Personal Commissioning

The veneers that adorn Bentley motor cars are famous the world over, yet some of our customers demand an even more personal commission. To meet their highest expectations, Mulliner is now preparing the next level of modern British automotive luxury – Stone Veneers. These truly one-of-a-kind panels are a fusion of century-old craftsmanship and cutting-edge technologies that didn’t even exist a few years ago. The result is variations in colour, pattern and texture which are almost impossible to imitate. Exactly the kind of material Mulliner looks for to ensure their offering remains as unique as the remarkable cars they deliver.

It takes years to develop the hides, which are used in every Bentley that leaves the factory at Crewe. And centuries to grow the wood used for their immaculate fascias. But, for the stone selected for the new veneers, we’ve had to go much further back – 200 million years, in fact. Clay deposits, crystallised by the weight of unimaginable forces over countless years, obtain a new foliated structure, known as slate or quartzite slate. It is this substance, ethically and sustainably sourced from India in light grey, natural red, black, and copper that forms the raw material for the new stone veneers.

The carefully selected panels are delivered to Mulliner, where aesthetic sophistication, precision and innovation are added to the forces of pressure, heat and time which, over millions of years, originally created the stone. Thus, giving this prehistoric material a modern and technological finish. The rock is cut into sheets of less than a millimetre and a special backing is applied. Extraordinary technology developed for this specific feature, further carves areas of the stone to a thickness of less than a hundredth of a millimetre, allowing Mulliner craftsmen to thermo-form the layers multi-directionally, shaping the veneers to perfectly clad every curve and contour of the Bentley chosen to wear them.

A well-crafted timepiece, like a well-crafted car, is a thing of rare beauty. Which is why we are pleased to announce that Bentley has entered into a prestigious collaboration with Breitling. In doing so they have created the ultimate object of desire for the Bentayga – the finest timepiece ever installed in a Bentley. Combining natural materials valued for their beauty and rarity, with only the most advanced in-car technologies, the Mulliner Tourbillon by Breitling is the embodiment of luxury, performance and accuracy.

As you explore new and unexpected places in the Bentley Bentayga, so will you explore new and expected realms of luxury. The Mulliner Tourbillon by Breitling boasts a handcrafted excellence that is well matched to the interior of the world’s most luxurious SUV. Diamond indices adorn the clock’s dial, on a face which can be chosen in natural or black ebony mother-of-pearl. The case of the clock is machined from solid 18-carat rose gold or white gold. Softly backlit, the counterweight at the back of the mechanism has been hollowed out to allow the light to pass through the spinning tourbillon. And, as a finishing touch, the light that shines onto the watch face can be matched to the ambient lighting inside your car, too. Even under a remote desert night sky, you’ll still be able to keep perfect time.

With Mulliner, almost any visible feature of your Bentley can be finished in a bespoke colour – even the hand-stitched leather hides used to upholster the cabin interior.

And it doesn’t stop there. The embroidery, the carpets and the exterior paintwork can also be colour-matched to a sample you provide. Whether it’s a favourite suit, a favourite lipstick or the coat of your favourite racehorse, our experts can recreate any shade you specify and reproduce it anywhere in your car.

Your new colour can be combined with any existing hue from the Bentley range or, if you prefer, you can use it throughout, to the exclusion of all others.

To see some inspiring examples of what’s possible with Mulliner Bespoke Hides, watch our short film.