- Ferrari's Sketch Body project turns hoods and spines into 3D canvases for design artwork.
- Manzoni's sketches follow the panels' curves, carrying Ferrari design lines across surfaces.
- Official gallery features works based on the 12Cilindri, Purosangue, Daytona SP3 and F80.
From drawing board to bodywork
Ferrari has found a new destination for the lines that shape its cars: the bodywork itself.
Called Sketch Body, the project uses hoods or spines removed from their original function as large, 3-dimensional canvases. Sketches associated with Ferrari chief design officer Flavio Manzoni are applied across each panel, following the curves and surfaces rather than sitting on a conventional flat page.
The result puts the design process front and centre. Instead of presenting a finished component solely as part of a car, Ferrari treats its form as the foundation for a separate artwork. The company's familiar design lines become the subject as well as the decoration.
Ferrari says the project was inspired by the 812 Competizione Tailor Made.
4 Ferrari forms become canvases
The official gallery shows Sketch Body works based on the Ferrari 12Cilindri, Purosangue, Daytona SP3 and F80. That range gives the idea different curves and surfaces to work with across 4 distinct Ferrari forms.
Whatever the underlying model, the approach remains consistent: an automotive component is separated from its intended role and used to carry Manzoni's sketch lines across a sculpted form. It is a more overtly artistic treatment than simply displaying the component on its own.
A new Collectibles chapter
Sketch Body is the latest chapter in Ferrari's Collectibles project. Earlier chapters named by the company include Components, Red Pieces and Drivers' Pieces.
The new work pushes that idea further towards standalone art, while keeping the physical shapes and design language of Ferrari vehicles at its core.
Ferrari has not disclosed pricing, production numbers, how the works will be sold, or whether they will be available in New Zealand. For now, Sketch Body is best understood as a creative extension of the company's Collectibles programme rather than a conventional vehicle announcement.
