Every year, Bentley takes part on a fresh crop of student interns, and every year it participates in a charity fundraising event for The Prince's Trust. For 2011, the Bentley Graduates are putting on an auction of items crafted in Bentley's own workshop, and there are more than a few items we would welcome into our homes with open arms.
The selection includes such items as a chess set with machined-tooled aluminum pieces on a veneer board, a table made from a V8 engine block cribbed from a Mulsanne and a pair of lamps made from the cam shaft from a Continental. There's 20 items in all, and each will be displayed at dealerships around the world and at the upcoming Goodwood Revival before going up for auction online at bentleybespokeauction.com.
Check out the selection in the high-res image gallery and follow the jump for the full press release.
The selection includes such items as a chess set with machined-tooled aluminum pieces on a veneer board, a table made from a V8 engine block cribbed from a Mulsanne and a pair of lamps made from the cam shaft from a Continental. There's 20 items in all, and each will be displayed at dealerships around the world and at the upcoming Goodwood Revival before going up for auction online at bentleybespokeauction.com.
Check out the selection in the high-res image gallery and follow the jump for the full press release.
HAND-CRAFTED BENTLEY COLLECTOR'S ITEMS TO GO UNDER THE HAMMER
Crewe, Tuesday 30th August 2011
Graduates from Bentley Motors are staging an auction of unique collector's items handcrafted in Crewe to raise money for The Prince's Trust.
Craftsmen and women from the Tooling, Woodshop and Styling teams at Bentley Motors have turned their creative energy into crafting a range of one-off collector's items that will be put to auction to raise funds for The Prince's Trust.
The items range from display pieces such as a chess-set with pieces tooled from aluminium set on a beautifully veneered board, to a table created from a polished V8 engine from the Bentley Mulsanne and a cutlery-set commissioned by Robert Welch and engraved with the Bentley emblem.
Around twenty different pieces have been commissioned. All of them, apart from the Robert Welch cutlery set, have been designed and created on-site at the Bentley factory in Crewe, showcasing the outstanding craftsmanship and attention to detail that typifies Bentley Motors.
Michael Straughan, Bentley's Member of the Board for Manufacturing said:
"The design brief for the auction was to create a unique and desirable item based upon the core materials, parts and processes that are used to build cars such as the Mulsanne and the Continental GT.
The results are exquisite and the auction is a rare opportunity for Bentley lovers to own a one-off handcrafted piece of Bentley memorabilia."
The auction will be hosted online at www.bentleybespokeauction.com with bidding opening on 1st September.
The items will also be exhibited at Bentley dealerships later in the year, as well as at the Goodwood Revival Festival on 16-18 September. Guests at these events will be able to view the items, learn about their creation, talk to the Bentley graduates behind this project and, of course, place bids.
Crewe, Tuesday 30th August 2011
Graduates from Bentley Motors are staging an auction of unique collector's items handcrafted in Crewe to raise money for The Prince's Trust.
Craftsmen and women from the Tooling, Woodshop and Styling teams at Bentley Motors have turned their creative energy into crafting a range of one-off collector's items that will be put to auction to raise funds for The Prince's Trust.
The items range from display pieces such as a chess-set with pieces tooled from aluminium set on a beautifully veneered board, to a table created from a polished V8 engine from the Bentley Mulsanne and a cutlery-set commissioned by Robert Welch and engraved with the Bentley emblem.
Around twenty different pieces have been commissioned. All of them, apart from the Robert Welch cutlery set, have been designed and created on-site at the Bentley factory in Crewe, showcasing the outstanding craftsmanship and attention to detail that typifies Bentley Motors.
Michael Straughan, Bentley's Member of the Board for Manufacturing said:
"The design brief for the auction was to create a unique and desirable item based upon the core materials, parts and processes that are used to build cars such as the Mulsanne and the Continental GT.
The results are exquisite and the auction is a rare opportunity for Bentley lovers to own a one-off handcrafted piece of Bentley memorabilia."
The auction will be hosted online at www.bentleybespokeauction.com with bidding opening on 1st September.
The items will also be exhibited at Bentley dealerships later in the year, as well as at the Goodwood Revival Festival on 16-18 September. Guests at these events will be able to view the items, learn about their creation, talk to the Bentley graduates behind this project and, of course, place bids.
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