Elite Traveler Fall 2023

DISCOVER

Each egg is adorned with miniature dancing elephants — the mascot that appeared on the hood of the Bugatti Type 41 Royale

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Object of desire by Irenie Forshaw

Asprey Bugatti Egg Collection Sometimes an object is so opulent, so outrageously over the top, that you have to question what could possibly have inspired it. Enter: the Asprey Bugatti Egg Collection. The French car manufacturer and British designer haven’t teamed up to create a knocko ff Fabergé (although, admittedly, the diamond-encrusted creation does have a whi ff of Imperial Russia about it). Instead, the new collection stems from something Ettore Bugatti’s father once said to him: “The purest perfect shape of nature is the egg.” It’s not the fi rst time the marque has turned to curved, fl owing lines in its designs. In fact, one of the most distinctive features of Bugatti vehicles — the oval-shaped grille — is also said to derive from the egg. Now, Bugatti has gone one step further, joining forces with Asprey Studio to craft a limited-edition egg collection, producing both a physical object and NFT generative artwork. The precious eggs are crafted from carbon fi ber and encased within a sterling silver diamond weave lattice. Each egg is adorned with miniature dancing elephants — the mascot that appeared on the hood of the Bugatti Type 41 Royale (based on a sculpture designed by Bugatti’s brother Rembrandt). Asprey Studio traveled to Bugatti’s home in France and used a 3D scanner on the hood of one of the few remaining Type 41 Royale cars to re-create the mascot in silver with perfect detail. The eggs are fi nished with a hinged Asprey diamond door that opens to reveal a scene of Chateau Saint Jean (Bugatti’s home in Molsheim), complete with a sterling silver Bugatti Type 41 Royale Esders replica. If you’re hoping to get your hands on one of the extravagant eggs, you’ll need to move quickly. Just 111 eggs will be made, each with an NFT generative artwork coded by Metagood. Most of the eggs will be black (with prices ranging from $20,000 to $50,000), but the fi nal 12 are customizable and will be available in several colors, starting at $200,000. aspreybugatti.com

The precious eggs are crafted from carbon fi ber and encased within a sterling silver diamond weave lattice