Steve Varsano and Matt Kois designed a Gulfstream G650 cabin that pulls from aviation history: inlays from the Lockheed Jetstar, carpet mapping flight routes, seats inspired by the Grumman Gulfstream I, and a pull-out kibitzer seat shaped like a bald-eagle feather. Their entry for Flexjet's Project LXI competition is a celebration of flight from the Wright Flyer to the Space Shuttle.
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Everybody inherently always thinks they could be an interior designer. Here at the Jet Business, we're no different. We've been doing it for years. Matt Kois and myself took a shot at competing in Flexjet's Project LXI. They took a global survey of people competing to pick out the best design for a Gulfstream G650 that they're gonna put into one of their new airplanes. What we did is this: we called it a celebration of flight. We used inlay patterns shaped like the Lockheed Jetstar, the original engine nacelles that were done in 1960. We took the carpet and glass showing the aircraft flight patterns over New York, Cleveland, London, and Chicago. We used the metalwork matching the engine cowlings of the Spirit of St. Louis, seats inspired by the Grumman Gulfstream I, the vans from the showroom, and the Boeing 747. Sidewalls in linen from the original Spirit of St. Louis with patterns of flight of birds over an exposed exposure. Inlays in carbon fiber from the 787, headliner in muslin from the Wright Flyer, and we used countertops and flooring that came from the original ceramic tiling from the Space Shuttle. We had kibitzer seats that pull out based on the feathers of a bald eagle and the altitude and speed readout from the Concorde. And when you put all this together, we came up with this rendering, which we think is a fantastic, beautiful airplane. There are 11 other semifinalists. Look at Anders' design, Dave's, Dieter, Jean-Pierre, Kristen, Molly, Woo Jae, Todd, Susan, Robin, and Naomi. Go to Flexjet LLC right now on your Instagram and vote.
