The Bentley styling and design team have turned their creative energy to making art to raise money for The Christie Hospital in Manchester, a cancer hospital in Manchester.

A total of 22 designers have been involved in the project, including digital designers and clay modellers. The collection includes a vast array of sculptures, painting, digital art and photography.

“The team worked up some early ideas on sketches and pen and paper but everything else is all done on a computer,” says Dirk van Braeckel, head designer. “There has been a tremendous response from all the team from the day the idea was born. People have been doing additional work – after originally saying they would do one piece, they want to add more work.”

The inspiration originated with Richard Gilmartin, whose mother died of cancer and who has been raising money for the Christie since 2001. The art will be auctioned at an invitation-only evening event from 6pm to 8pm on Tuesday December 1 at Bonhams the auction house in London.