Factorydesign Ltd

Factorydesign Ltd is a design consultancy with studios and workshops in West London. It concentrates on aviation, designing cabin interiors and seating, and also works on consumer products. The business says it has operated since 1997.

What Factorydesign Ltd offers

• Airline seating design — seats for premium and low-cost carriers, including lie-flat business class suites.
• Cabin interiors — lavatories, suites and passenger spaces.
• Passenger experience — design that ties an airline's brand to what travellers meet on board.
• Product design — industrial design for consumer products.
• Colour, material and finish work — specialist CMF input alongside design engineering and strategy.

Who it works with

Clients are mainly airlines and aircraft seat makers. Past projects it lists include suites for Virgin Atlantic, a premium economy seat for British Airways and a lightweight seat used by Jet2.com.

Key facts

• Based in: West London, UK
• Founded: 1997
• Team: industrial designers, CMF specialists, strategists and design engineers
• Memberships: Green Cabin Alliance, a sustainability group in aviation