedrive.com.*

## Author
Kristin Shaw is the former Weekend Editor for The Drive and a current freelancer in both the automotive and aviation worlds. She’s a big fan of anything car-related and calls on her technology background on the corporate side to explain engineering and high-tech concepts. Now living in her sixth state (New Jersey, Indiana, Ohio, Kentucky, Georgia, and now Texas), she is thrilled that working from home is now mainstream.

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