CREWE (November 9, 2023) – Bentley Motors and Contest Yachts have created a bespoke Bentley yacht interior for a mutual private client in the newly modelled 20-metre Contest 67CS – a celebration of craft, excellence, quiet luxury, and heritage.
Bentley was commissioned to create the bespoke interior following a visit to Bentley’s Crewe Factory. The Bentley design team who specialize in crafting interiors for the Continental GT and Bentayga accepted the challenging brief and created a totally bespoke interior offering based on the materials and techniques used in Bentley cars, incorporating Bentley’s iconic diamond quilted hides, hand cross stitching, and other unique design elements.
The Contest 67CS now opens the way to a fully matched Bentley auto yacht interior providing exciting new bespoke opportunities for owners to enjoy the shared values and heritage in luxury performance and lifestyle of both brands.
Bentley worked closely with the Contest Yachts design team to create the unique interior – an exciting challenge that pushed the creative boundaries of its craftspeople. Prototyping methods such as 3D printing were harnessed to enable feasibility of individual components with a full mock-up of some items including the sofa produced prior to fit out to ensure exacting finishes and demanding quality standards were met. Bentley’s iconic diamond quilted hides were book matched across the entire vessel interior with details such as the tissue box and drinks coasters created from scratch to the customer’s taste. Specialist techniques such as hand cross stitching, usually used to produce the Bentley steering wheel were adapted and adopted throughout.
Bentley Home furnishings are featured including the Malvern Chair – a tribute to the geometries of the Bentley cars. Additionally, one-off designs were also created for the new Contest including a bespoke bar and vanity unit. The Contest Yacht’s Captain’s chair and ‘Egg’ table were also trimmed as a one off by Bentley. The sofa which was built by hand at Bentley’s engineering facility was precision finished in Bentley trim.
“We are delighted to be working with Bentley Motors, adding the option of fully matched Bentley auto and yacht interiors to our portfolio. Previously for an enthusiast of both Contest and Bentley brands, we styled and fabricated a one-off example of our Contest 59CS. This new arrangement, though, takes our cooperation to quite another level, creating the option of an additional dedicated line of Bentley-featured Contest Yachts. We hold so many of the same beliefs and ambitions, it totally makes sense bringing our two fantastic ranges of prestigious luxury yachts and autos together.”
Arjen Conijn, Contest CEO