Showing posts with label furniture. Show all posts
Showing posts with label furniture. Show all posts

Friday, March 14, 2014

Recycled Aircraft - Bar

Airplanes can be used for much more than transporting cargo and passengers through the air.  What happens to them when they can no longer be used?  They are sent to scrap yards, broken down, and sold for parts.
Every so often someone comes along and has a more unique use for the parts.  Artists and designers have been taking advantage of these cool parts, and designing beautiful art and furniture with the recycled airplane parts. However, when I saw this design, I was really impressed.  This is taking aviation creativity to the next level.

Here it is:
http://www.artaircraft.com/public/aircraft-bar-2/#/4/833

This person had a custom airplane bar made in his home.  The entire bar is made from recycled aircraft parts, and it came out beautifully.  Definately the one of a kind bar I'm sure he was looking for.

InterFlight studio also makes unique furniture from recycled airplane parts.  Please visit our online store for one of a kind art and furniture at:   www.interflightstudio.com



Tuesday, February 25, 2014

Feature Artist of the Week

http://www.interflightstudio.com/#!Side-Table/zoom/c15py/image186t

Our feature artist of the week, is designer Yoshi Yasuda. Yoshi designs modern and contemporary furniture using recycled airplane parts.  His furniture is made with the upmost attention to detail, and yet the furniture itself it so simple, and practical.

Take a look at a few examples below of his work.  You can see how either of these pieces would work well in any modern room decor.  The pieces add an element of unexpected, and industrial shapes.
These pieces of furniture will capture everyone's attention.  When you have a dinner party, your guests will be asking you question after question about this beautiful one of a kind piece.

For the flight enthusiast, check out www.interflightstudio.com
Interflight Studio represents artists and designers around the world who are interested in aviation and aerospace.  

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Thursday, December 19, 2013

How To Recycle An Airplane

A recycled jetliner produces tons of metal and millions of dollars in parts, but a mistake could cost hundreds of lives. Here's how the company that salvaged the plane from Lost does its destructive business.P
A car's typically just parted out once and then scrapped at the end of its life, but a jumbo jet is full of thousands of valuable parts that will be salvaged or recycled numerous times. One passenger plane may transition into service transporting packages, or off to commercial service in Africa, and then the fuselage used for training purposes.
Approximately 450 large aircraft are completely scrapped and disassembled each year, according to the Aircraft Fleet Recycling Association, with another 5,900 passenger jets to be recycled by 2028 according to Boeing. Given the high prices for parts, dangerous materials, and the risk involved in recycling airplane parts it's not a job for any dismantling yard.P
"In short, it's not like the auto [recycling] business," says aviation archeologist and plane recycling expert Doug Scroggins, who was responsible for recycling the airliner that's the centerpiece for ABC's Lost and serves as managing director for ARC Aeropsace Industries. "If you sell an engine off an aircraft and it crashes, you're going to be spending a great deal of time in jail."
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Click "next" to go through the process of recycling an aircraft, or go here to see this in one long post.
Transport The Aircraft To Its FInal Resting Place
Strip The Planes Of Hazardous Materials
A modern aircraft is full of toxic and even radioactive materials as well as hazardous fluids used to make the plane operate. De-icing fluid runoff has been known to turn creeks bright orangeand spraying planes with pesticides was once a common practice. Whether on-site or elsewhere, anything posing a danger to workers is carefully removed according to a strict set of regulations.
Remove The Engine
The engine is the single most valuable part of an aircraft and can be resold whole or parted out. A used engine is worth millions sold directly and many are rented out hourly for prices around $20-25,000 per monthP
"One engine has probably been on 50 airplanes," says Scroggins. "While you and I are talking, engines are being moved between airplanes, and parts are being pulled out to make better engines and then going on a wing."
Remove The Avionics And Electronics
Many of the thousands of valuable parts on a plane are the electronic bits, whether it's something as complex as the flight control computers, as important as a blackbox recorder, or as simple as the fuse for a coffee maker.
Gut The Interior
The interiors make up around 30% of the weight of a jetliner, and while the materials themselves aren't recyclable the highly specialized parts are.P
"When you're dealing with an automobile seat out of a car it may be worth $50 to $100," says Scroggins. "[With an aircraft] it can be worth as little as $450 or as much as $5,000."
Strip The Metals
A Boeing 747, once stripped, can produce 100 tons of valuable metals such as aluminum. According to AFRA, their members produce 30,000 tons of aluminum, 1,800 tons of special alloys, and 600 tons of parts every year.
Snag The Landing Gear
Surprisingly, after the engines the most valuable part of an aircraft is its landing gear. A used landing gear off of a Boeing 777 costs into the millions. But in order to get at the landing gear the plane has to be propped up on some sort of support so the gear can be stripped.
Send It To The Shredder
Once all the valuable parts of plane are gone and there's nothing left that anyone would want it's finally shredded.
But Wait, There's More
Not all planes go to the shredder. A few are saved to produce films. Stcoggings' planes have been used in films like War Of The Worlds and, most famously, the Delta Lockheed L-1011 in Lost. Other uses for a plane's shell includes training for flight attendants, pilots, and first-responders.



There are large aircraft recyclers in many countries, typically located at commercial airports or former military bases. These facilities include a runway large enough to support a jetliner and plenty of space for storing planes. Not all vehicles are immediately scrapped, but just stored until the plane's owners decide what to do with them.PP
Sources: Aircraft Fleet Recycling Association, Boeing, Honolulu Star Bulletin, BBC NewsP
All photos Matt Cardy/Getty Images unless otherwise noted.P

Wednesday, December 11, 2013

The Next Generation of Aircraft

InterFlight Studio knows that there will always be a new generation of aircraft, one better than the last.  And even better for them, because InterFlight Studio has recently begun designing their own products and designs for market using only the original parts from recycled aircraft.

It is a brilliant idea, to upcycle parts from a retired plane.  And what better place to imagine these enormous and modern design pieces, why not place them where they came from to start with, an airport!




It is easy to see how well the aircraft parts made into unique design pieces can work in an airport.  They can give the airport a discussion piece for everyone who walks through it.  The pieces themselves will help people to think of pleasant things while they fly/walk through the airport.  Perhaps maybe art is the way to re-teach people the positive aspects of flight.  In today's modern society, we often forget how new this technology is to the human race, and how much it changed the world we are living in today.
Today flying is associated with lots of annoyances like security checks, loud people, and long lines.  However, when people walk through an airport with multiple art and design pieces made with up-cycled aircraft parts, they begin to interact with the aircraft like most people never have before.  Instead of being bored at the airport, they will marvel in approval at the brilliant design technologies.  People will find these pieces interesting, and a way to appreciate the flights of the recent past.











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Tuesday, November 26, 2013

Flight Concepts - by InterFlight Studio

The Grand Aviation Chandelier Concept - InterFlight Studio
Airport Decoration



InterFlight Studio is the only gallery in the world dedicated to representing artists and designers inspired by the magic of flight.  In addition to representing artists, InterFlight Studio has also expanded into doing their own in house design concepts.  The Grand Aviation Chandelier is one of those concepts.

InterFlight Studio's mission is to express their love for flight through art and design, and inspire others also.  Lots of people, when they think about flying, it has turned into alot of negative things.  People dont like waiting in lines, security screenings, etc.  There was once a time when flying was fun, and it was more than just a way to get across the world.  It was an experience all its own, and InterFlight Studio wants to bring that feeling back.  The feeling of the first time you flew on an airplane, and the joy it brought you.

Let InterFlight Studio work for you.  No matter what your idea is, big or small, we can design something completely unique for you or your building.

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And check out our website:  www.interflightstudio.com

We would love to work with you.

Wednesday, November 20, 2013

Green Design - Airplane Re-purposed

Costa Rican Airplane Hotel (2) 1
Costa Rican Airplane Hotel (2) 2
If you have fantasies of living like the Swiss Family Robinson or even the characters in Lost, this rainforest resort near Quepos, Costa Rica may be just the ticket. Situated on the edge of the Manuel Antonio National Park, the Costa Verde Resort features an incredible hotel suite set inside a 1965 Boeing 727 airplane. In its former life the airplane transported globetrotters on South Africa Air and Avianca Airlines, and it now serves as a two bedroom suite perched on the edge of the rainforest overlooking the beach and ocean.

Situated on the edge of the Manuel Antonio National Park, the Costa Verde Resort features an incredible hotel suite set inside a 1965 Boeing 727 airplane.The two-bedroom, two-bathroom suite also includes a kitchenette, flat-screen tvs, a dining room, and a terrace with an ocean view.'
What a great way to re-purpose an airplane.  

Do you have high-flying dreams?  Does this project sound like something you would want to do for yourself, or your business?  

Let InterFlight Studio make your aviation dreams come true with our one of a kind designs, and our creative team.  We can help you achieve whatever project is in your mind, from a small furniture piece, to a large scale construction project.  InterFlight Studio specializes in one of a kind items and design.  If you can dream it, we can help you create and realize it.  

Please check our website at:  www.interflightstudio.com
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Tuesday, November 5, 2013

The Fountain of Flight - InterFlight Studio

InterFlight Studio is proud to introduce a new concept:  
The Fountain of Flight.  



Made from the outer shell of an aircraft jet engine, this fountain will sooth your mind all day with its tranquil and gentle sounds. This fountain is available for the client to design freely.  The way the water interacts with the fountain is completely up to what the client has in mind.

This is a one of a kind piece.  No one else in the world is making concepts like this.  The jet engine is barely recognizable for what it once was.  Now it can be an industrial looking, one of a kind piece of art work and a piece of history.  It's simple shape makes is suitable for any space, indoors or out.

Fountains drown out background noise, and often help people relax into a gentle state of mind.  Not only will this fountain remind you of soaring high above the clouds, but it will massage your mind after a long day of work stresses and troubles.  This is a beautiful masterpiece made completely for you.

InterFlight Studio represents artists and designers who are inspired by aviation and aerospace.  They are the only gallery in the world to bring these special designers together, and together, they make the best luxury aviation furniture on the market today.  When you work with a real artist, the result is something truly special and priceless.

Visit our website for more info about us:   www.interflightstudio.com

Tuesday, October 22, 2013

InterFlight Studio - Aviation Furniture

InterFlight Studio has many unique aviation furniture pieces that could compliment any decor style.
At InterFlight Studio, we represent artists and designers who have a passion for flight.  Let your love for aviation soar as you browse through our collection of fine art and designs.

This piece, made by Facundo Poj, is an excellent example of modern design.  This piece will be highly sought after in the future.  With its perfect lines, and comfortable seating, this piece of aviation furniture is sure to make you happy everyday, and inspire your dreams of flight for many years to come.



InterFlight Studio only sources artists and designers who use real aircraft parts within their designs.  It makes the piece more interesting to know that those pieces had flown in the air for many years before being decommissioned.




Go to www.interflightstudio.com   to see more of our collection.

Tuesday, October 15, 2013

InterFlight Studio - Jet Turbine Sculpture

InterFlight Studio's original Jet Turbine Sculptures are unique fine art installations of authentic aircraft jet engines turbine blades.  InterFlight Studio's design team carefully selects the Jet Turbine Blades based on the piece proportions, twist, bends and aesthetic stance.

These make amazing gifts to any aviation and aerospace professional, retiree, or enthusiast.

InterFlight Studio's Jet Turbine Sculptures are meticulously cleaned, polished, and treated following aerospace processes resulting in an unbelievable look and feel to the piece.

Then the Jet Turbine Blades are hand assembled to the highest quality marble pedestal hand cut and sized to perfection by InterFlight Studio's artisans.

An InterFlight Studio Jet Turbine Sculpture when displayed presents the viewer with a unique and fine piece of aerospace fine art and design, poised to stay beautiful, impressive, and relevant design object to any private, public owner, collector, or simply admirer of the finest decorative artifacts or sporting items.

Measures approx. 13 inches tall.


For more information please visit:  www.interflightstudio.com

Or email us at:  gallery@interflightstudio.com

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Friday, October 11, 2013

InterFlight Studio - Easy Chair.

Take a look at InterFlight Studio's aviation inspired art, design, and furniture pieces made entirely from reclaimed hardware from an airplane.
InterFlight studio is the only gallery in the world representing artists and designers who are inspired by the magic of flight.


InterFlight Studio's incredible pieces will match with any decor style no matter if your house is antique, modern, industrial, etc.  Our expert team of designers will help you place the furniture of your dreams into the correct spot in your home.  Aviation furnture art is a true investment also.  You are not just buying a piece of furniture, you are buying a piece of hisory that can remain in your family for generations, each one farther away from the birth of human flight, but as each generation goes on and on, there will be more appreciation for this historical and beautiful piece.  Not to mention that it is enviornmentally friendly to recycle these parts.  InterFlight Studio works to bring you the best in aviation furniture and interior design.  
Please email us if you have any questions or if you would like to place a special order.  

Thank you.
gallery@interflightstudio.com


Tuesday, October 1, 2013

Inspiring Decorations by InterFlight Studio - Propeller Sculpture

The only one of it's kind:  The Scimitar Propeller Sculpture
Hand selected and designed by InterFlight Studio:   www.interflightstudio.com

InterFlight Studio is a unique aviation design company which both represents other artists, as well as produces designs in-house.  Owned and directed by Oscar and Yvette Garcia, InterFlight Studio remains the only gallery in the world dedicated only to artists and designers inspired by aviation and aerospace.  

The designs that InterFlight Studio makes in-house are inspired by the lives of this dynamic husband and wife team.  They met years ago aboard a Boeing 747 when Oscar was a pilot, and Yvette was traveling the world.  It seemed destined that this couple carry on their love of flight and share it with the world.  

Each piece is hand selected by Oscar and Yvette and InterFlight Studio and goes through each step in the design phase monitered closely by Yvette.  

InterFlight Studio has many clients worldwide including some celebrity clients.  They have been featured in Miami magazines, blogs, and radio broadcasts.  

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Wednesday, September 25, 2013

DC-10 Bench - Memorable Design of the 21st Century

InterFlight Studio is proud to present the DC-10 Bench.  This extraordinary piece was made by artist and craftsman, Facundo Poj.  Poj constructed this bench from a wing flap of a real plane.  All aluminum parts on this furniture were sourced from the boneyards of fallen planes and repurposed into amazing modern works of art.  Next, he embellished this piece with two square bamboo pieces on either side of the bench, making it perfect for functionality.  

































This piece of furniture is for a collector or art investor who really admires the value of this design.  This is a piece of history, as science advances further, we will look back on the days of these simple aircraft designs as ancient history.  Owning this piece would remind the buyer of humanities never ending quest to reach for the stars.  Flight, is truely one of man kinds greatest achievements.  

The DC-10 Bench measures:  120 inches long, 40 inches tall, and 28 inches wide

To check out more amazing aviation furniture art pieces please visit:  www.interflightstudio.com

Inquiries about this piece can be sent to:  yvettegarcia@interflightstudio.com    Please put SOCIAL MEDIA QUESTION in the subject line.  


Friday, September 20, 2013

B-727 Lounge Chair - InterFlight Studio

InterFlight studio represents artists and designers inspired by flight.  We have many furniture designers that work with us including Facundo Poj.  Poj designed and built the beautiful lounge chair pictured below.


Poj has always been inspired by planes from a young age and continues to build luxury furniture from scrap parts of old planes.  Each piece is one of a kind and made to last a lifetime.  This kind of designer artwork is a true investment, as every piece is a symbol of history in aviation.  Mankind will always be fascinated with flight, and as the aviation industry leads closer to aerospace, and space flights, we will never forget the trials of flying on our home planet.

To see more work by InterFlight Studio please visit:  www.interflightstudio.com



Thursday, September 19, 2013

Aircraft Wing - Coffee Table - InterFlight Studio

InterFlight Studio's own design:  COFFEE TABLE

Made from wood and an original aircraft part (wing) on top, this table really makes a statement in any room in the house or even the office. It is functional, and modern looking.  This coffee table will always remind you to lift off and will have you thinking about flying to all your favorite destinations.




Everyone needs a daily lift of inspiration.  Now you can have it while you are enjoying your morning cup of coffee.  Start your day with a dose of luxury design with InterFlight Studio's Coffee Table Design.

To see more of InterFlight Studio's work please visit:  www.interflightstudio.com

Wednesday, September 18, 2013

Wing Flap Bench - Original Aircraft Furniture Art

Introducing a piece by Facundo Poj.  This very special, one of a kind bench was made entirely from original aircraft parts.  Embellishing the parts are some bamboo strips on either end of the bench, making it the perfect spot to set your coffee cup, wine glass, or little snack on.  This bench is of course made entirely of aluminum, however it is very comfortable.  Designed from the wing flaps from an aircraft, these pieces are put together perfectly to give you relaxed comfort.

This piece works well in a home or office.  It would be a great conversation piece for the office or lobby, because this piece attracts people whereever it goes.

This work of art measures about ten feet long and 3 feet tall.  Make sure you have a wall space big enough to get this piece through.










To inquire more about this one of a kind piece please email Kim at:  kimlams@interflightstudio.com

Or to see what other furniture InterFlight Studio makes please visit:  www.interflightstudio.com

Friday, September 13, 2013

Executive Desk - Made from an original Aircraft Wing

InterFlight Studio introduces its newest concept.  An executive desk made from a plane wing.



This exclusive one of a kind desk will impress any client and guest you bring to your office.  This piece is made from an original airplane wing, and polished to the client specifications.  InterFlight Studio makes this concept and many other concepts all from original aircraft parts.  To discuss all customization options please email us at:  kimlams@interflightstudio.com.  We would be happy to work with you.  

Wednesday, September 11, 2013

NEW Executive Wing Desk Concept - InterFlight Studio

InterFlight Studio was founded by Oscar and Yvette Garcia.  Together they create one of a kind furniture and art sculptures inspired by flight and aviation.  

Below you will see some photos of InterFlight Studio's newest concept.  The Executive Wing Desk, or "The Flying High Table".  Made from an original aircraft wing, and polished to the clients specifications and wishes, a grand and impressive table will be constructed using a sideways 'U' shape to hold the table up.  This shape will reflect the aerodynamic quality of the wing and emphasize the design without looking to commercial or expected.  

This table can be made with a wood or steel base according to the clients wishes and expectations.  For more information about this executive wing desk please contact:  yvettegarcia@interflightstudio.com
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More work can be seen at:

www.interflightstudio.com 



Their Artist Statement:

Yvette and Oscar Garcia have been inspired by the magic of flight since their early childhood.  Meeting aboard a 747 aircraft, Oscar as a Pilot and Yvette as an adventurous globe-trotting passenger.
Since then, they have lived a flying life-love story immersed in the world of flight, fuelling their creativity and supported their joint work as designers and artists for more than  a decade.
Through their designs, Oscar and Yvette address the fundamental attributes of mankind’s possibilities through the magic of flight.
Their designs evoke and reflect, elegantly, the intelligent, creative, artistic and humanitarian dimensions of flight, in all their splendor.
“Our artist and designer vision is twofold, first to create and deliver unique items that embody the “art of flight” and give a sense of infinite space, time, peace and freedom. And second, to place our designs in spaces that allow the collectors, owners or viewers to share in the emotions and inspiration of flight”. Yvette Garcia states

We offer to our clients, private, public and corporate the opportunity to acquire and collect our art creations, designs, artifacts and objects and to  inspire them to be conscious, to look above, beyond and to marvel about flight, and the infinite sky and space around us.

Monday, September 9, 2013

Executive Wing Desk Concept

www.interflightstudio.com

This is the lastest concept design from InterFlight Studio.  An executive desk with a real aircraft wing on top.  We can custom make you the desk of your dreams.  Aluminum can be either polished or unpolished, however, most people seem to like the clean polished shiny look.
This desk comes with a matching aerodynamic looking base, which can also be customized to the clients specifications.  Here we have it pictured with brushed metal or wood.

InterFlight Studio is constantly resourcing new materials and coming up with new concepts and ideas.  If you have something you would like custom made please let us know.  We are ready to work with you. 

We always use real aircraft parts in our designs, which is part of what makes us so special and separates us from our competition.  We are the only gallery in the world representing true artists who make these one of a kind pieces and design.  And, now, InterFlight Studio has branched off to designing their own one of a kind pieces.


Please check our entire collection of aviation art at:  www.interflightstudio.com