Designer Job Smeets has collaborated with Firmship ? the yacht brand of former Moooi CEO Casper Vissers ? to create a limited-edition Land Rover Defender defined by the same stark minimalism and historic references as its ships.
Made in a limited run of 25, the SUV has a stripped-back monochrome look both inside and out.
Its exterior is finished in Firmship's signature colour RAL 7035 ? a light grey that was selected for its versatility and timelessness.
Yacht brand Firmship has customised a Land Rover Defender in the style of its boats
According to Firmships, it is the perfect neutral with no cool or warm overtones so it can complement a wide range of colours and materials including wood, metals, concrete and glass.
To emphasise durability, Firmship has sprayed the car with a lacquer that it says is the strongest and toughest metal lacquer available in the world, used in bulldozers and public phone boxes in the US. "It gives the Defender a tactile surface texture," the company said. "If you touch the Firmship Defender, you feel something strong but silent."
The car design features historical references
Firmship was founded by Vissers to build luxury vessels that nod to classic boats. Its latest model, the Firmship 55, references the forms and detailing of an archetypal workboat like a fishing boat.
To promote the brand, the company is "firmshipping" products from other brands, which it feels share the same design philosophy.
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