The Rolls-Royce Cullinan has some interesting changes inside. They introduced a new interior design called Duality. This design is stitched into the seats of the new Cullinan. It’s inspired by the Rolls-Royce logo and involves a lot of needlework. According to Rolls-Royce:
This special textile took more than a year to develop. A master weaver worked with Rolls-Royce to create it. They now work full-time at Rolls-Royce to oversee this complex process. It happens at the Home of Rolls-Royce in Goodwood. A full Duality Twill interior can have up to 2.2 million stitches and uses 11 miles of thread. It takes about 20 hours to make each one. To make sure the pattern is the same, each piece is made individually. Then, a laser cuts the material to seal the edges and prevent threads from coming loose.
Eleven miles of thread and 2.2 million stitches sound like a lot! I don’t know exactly how much stitching goes into a regular car’s interior, but that seems like a huge amount.
Rolls-Royce also introduced a new finish called Placed Perforation. Craftspeople make tiny cuts in the fabric of the seats to create intricate details. For example, the Cullinan Series II will have a pattern inspired by the clouds above Rolls-Royce’s home in Goodwood, UK. This pattern has up to 107,000 perforations on the front and rear seats. Each one is checked to make sure they’re all the same.
Besides the fancy trim, the Cullinan has all the usual comforts you’d expect from a Rolls-Royce. It has an 18-speaker audio system, and a digital display in the dashboard, and it’s connected to Rolls-Royce’s exclusive Whispers social media network.
