Wood veneers too mainstream? Bentley has the answer. The Crewe outfit’s Mulliner bespoke coachbuilding division is now offering stone veneers. Yes, stone, batu.
Bentley says that its latest interior finish utilises state-of-the-art stone veneer technology to make a luxurious, contemporary feature of a natural product formed over 200 million years.
The slate and quartzite stone is sustainably sourced from hand-selected quarries in Rajasthan and Andhra Pradesh, India, which has an ancient and rich culture of stone masonry. The sections of stone are split from larger pieces and cured using glass fibre and a bespoke resin. They are then shaped and hand finished by the Mulliner coachbuilding team in England.
Apparently, the stone surfaces of the veneers are both extremely light and translucent, allowing the grain and pattern in the stone to be visible to the eye. Mulliner offers stone veneers in a natural finish, in four different colours on the Continental and Flying Spur: Galaxy, Autumn White, Terra Red and Copper.
“Bentley is the established expert in the handcrafting of wood and leather, and now we are exploring new, fine and rare materials to offer even more bespoke tailoring and choice to our customers. Stone veneers are another first for Bentley – but only the beginning of what we plan to do with this luxurious and unique material,” said Geoff Dowding, director of Mulliner Operations, hinting at more stone bits to come.
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last time they mentioned about human skin veneer..
so when accidents happen, kepala terhantuk batu
no worries, kepala x pecah batu yg pecah lol
i’m interested to see the crash test of this!
the brits are still milking india of precious stones…
old habits die hard i guess…
And the indians allow it. Yup old habits.
What u mean milking?
Slate and quartzite are not precious stones la dude…they are hugely abundant..the reason they are getting them from India is those places know a thing or 2 about stone masonry.
.and secondly it’s ethically sourced..not like the Bauxite Blitzkrieg currently taking place on our shores
Get the facts right la before commenting boss….it goes a long way towards making PT comments section less Sh%%
I’ve watched topgear and stonehenge documentary , im sure there are stones in britain as well, for them to source it all the way back from india it means it is still worth something, to justify shipping costs and whatnot…hence the term ‘precious’ …lol
anyway, it is just a joke, obviously it is ethically sourced….like duhh….
milking lol…, yeah…now i remembered the word i actually wanted to type…..plunder…
holy craftmanship batman!
That reminds me of my kitchen counter top