British Airways
(BA 2119: Flight of the Future)
I worked as a Research Associate (in collaboration with the Royal College of Art), within a multi-disciplinary team of experts (including: NASA, Airbus, Rolls Royce, London Science Museum, and Zodiac) to run the 'BA 2119: Flight of the Future' project in celebration of British Airways' 100th anniversary. The outputs were exhibited at the Saatchi Gallery, London in August 2019, and again at the West Bund Art Centre, FutureLab in Shanghai from 25 November to 1 December 2019. The project was published in academic papers and showcased in the below report.
Our idea was to create a body of work that was visionary
and that engaged people in conversation and debate about the future. With in-depth global research at its heart, BA 2119 was a first-of-its-kind exhibition looking to the next 100 years of aviation, through three lenses: aircraft, experience and people. We also focused on sustainability and future technologies in order to drive change.
We met regularly to discuss ideas with the creative teams, project leads & stakeholders.
A big thanks to our stakeholders for this incredible opportunity!
A big thank you to the eight student teams (Aer, S-Low Down, Tastenation, Curio, Future of Luggage, Aerium, Aerwear, and AVII) for their ideas and innovation throughout, and to the project collaborators (British Airways, Airbus, NASA, Rolls Royce, Science Museum, Saatchi Gallery, Foresight Factory, Safran) and team leaders from the Royal College of Art (Dr Laura Ferrarello and Professor Ashley Hall) for making this happen.