[Auto] A "Tailor Made" Ferrari Roma Inspired by Japanese Recycling Culture

[FNX Magokiler]

Ferrari introduces another one-of-a-kind supercar made by the Tailor Made customization department, and using a Roma as a base.

Among the particularities of this special car are the details inspired by Japanese tradition, while preserving the elegance of the original model in its purest and most sophisticated sense.

Before going into detail, it is important to mention that Ferrari Tailor Made is an exclusive program for those who want to customize each element of their Ferrari.

By choosing this personalization program, customers are assisted by a team of experts who, under the direction of a personal designer, interpret their wishes while preserving the aesthetic principles of the Ferrari brand.

In the case of the Ferrari Roma, the story began when Evan Orensten and Josh Rubin, founders of Cool Hunting, an American publication dedicated to design, culture and technology, received and accepted the offer to customize a Roma, and thus explore how far the Ferrari could go. Ferrari's à la carte personalization programme.

As part of the customization, they met with Flavio Manzoni, Head of Ferrari Design, at the Ferrari Tailor Made showroom in New York, after several research trips to Japan, specifically to learn more about traditional arts and craft methods.

As a result of this experience, they proposed incorporating some of those unique ideas and materials into the Roma Tailor Made project, as COOL HUNTING understood it.

 

 

Flavio Manzoni and his team found parallels between Italian and Japanese culture and design philosophy. Among them, a firm devotion to quality, emotional involvement with the client and exquisite craftsmanship passed down from generation to generation.

Initially, the hue of the Roma was inspired by traditional Japanese indigo dyes, especially the vivid blue of the exterior paint, created for this car and called Indigo Metal.

This hue is also found in the sakiori fabrics of the seats and carpets. But what is sakiori? It is one of the oldest examples of recycling in the world. It dates back to the 18th century, when cotton and silk were only accessible to the nobility and the great fortunes of Japan. Damaged kimonos were taken apart, the fabric was cut into strips and remade with new threads to create a warm, comfortable and durable fabric. The word comes from the Japanese saku (to tear) and oru (to weave).

Two vintage kimonos were used for the Ferrari Roma: one approximately 75 years old dyed indigo, and another approximately 45 years old dyed both indigo and the famous Amami Oshima Tsumugi mud-based dye.

Instead of intertwining the threads of the kimono with cotton or silk as tradition dictates, they were braided with high-strength nylon to ensure the durability required by this material applied to the interior of the vehicle.

This indigo theme also appears on the roof of the cabin. It is made up of two indigo-dyed hides: one with a unique flat color designed to match the car's chromatic makeup, and the other hand-painted using the roketsu method, dating back to the 8th century.

It is a method of forming intricate repeating patterns with a single color and was often used to decorate the silk or cotton of kimonos and obis. The skins were then shipped to Italy, where Italian artisans cut them into ribbons and wove them by hand in a process called intreccio to form an elegant and unique piece of art.

The door handles inside the Roma are also inspired by Japan. They are tightly wrapped in hand-woven black leather bands in homage to tsukami, the ancient art of wrapping katana hilts.

For its part, the speed selector was made using the same process as the emblematic copper cans for tea.

Another detail is the emblem on the center armrest and the doors. It is a kamon, a symbol that passed from generation to generation in Japanese culture. It represents a wheel of an ox cart (po[CENSORED]r transport among aristocrats during the Heian period, 794-1185) combined with the eight pistons of the Roma's V8 -620 Hp- engine.

This specially designed Tailor Made Ferrari Roma will remain in the Ferrari Tailor Made showroom during New York Design Week (NYC x Design) to commemorate the space in which this project began.

 

 

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