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The inspiration for the Opium wheel was taken from the natural world. Initially, our team were inspired by the shapes found in certain mammals in wildlife. However, the key forms that were taken forward to production, were from the shape flower petals yield when in full bloom.

This allowed us to create a stunning 5 spoke split rim, which possesses two patterns, depending on the placement of the centre cap. The first is aggressive and resembles the head of bull/goats, where the spokes fan outwards approximately 55°; whereas the second pattern is elegant and dainty, like a flower.

Machined chamfered edges and sharp finishes were important design cues, extracted from the elements created with our Dawn alloy wheel. All of this helps in creating a consistent product, which possesses the integral Barugzai design language.