Evolving automotive interior design provides lessons for aviation
Aviation has been known to take certain design cues from the automotive industry, and new technologies are making both sectors resemble each... Continue Reading
Tag Archives: JPA Design
JPA’s China Airlines A321neo brings premium, modern take
With its beautiful new cabin for Taipei-based China Airlines’ new Airbus A321neo fleet, JPA Design may well be the first example of a succes... Continue Reading
Flydubai splits fleet between new Eclipse, Vantage and all-economy
Flydubai sees its new HAECO Eclipse staggered-angled business class seat as a key part of its future passenger experience proposition, and p... Continue Reading
Inside herringbones: a decade and a half of Cirrus
This is the first in a series of interviews with the movers and shakers behind herringbone seats, at a time when RGN would normally be roami... Continue Reading
Airtek seat designers on the certification challenges of composites
Increasing the use of composite materials in cabin products has many clear benefits, with the JPA Design/Williams Airtek seat targeting a we... Continue Reading
COVID’s cabin design challenge: how do you “show clean”?
Proving a negative is hard work. That’s certainly true when it’s showing that an aircraft seat has been cleaned and disinfected, and it’s ev... Continue Reading
Beyond yoga pants: athleisure seat fixtures reach business class
Remember back in 2017 when there was a big discussion about whether yoga pants — those ultra-comfortable, stretchy athletic-leisure garments... Continue Reading
COVID-19 turns PaxEx “nesting” trend upside down
Before COVID-19, “nesting” was a trend on the rise in aviation. Creating cosy, comfortable, hygge–fied spaces with plenty of storage n... Continue Reading
Press Release: PaxEx Conference puts transformation at top of agenda
The esteemed Passenger Experience Conference (PEC) will return to Hamburg on 30 March 2020, providing professionals with an unrivalled oppor... Continue Reading
New business seat being positioned to fight airline CO2 emissions
A new business class seat developed through a collaboration between Airbus, British Airways, Williams Advanced Engineering, JPA Design and S... Continue Reading
JPA joins with F1’s Williams to offer materials, process expertise
Interiors powerhouse JPA Design and Formula 1 motor racing team Williams’ Advanced Engineering business are combining forces in a new partne... Continue Reading
Flying hygge: designing cosiness in the air
Curling up contentedly on a sofa in comfy pyjamas with a cosy rug, a warm mug of hot chocolate, in a warm room with soft lighting, and perha... Continue Reading
Press Release: Williams Advanced Engineering and JPA team for #PaxEx
Williams Advanced Engineering and JPA Design have joined together to revolutionise future aircraft interiors through the application of worl... Continue Reading
JPA’s Alex Duncan considers continuity of design in air travel
Alex Duncan, design director interiors at JPA Design, London, spends his time thinking of fresh ways to make hotels and airport lounges more... Continue Reading
Better flight in amber: is it time to bring warmth back to cabin colors?
For many years airline cabins have trended to cool tones in shades of grey, beige, blue, green, purple and pink. Consumer trends suggest tha... Continue Reading