Picking up from a morning HOK LA’s kitchen coffee chat with Aneirin Owens, who was on the way travelling to Doha for NDIA project, we started talking about what an ideal long flight aircraft seating should be. As much as we both love the branding and high tech concept of Virgin America and Virgin Atlantic, we thought the new Upper Class Suite seating designed by Pearsonlloyd is arguably not too ideal.
Ideal for full body resting, but would you rather be facing the aisle with service and passenger traffic while you are sleeping?
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It is very common how the different design industries have been inspiring each other, i.e: How car design (from panelization, materials, forming techniques to body paint) has influenced the contemporary architecture design.
Just read this recent post and found it interesting how our industry had somehow inspired the Audi A’KIMONO LS2.0 Concept designer. Based on the “Automotive Lighting Sculpture” concept, the exterior surfaces integrate an artifical lighting system which makes the car’s silhouette recognizable at night. This system makes use of hidden lighting, where the source is not visible. This type of light follows the relief and the shape of the surfaces, offering a smooth and unobtrusive effect to the viewer. It is often used for the lighting of interiors, monuments, architectural buildings and sports facilities.
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