Lady Gaga's new ride has two wheels and lots of gold. While she recovers from hip surgery, the singer has commissioned a New York designer to create a bejewelled, leather-lined wheelchair.

"I certainly wasn't expecting that phone call," Ken Borochov told the New York Post. "[I] have never done a wheelchair but am always up for a challenge and was thrilled to create what I affectionately dubbed the Chariot, a chair fit only for a queen."

Borochov's Chariot is reportedly plated in 24-carat gold, with a removable leather canopy. Incorporating a leg-rest and Wisconsin-made spoke rim wheels, the seat can also recline all the way back to allow Gaga to enjoy a snooze. The singer already seems to be using the vehicle to get around: she let photographer Terry Richardson take a couple of snaps, posing in what looks like a couture bathrobe. (It's actually a custom gown with a Mathieu Mirano jacket.)

Although it was Borochov's first time designing a wheelchair, he has worked with Gaga before. Under his Mordekai label, the jeweller designed an ornate crown last year, as well as the golden claw she wore for an appearance at Harrods. Cher Lloyd and Nicki Minaj have also worn Borochov's pieces, and Kanye West bought one of his crowns.

Last month, Gaga cancelled her entire US tour to undergo surgery for a labral tear. "I'm alive, I'm living my dream, and this is just a bump in the road," she told her fans. "If you can do it, I can do it too, and if we stick together we can get through anything."