The Bentley Diamond
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The diamond pattern remains one of Bentley’s most enduring design signatures. In the new Torcal, that story continues in both familiar and unexpected ways – from the jewel-like diamond grille to an innovative digital display, created using real physical objects. Contemporary in execution yet unmistakably Bentley in character, the motif links past and future through a shared language of craft.
The story begins in the 1930s, with cross-hatched switches and controls. What began as a functional detail evolved into a defining design theme. Today, the diamond can be found engraved, stitched, machined and illuminated across Bentley’s architecture – a motif that continues to evolve while remaining instantly recognisable.
A pattern through time
Several Bentley models of the 1930s featured brass switchgear, with controls carefully machined with a diamond pattern to improve grip. The process created a distinctive look that became part of Bentley’s design language. Over the decades it has appeared everywhere from diamond-stitched seat upholstery to the mesh grille of the Brooklands coupé, to the controls of the Continental GT. More recently, you can see it in the detailing of Bentayga’s headlamps, and throughout the Batur’s interior, which showcased Bentley’s evolving 'embedded diamond' design language.
From detail to DNA
The diamond pattern has been part of Bentley’s grille design since the 1920s, when wire mesh was used to protect tall radiators from stones and debris. In the new Torcal, that heritage is reinterpreted for a new era. Bold, sculptural and jewel-like in its execution, the grille is transformed into a striking design statement — one that is pure Bentley and unlike anything else on the road.
Crafted by light
When the design team came to creating the Torcal's digital displays, the diamond pattern needed to be present, but rather than relying on computer-generated graphics, the team wanted the authenticity of hand-crafted materials. The team collaborated with Cumbria Crystal in the English Lake District to create bespoke, hand-cut crystal objects. By filming a light passing through the crystal, the designers were able to create a distinctive visual signature. With its subtle variations and hand-made imperfections, the result brings an unexpected sense of depth and humanity to a thoroughly modern digital experience.
