Hedley Studios & Bugatti’s Jascha Straub Create a Bugatti Baby II

Hedley Studios (formerly The Little Car Company) has worked closely with Bugatti and its in-house manager of Sur Mesure and Individualization, Jascha Straub, to design and create a bespoke one-of-one Bugatti Baby II. Through many years of experience with the brand, Straub has become an established, trusted advisor to Bugatti owners across the world, utilizing his extensive expertise and creative vision to bring their personalized designs to life.

The Bugatti Baby II honors Bugatti’s 115-year heritage. A three-quarter-scale, drivable and electrified interpretation of the Type 35—Ettore Bugatti’s visionary creation and the most successful racing car of all time, celebrating its 100th anniversary last year—the Bugatti Baby II is a tribute to an historic automotive design.

For this unique example of the Bugatti Baby II, the team curated a duotone of Nocturne black and Giallo Midas yellow—a color-scheme favored by Ettore and one that has adorned such legendary Bugatti models as the Type 57 Grand Raid Usine. Bugatti and Straub’s designs also feature tributes to one of Ettore’s lesser-known passions for horses. With his love for horsepower extending from machines to living thoroughbreds, Ettore worked with horses on the grounds of Molsheim.

The body panels include hand-drawn sketches by Straub, from horses and winning racing cars to the legendary Château Saint Jean and Ettore and Jean themselves. At Bugatti’s historic home in Molsheim, Straub drew on a rich repository of inspiration. To preserve the artwork, it was finished with a fine layer of clear coat.

“Since 2019, we have been collaborating with Bugatti to create wonderfully unique pieces of automotive art, and this partnership with Bugatti and its managing designer for Sur Mesure and Individualization projects, Jascha Straub—one of Bugatti’s most knowledgeable, talented, and creative minds—has seen the Bugatti Baby II reimagined in a way that commemorates the heritage of the marque,” said Ben Hedley, founder and CEO of Hedley Studios. “It’s been a pleasure for the Hedley Studios team to work with Bugatti and Jascha throughout this creative process, combining the engineering and technical skills of our team of experts with his inimitable artistic style, encyclopedic knowledge and deep connection with the Bugatti brand.”

“It has been a wonderful experience collaborating with the Hedley Studios team once more, moving from the remarkable commission inspired by the Bugatti Chiron Super Sport Golden Era, to create another truly unique example of the Bugatti Baby II,” added Straub. “Throughout the process of conceptualizing the design to sketching directly on the car, it was clear that the Bugatti Baby II is a carefully and meticulously crafted piece of engineering, forming a brilliant canvas for a one-of-one piece of art. Maintaining and celebrating the heritage of the brand and its founder was a major consideration for both the Hedley Studios team and I throughout the process—exploring the fascinating influences that have become an integral part of Bugatti’s story. Bringing this to life took time and collaboration, the result of which we are all very proud of.”