Boeing 747-8 Dreamliner Luxury interior design

be reversed the Dreamliner’s interiors, designed by Seattle’s Teague, a firm with a 60-year relationship with Boeing. The Teague team strove for a design language that would convey a sense of comfort and offer subtle yet memorable cues meant to signal the Boeing brand. The idea is to help passengers recognize a Dreamliner as a Boeing jet, no matter which airline owns the plane (the planes also feature modular elements that can be customized).

Luxury interior design In Boeing 747-8 Dreamliner

The Teague team wanted to keep signature architectural details of the Dreamliner consistent throughout the plane. Seen here is a view of the cabin; visible is the continuation of the arch motif from the entryway. There is a bar-like area at the front of the coach-class section (toward the back of the plane) where passengers can stand and rest. It’s there to encourage them to move about and be both active and comfortable during the flight.

Teague also applied new material technologies to the window designs, which feature electrochromatic gel sandwiched between two pieces of glass. When electricity is flagged to the gel, the window dims or clears—meaning there is no need for cumbersome shades. The crew controls 93% of the shading action, but passengers have the final control of each window’s level of light filtering.

To keep passengers safe, from feeling boxed in or cramped while in flight, Teague’s designers created an interior that “does not look like a large tube. There’s a more room-like scale to provide a sense of comfort, as seen in this picture of an earlier mock-up of the Cabin interior. The Cabin also features the vaulted ceiling detail throughout, even toward the back of the plane. The Cabin’s soothing lighting, provided by LED lights, can be set to mimic dusk, dawn or daylight effects.

Teague and Boeing wanted to extend a sense of comfort to the pilot and co-pilot of the plane, too. So the Teague team designed the flight deck, seen here, to be harmonious with the sleek interior design of the rest of the plane and not just to have the generic, technical feel of most cockpits.

This is an image of the interior of the forthcoming Boeing 747-8 plane, a jumbo jet scheduled to begin flying in 2009. It features design elements that echo those found in the smaller 787 Dreamliner. Teague also worked on this plane’s interiors, and faced the challenge of carrying over elements from the Dreamliner to create a consistent brand message for other new Boeing planes. Notice the many curved lines and room-like scale, as well as the soft lighting.