Lap of Luxury – Design Secrets of Luxury First-Class Airline Seats

June 3, 2014 at 5:01 pm

(via Bloomberg)

I admit that I don’t think much about my seats when I fly and instead I’d be more interested in where I’m seated (aisle or window). But apparently a lot of time and resources are poured into designing the seats. Take a peek inside the highly-secretive, East London studio where airline seats are dreamed up.

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Subway Seating and Social Etiquitte – You will never ignore that old man standing in your train after seeing this video

April 24, 2012 at 2:35 pm

SubWars from SeanSoong on Vimeo.

QANTAS’ economy airline seat beats 153 competitors (including a toilet cistern and a pair of socks) to win Australia’s top design award

May 29, 2009 at 6:41 pm

(Source: HeraldSun)

Image Courtesy: Australian International Design Awards

The Qantas A380 Economy Seat beat a pool of 154 entries to win the 2009 Australian International Design Award of the Year, announced in Melbourne tonight.

The seat was designed by Marc Newson, in partnership with Qantas Airways and Recaro Aircraft Seating. 

Mr Newson, an industrial designer and Qantas Creative Director, said he was honoured to receive the award. 

“An enormous amount of energy was put into the A380, but particularly the economy seat, which, of course, accommodates the bulk of passengers,” Mr Newson said.

Judges described the seat as a “world class result” in a notoriously restrictive design category. 

They praised the seat’s “revolutionary” footrest, the entertainment unit and the selection of materials, which included lightweight carbon fibre to help reduce weight. 

“There are so many thoroughly considered elements in one very simple and elegant package. This product cannot be faulted,” a statement from the judges said. 

The design award’s program director Stephanie Watson said the winning product was not selected until the last day of judging after a week of intense scrutiny. 

“The products were beyond exceptional and the competition was tough,” she said. 

Other finalists included Swiss-designed socks which keep your feet cool, a toilet cistern that can be hidden from view and a hearse which shows off the coffin.