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People

# Giles Taylor

Automotive designer and former Director of Design at Rolls-Royce Motor Cars

| Label | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Nationality | British |

The record

British automotive designer credited in the register for leading the Rolls-Royce Phantom VIII and Sweptail design programmes.

Taylor joined Rolls-Royce Motor Cars as Head of Exterior Design in April 2011 and became Design Director in July 2012. Before joining FAW in 2018, he led the design of Phantom VIII, according to FAW's announcement of his appointment.

At Rolls-Royce, Taylor led the design department that developed Sweptail with its commissioning client. For Phantom VIII, the design team he fronted created The Gallery: a space behind an uninterrupted glass fascia for commissioned artwork.

### Client-led coachbuilding

For Sweptail, Taylor's team worked directly with the commissioning client to refine a specific brief into a one-off car.

### Art within the fascia

Taylor's Phantom team used an uninterrupted glass fascia to create The Gallery, allowing owners to commission and curate artwork within the car.

The house

[![Rolls-Royce](https://hiconium.dev/images/marques/full/rollsroyce.svg)](https://hiconium.dev/manufacturers/rollsroyce)

Credited through Rolls-Royce Motor Cars.

In the register

## 2 files carry this name

- [Rolls-Royce Phantom Director of Design · Rolls-Royce Motor Cars 2017– €550k 2017– €550k Rating 80.0](https://hiconium.dev/vehicles/rollsroyce/phantom)
- [Rolls-Royce Sweptail Director of Design · Rolls-Royce Motor Cars 2017 €11M 2017 €11M Rating 90.0](https://hiconium.dev/vehicles/rollsroyce/sweptail)

The files above are the register's own record of this name. [The people index](https://hiconium.dev/people) holds everyone the register credits.

In their words

> “Sweptail is the automotive equivalent of Haute Couture.”

Giles Taylor · Rolls-Royce Motor Cars PressClub, 2017

Sources

- [carbodydesign.com](https://www.carbodydesign.com/2012/06/giles-taylor-is-new-rolls-royce-design-director/)
- [prnewswire.com](https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/giles-taylor-joins-the-china-faw-group-as-global-vice-president-of-design-and-chief-creative-officer--812503362.html)
- [press.rolls-roycemotorcars.com](https://www.press.rolls-roycemotorcars.com/rolls-royce-motor-cars-pressclub/article/detail/T0271286EN/rolls-royce-sweptail%E2%80%99-%E2%80%93-the-realisation-of-one-customer%E2%80%99s-coachbuilt-dream)
- [press.rolls-roycemotorcars.com](https://www.press.rolls-roycemotorcars.com/rolls-royce-motor-cars-pressclub/article/detail/T0273212EN/the-rolls-royce-phantom-gallery-a-completely-unique-space-to-exhibit-art-within-your-motor-car?language=en)