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petals and then hand painted each pink
and red blossom directly onto the silk.
ere is also a saying that states: "Take the
best that exists and make it better." And
designing the best of the best is what they
did with a complete understanding of what
is most precious not only in fabric, but in
other natural materials such as leather and
inlayed wood that suggest a delicacy of
interior rarely found anywhere else.
Modern furniture design also was
instrumental and cued the experts in
preparing the rear passenger seats to their
elevated positions with butter-soft Arctic
white leather seats and smoked cherry
wood trim that encases it everywhere.
Bamboo is also used in the car's interior,
again with mother-of-pearl inlay
marquetry in a floral pattern. Even the
trunk compartment reflects the elegant
treatment of white leather accompanied
by Arctic white carpeting. Just in case of
a little rain, two parasols are elegantly held
in place by white leather on the roof of the
trunk as well.
e cherry blossom tree motif has
additionally been hand-painted onto a
selected area of the Serenity's exterior.
e entire fabulous and refined automobile
graces the showroom floor and stands
as a stark reminder to us of not just pure
elegance, but of a history lesson of the
Orient, and of automobiles, as well as a
lesson in current day craftsmanship, and
why the impossible can become possible.
is then, is the symbolic meaning of
the cherry blossom: it is greeted each
spring with euphoria and ceremony in
many Oriental cultures in particular. It
symbolizes power, hope, and transience,
but never without the rejuvenation that
follows. is is Serenity.
