Rolls-Royce has unveiled its newest creation, the Black Badge Cullinan ‘Blue Shadow’ Private Collection, which is inspired by space. Rolls-Royce designers drew inspiration from the Kármán Line, the invisible boundary 62 miles above the Earth’s surface, where Earth’s atmosphere ends and outer space begins.
In this region, the blue of the sky we see on Earth fades into the blackness of space, which creates a special dark-blue zone where darkness becomes visible, which is where the Blue Shadow takes its inspiration.
The new Bespoke ‘Stardust Blue’ exterior paint captures the deep blue color of the upper layers of the Earth’s atmosphere. The finish of the thermal tiles used to shield homebound Space Shuttles from the intense heat of atmospheric re-entry are recalled in the satin-tinted grille surround and aero bumper insert sets. The Spirit of Ecstasy is also inspired by materials used in spacecrafts, since its created using 3D printing techniques in titanium and finished with a thin layer of blue-tinted lacquer.
Inside the brand’s Starlight Headliner has been taken to a new level with an intricate Moon embroidery, surrounded by an array of stars. The Starlight Headliner contains a total of 1,183 stars – 799 white and 384 blue. The front and rear seats feature a unique perforated artwork, inspired by the view of Earth from space. The pattern on the seats is meant to mimic the ever-shifting clouds swirling over the continents and oceans.
Lastly the the Rolls-Royce Bespoke Collective created a series of unique accessories for the Black Badge Cullinan Blue Shadow. This includes an indoor car cover that echoes the pattern seen on the seats and a unique luggage set. Buyers can also commission an exact 1:8 scale replica of their full-size Black Badge Cullinan Blue Shadow, featuring fully functioning exterior and interior lights, opening and closing coach doors and an interior recreating all the Collection details, including the Bespoke Illuminated Collection Treadplates.
Rolls-Royce plans to only build 62 units of the Rolls-Royce Black Badge Cullinan ‘Blue Shadow’.
