{"id":31145,"date":"2018-10-11T23:02:29","date_gmt":"2018-10-11T21:02:29","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/autodesignmagazine.com\/?p=31145"},"modified":"2018-10-16T21:08:18","modified_gmt":"2018-10-16T19:08:18","slug":"royal-college-of-art","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/autodesignmagazine.com\/en\/2018\/10\/royal-college-of-art\/","title":{"rendered":"ROYAL COLLEGE OF ART, A PROJECT FOR THE GT OF THE FUTURE"},"content":{"rendered":"

Bentley has collaborated with design students from the Royal College of Art\u2019s (RCA) Intelligent Mobility programme to envisage the future of British luxury. The students were challenged to imagine how \u2013 in an increasingly virtual and digital world \u2013 elements of physical materiality, technology and craftsmanship can be curated to create a truly luxurious Grand Touring experience. Bentley\u2019s Design Director Stefan Sielaff, an alumnus of the RCA\u2019s renowned Automotive Design program, explained: \u201cBentley has always been at the forefront of automotive luxury, and with this collaboration we asked millennial students for their vision of the future\u201d.<\/p>\n<\/div>

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\u201cSoundscapes, luxury stratospheric transportation and sophisticated driverless elegance all feature in the diverse design visions, which were created in response to the question: \u2018What will British luxury mean in 2050?\u2019 From the 24 student responses submitted, four were identified as being particularly thought provoking by RCA lecturers and the Bentley design team, who also offered guidance and tutelage throughout the curriculum project. These academic outcomes considered the impacts of new technologies and craftsmanship on personal transport, and interrogated what luxury might mean in an autonomous and increasingly sustainable world.<\/p>\n<\/div>

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\u201cLuxury Soundscapes\u201d by Irene Chiu\u2019s considered the role of sound in future luxury mobility, with a vehicle that can selectively filter undesirable and stressful noises while at the same time allowing pleasurable bioacoustics to remain. She suggests that soundscape will be a transformative approach to in-cabin acoustics in autonomous vehicles, demonstrating how it could be influential in passengers\u2019 health, wellbeing and travel experiences. \u2018Material Humanity\u2019 by Kate NamGoong identified the unexpected and the emotional as qualities that will continue to be appreciated by luxury car customers in 2050. Moreover, she suggests true luxury in the future will be the choice to occasionally drive yourself in an internal combustion vehicle, when the rest of the world is fully autonomous and electric. With traditional engines becoming such a rarity, Kate imagines that people will want to see the mechanical workings \u2013 just as they do with luxurious mechanical watches today.<\/p>\n<\/div>

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“Stratospheric Grand Touring” by Jack Watson took inspiration from Bentley\u2019s near-100-year history of groundbreaking innovation for his design study. His vision of future luxury imagines a scenario where international business travel will no longer restrict where people are able live, as sustainable, luxury stratospheric Grand Touring will be a reality. “Elegant Autonomy” by Enuji Choi looked at the importance of elegance and British etiquette in a future with driverless vehicles built for smart cities. The project focuses on the etiquette of ingress and egress, and how it has evolved over time \u2013 from horse-drawn carriages to modern-day cars \u2013 and the way it will continue to evolve in an autonomous world.<\/p>\n<\/div>

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