February 2017
In this exclusive live interview with the BBC, Ian Dryburgh, CEO and Founder of Acumen Design Associates lifts the lid on the innovations that have come from the Acumen studio studio, from premium aircraft interiors, to lifesciences and even round paper towels!
United Airlines today revealed its new business class cabin experience on-board their B787’s, A350’s and B777’s.
United will be the first airline in the world to fly this unique seat design invented and patented by Acumen. This highly original cabin configuration combines in-line seats with angled seats to create the industry’s most space efficient super business class layout. United are so impressed with the design that they are installing it across their entire fleet. This completely new ‘herring-line’ configuration will create a major disruption in the lay-flat seating market.
Acumen Design Associates discuss how they might re-imagine supersonic aircraft interiors by harnessing the supersonic flight itself as the passenger experience. Anthony discusses reconfiguration of the fundamental layout of the ‘tube,’ the service style, and how the passengers might interact with their environment by integrating emerging technologies.
November 2015
Mark Jordan interviews Acumen CEO Ian Dryburgh and Associate Anthony Harcup about why London is the centre of excellence for aircraft interior design. From creating the world’s first Bed In The Sky for British Airways, to the World’s first commercial VIP suite for Etihad Airways, this insightful documentary showcases Acumen’s influence in shaping the aircraft interiors industry as it stands today.
October 2015
John McKeever discusses the increased demand for Business Class seating and how airlines can differentiate in a crowded marketplace.
On a mission to satisfy customers’ desires, commercial airlines are adopting the idiom “the sky’s the limit.” Ian Dryburgh, CEO of Acumen Design Associates, a London-based transport design firm that invented The Residence by Etihad and the first Bed in the Sky for British Airways says, “The airline industry is trying to rediscover the romance of travel—that moment in history when transatlantic travel was in its infancy and was really exclusive.”
This Month FX Magazine asked Acumen Design Associates what we’d design if there was no problem-solving in design. Acumen’s Bujar Muharremi response is the Antarctic land yacht…
Acumen Design Associates latest design work on Etihad Airways’ ‘First Apartments’ First Class suites has been recognised by TheDesignAir after the airline was awarded first place in the Top 10 International First Class cabins 2015.
Following the Launch of Etihad’s groundbreaking A380 premium seating products, Acumen’s Anthony Harcup lifts the lid on the design thinking behind this revolutionary cabin. and discusses the role of disruptive products in the aviation sector.
Recaro have publicly launched their brand-new entry into the Business Class market, the CL6710, in this month’s Aircraft Interiors International magazine.
It has been 5 years in the making, and now finally Etihad Airways have revealed to the world a ground-breaking suite of products which redefine all classes of flight for their flagship A380 and B787 Dreamliner fleets. Both aircraft design programmes represent the single-biggest commitment to cabin interior product design made by any airline in the world.
The new interiors have been designed by a British consortium of Acumen Design Associates, Honour branding and Factory Design, of which Acumen were selected to design all on-board seating products:
September 2008
Following the 2007 launch of their first class product, Cathay Pacific won the prestigious Skytrax ‘Best First Class 2008’ for this luxurious and private cabin, designed in its entirety by Acumen.
Following its long awaited May 2005 launch, the Britax Baby Safe Sleeper has been met with outstanding industry and consumer reviews. It has also garnered a number of international awards including the Kind&Jugend Innovation Award, the BACRA Award and being named Best-Buy 2008 by Which? Magazine.
‘Freedom’ is a ground-breaking new economy seat design that positions passengers in opposing directions to increase personal space. This is achieved by reversing the centre seat and overlapping adjoining armrests.
Stephen Armstrong gets up-close and personal with the best selling business class seat in the market. Read the full Wallpaper Magazine article here.
Acumen’s Fred Brown shares a detailed case study of the seat design with Aircraft Interiors. Read the article here.
March 2004
Following the 2002 Launch of AirFrance’s L’espace Premiere, Acumen’s Simon Lunn discusses the design philosophy behind Air Frances flagship furniture inspired FC suite in this product design case study.
Following the 2000 Launch of American Airline’s Flagship FC suite, Acumen CEO Ian Dryburgh discusses the design philosophy behind the world-first ‘swivel-seat’ in this product design case study. Read the Aircraft Interior article here.